*** Software Quality Assurance Engineer (Defence) ***

We are seeking an experienced Software Quality Assurance Engineer to support a program where we need to deploy someone at a customer facility in Luton (Mon to Fri).  The role will be based across of a range of Products, and will work directly with engineering teams and with our customers project teams and customers.

Responsibilities:

• Provide independent software assurance support to the development and release of software, verifying it is in accordance with the contracted and company standards.
• Create and maintain software quality assurance plans in accordance with contractual conditions and company standards.
• Assess the ability of subcontracted companies to perform software development to required standards.
• Assess projects for compliance with software development plans and processes.
• Participate in software lifecycle reviews.
• Performing software conformity reviews and physical/functional configuration audits.
• Verify the release of deliverable software.

Background and Experience:

• Knowledge and practical experience of software quality.
• Further education and experience ideally in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing or experience in Defence Electronics or similarly "complex" industry.
• Be a logical thinker, capable of translating complex data into actions with practical solutions that supports business goals.
• Have good interpersonal skills and a collaborative working style across all functions of the business.
• Preferably have demonstrated experience working in high precision manufacturing environment.
• An Airborne software background, with good working knowledge of software standards RTCA/DO-178C, AS9115, and AQAP-2210 highly advantageous, but not essential.
  
  

Additional Requirements:

• Must be a UK National due to security restrictions.
• Ideally holds UK SC Level or above Security Clearance
• Ideally be in commutable distance of Luton or willing to fund staying locally to be on-site Monday to Friday.

Contract:
This role falls inside IR35 and requires engagement through an umbrella company.