Principal Engineer - Software Quality Assurance

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Job Description

Job Requirements

• Define/Document & Roll out Processes, Templates, Checklists, Work instructions etc. as per ASPICE 3.1, ISO 26262, ISO 21434 and various other standards.
• Perform Process improvement Management activities.
• Institutionalize Process performance Metrics
• Work with various Business Units to bring common understanding of processes.
• Perform gap analysis as per ASPICE 3.1, ISO 21434 and ISO 26262.
• Understanding of IEC 62443-4-1 and Cyber Resilience Act
• Perform Quality Assurance activities as per ASPICE 3.1 and ISO 21434
• Define QA Strategy
• Support and facilitate Project teams throughout the project lifecycle to achieve ASPICE CL3 and ISO 21434 compliance.
• Identify and track work products and process performance objectives.
• Coordinate and track software quality assurance activities.
• Facilitate in defining Project performance metrics.
• Perform Internal QA audit and facilitate external assessment.
• Escalation of Non conformances.
• Generate QA report and present to Management.
• Facilitate in Process implementation.
• Perform release and process performance reviews
• Mentoring/Training to Project team
• Integrate processes with other standards (ISO 21434, ISO26262 and IATF).
• Have strategic thinking for implementing multiple standards
• Maturity to handle critical project situations
• May need to travel. (30%-40%)
• May need to lead team
  

• BE/B. Tech in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Preferred (or equivalent)
• Automotive SPICE® Certified Provisional Assessor.
• Hands-on experience in ASPICE implementation up to level 3.
• 9-16 years of experience of working with development teams as a software Quality engineer in implementing various standards and processes.
• Strong knowledge of software development methodologies/processes, and relevant standards and reference models (e.g. Automotive SPICE®, ISO 26262, ISO 21434 CMMI, ISO 15504/330XX series, ISO 12207, or similar).
• Practical experience in implementing ASPICE 3.1/4.0 in projects.
• Knowledge of software development tools.
• Knowledge of Application life cycle management tools like Polarion, IBM-ALM etc.
• Fundamental understanding of quality philosophies principles, methods, tools, standards, organizational and team dynamics, interpersonal relationships, professional ethics, legal, and regulatory requirements.
• Good knowledge of program management, schedule management, risk management, metrics management.
• Be able to evaluate the impact of software quality management principles on business objectives and developing and implementing software quality programs.
• Must understand how and when to perform software audits/assessments including audit/assessment planning, approaches, types, analyses, reporting results and follow-up.
• High assertiveness, good facilitation and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook).
  
  

• ASPICE Competent Assessor
• Certified automotive cybersecurity Engineer (ISO 21434:2021)
• Certified Automotive Functional Safety Professional (ISO 26262)
• Knowledge of IEC62443-4-1 and CRA (Cyber Resilience Act).