Software Quality Engineering Technical Lead

Job Overview

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• Independent evaluation of software processes and products and their conformity to standards, models, and software engineering program-defined processes.
• Ensuring quality is built into program processes and products by checking for completeness, consistency, correctness, and conformance throughout the entire software development life cycle and maintenance activities to determine whether the program’s objectives have been satisfied and if continuous improvement is needed.
• Developing, monitoring, measuring, and analyzing software metrics for continuous improvement.
• Ability to fill all aspects of the Quality function, including Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Quality Engineering.
• Ability to present software quality assessment of products and processes to the customer and program management.
• Track and manage nonconformances, software defects, trend analysis, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive action activities for the program.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related technical discipline (e.g., engineering field, Computer Science) or equivalent discipline.
• Experience in a Software/Hardware development environment and/or production around Software/Hardware.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and resolve technical issues with multiple teams, suppliers, and customer.
• Knowledge of quality systems/processes and expertise in external quality standards.
• Knowledge of software development life cycle models.
• Ability to interpret software design and code to verify the implementation of requirements.
• to work off-shifts and weekends. Periodic off-shift support for development and testing tasks may be required.
• Some travel (although infrequent) will be required to support program objectives.
• Proficient skill with Microsoft Office applications:
  Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Able to work independently in an environment with challenging requirements and dynamic schedules.

• Ability to lead a team of software quality engineers.
• Able to work independently in an environment with challenging requirements and dynamic schedules.
• Experience in supporting Agile/Scrum software development.
• Experience with Software Development Pipeline, Configuration Management, and Collaboration tools.
• Experience in test planning, processing, and nonconformance processing, including root cause analysis and corrective action development.
• Experience in establishing quality assurance performance metrics for identifying process improvement.
• Experience with Cost Account Management (CAM) Roles and Responsibilities.
• Experience with US Military customers and/or other government customer support organizations.
• Experience working with space vehicle subcontractors and suppliers.
• Lean/Six Sigma black (or green) belt.
• ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE).
• Knowledge of AS9100 requirements.
• Proficient skills with Microsoft Office applications:
  Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• EAP
• Education Assistance
• Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five‑day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to…