Senior Software Quality Engineer (SQA)

Overview

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 1,800 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com/careers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Draper is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.   We understand the value of diversity and its impact on a high-performance culture.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.   

Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@draper.com.

Responsibilities

Provide mission assurance by mitigating risks and enhancing opportunities associated with cost, schedule, technical performance, and compliance throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC).

Ensure best practices during the planning, requirements development/management, design, implementation, test, documentation, deployment, and maintenance; perform other essential tasks as assigned by the task lead such as products/process audits, engineering change or release (ECR) reviews, peer reviews / inspections, communication/coordination with project/task/group leads, generating metrics/reports. In addition the are opportunities to support as a software independent verification

and validation (SW IV&V) engineer that ensures requirements are properly implemented and thoroughly tested.

• Act as an independent subject matter expert with an eye on reducing risks, enhancing opportunities
• Recommend innovative, compliant solutions to meet the needs of business
• Review products and processes, and provide feedback for improvements
• Drive software process development through participation in an SEPG (Software Engineering Process Group)
• Lead Agile/Scrum activities to deliver high quality, compliant, software
• Ensure best practices, compliance during the planning, requirements development/management, design, implementation, test, documentation, deployment, and maintenance
• Multitask, prioritize, and work with minimal supervision. Perform essential tasks as assigned, such as products/process audits, engineering change or release (ECR) review, peer reviews / inspections, communication/coordination with project/program leads, and generation of metrics/reports
• Support the development of test plans, procedures, and detailed test reports.
• Write and execute scripts to collect and analyze test results, control flight simulations and requirement verification.
• Execute software simulators and software models

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:   

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (science, technology, engineering, software or math)

• 5 years of work experience

• 2 years of experience in programming languages such as C, C , Java in Windows, UNIX or Solaris environments

• Familiarity with SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle); quality assurance methodologies, root cause analysis & corrective action

• Ability to anticipate problems and take appropriate actions to mitigate risks; prioritize, multitask, work independently and as a team

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Technical program/project engineering/management or process/quality engineering experience
• MS Office, MS Access, Python scripting language, MATLAB & SIMICS
• Current or Prior USG Secret Clearance
• Knowledge of government/industry standards, such as, MIL-Spec, AS9100, ISO 9001
• Strong troubleshooting and reasoning skills; ability to debug and resolve difficult technical problems
• Experience with Agile, SCRUM (SCRUM Master ideal), requirements development/management, audits/assessments
• Experience in a wide breadth of software development activities

Security Requirment:

This position will require the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.  Main requirement for a security clearance is US Citizenship.

** Draper has implemented a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all Draper employees. This will be a condition of employment to work at Draper. 

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