Software Process QA Engineer

Bring your passion for space!

Redwire, in Marlborough, MA, is accelerating humanity's expansion into space through the design and manufacture of mission-critical, high reliability optical sensors for satellites providing guidance, navigation, situational awareness, and control capabilities. These technologies have supported nearly 50 years of space missions from NASA planetary missions as far-reaching as Pluto to national security missions. 

Summary

Redwire Space Components group is developing its next generation of flight cameras and star trackers. We have a current opportunity for a Software Process QA Engineer located at our facility in Marlborough, MA. In this role you will be working with the development team to establish and maintain our software development and verification processes. You will be responsible for overseeing software development and system testing to ensure all development and test activity are compliant to established processes. In addition, you will work with the Quality Assurance (QA) team to ensure that our processes drive value, by ensuring quality decisions are appropriate within the framework of Redwire’s compliance certifications and customer quality requirements.  

Redwire Space offers a supportive and innovative work environment and is looking for individual thinking and creativity. Redwire Space promotes personal development and career growth opportunity in the exciting field of satellite applications, space, and planetary exploration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee software development and testing to ensure processes and activity are compliant to Redwire, customer, and industry standards and requirements
• Conduct or facilitate reviews of product documentation to ensure content has appropriate levels of detail, accuracy, and completeness
• Facilitate, or participate in, design reviews, product release reviews, Agile process meetings, and other events to ensure processes are adhered to
• Work within the QA team, collaborating with Engineering, on process improvements or externally driven changes to ensure Redwire processes are kept contemporary
• Conduct audits as directed by quality standards from standards bodies and customers
• Generate findings from audits and ensure that open issues are tracked and satisfactorily closed
• Actively findings from audits and ensure that open issues are tracked and satisfactorily closed
• Continuously improve the test process by incorporating industry best practices and the latest tools and technologies
• Though typically not part of the role, a willingness to travel if required

Ideal Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or other related degree.
• 2 or more years of experience in quality with a focus on software quality assurance
• Knowledge and experience with auditing to standards (IEEE, AS9100, AS9115, etc.)
• Experience testing embedded software and hardware products
• Experience in a scripting language such as: Python, Bash, Expect, or others
• US Citizenship required

Desired Skills

• Capable of understanding and documenting findings in a reproducible way
• Experience with various types of testing including unit, integration, software qualification, system qualification
• Knowledge of QA/Test methodology and Software development processes (Agile Scrum, IEEE, etc.)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Experience with virtual environment such as VMWare

Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration!  We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence. 

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US.  Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR Click Here