Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer onsite Marlborough, MA

Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer (Compliance)

Date Posted:

Country: United States of America

Location: US-MA-MARLBOROUGH-MA2 ~ 1001 Boston Post Rd ~ BLDG 2

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance:
Secret

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1.

Within Quality & Mission Assurance, the Software Quality Engineering department performs classified activities in secure labs and unclassified activities in dedicated work spaces.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review Document Deliverables (CDRL), Command Media (Policies), SW Release Packages (Windchill PDM, Azure Dev Ops), SW Requirements Changes, SW/System Defects, SW Pulls (Code Reviews), Media, and Test Artifacts.
• Participate in Peer Reviews (SW, SE), Control Boards (CCB, SRB), Tracking Books (Metrics).
• Perform Test Witnessing (SQT, FQT) and Audit activities.
• Engage with Software, Systems, Integration/Test, Safety, Program Quality Leads, and Hardware Quality teams.

• Compliance: Ensure digital products adhere to contractual requirements. Review and approve inputs/outputs to/from partner organizations.
• Products: Ensure integrity of technical data package. Identify, collect, and measure software quality attributes, metrics, and data.
• Improvement: Perform independent evaluations and risk assessments across lifecycle. Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Processes: Leverage modern experiences with software development and quality best practices. Increase adoption of Agile and Dev Sec Ops  methodologies.
• Teamwork: Interact with customers, product development, and test personnel. Provide guidance to senior leadership, team members, and group peers.

• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. government issued Security Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) plus 8 years of Quality or Engineering experience.
• Eight years of experience in a Quality or Technical role covering:
  • Agile: SCRUM, sprints, backlog, CI/CD.
  • Testing: execution witnessing, plans, procedures, requirements traceability, reports.
  • Requirements: verification, software specifications, system specifications, performance, contracts.
  • Software: lifecycle processes, code reviews, builds, configuration management.
  • Defects: quantification, severity, priority, age, resolution.
  • Release: delivery management, checklists, release notes, security bulletins.
  • Metrics: dashboards, reporting tools (Jira, Excel).
  • Analysis: root cause identification and corrective action implementation.

• Certifications in Quality, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Agile, Cyber/IA, Project Management.
• Experience creating PowerPoint briefings for senior management.
• Knowledge of quality standards such as AS9115, AS9100, ISO
  9001.
• Familiarity with Quality Management Systems and SOPs.
• Experience in compliance evaluation, validation, auditing, corrective action.
• Maintenance processes: patches, upgrades, backups, recovery.
• Project leadership: coordination, planning, prioritization, escalation.
• Strategic cross-functional initiatives with business-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Dev Sec Ops  tool chains:
  Confluence, Azure Dev Ops Server, Jenkins, Git Hub, Coverity.
• Proficiency with IDEs, modeling tools, databases (Clear Case, DOORS, RQM, Cameo, Rhapsody).
• Networking knowledge: LAN, WAN, cloud infrastructures, network configuration, security protocols such as TLS, SSH, SNMP.
• Integration of security, systems, software, hardware, connectivity, tools, equipment.

We are a trusted employer committed to safety, trust, respect, accountability, collaboration, and innovation.

We offer a salary range of $107,500 – $204,500 USD based on experience and qualifications.

No relocation is offered.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k)…