Engineer Principal – Software Quality Assurance - Mission Operations and Sustainment

• Provide software product and process oversight of ground and mission systems development through operations, maintenance, and sustainment phases of prime defense and civil programs.
• Perform software product baseline validation/audits/assessments for accuracy and completeness for software releases.
• Ensure continuous compliance with both internal and external product and process requirements by verifying software/firmware change tracking metadata, software pipelines, and multi-level verification and validation testing (including TRRs and Post-Test reviews), and support process improvements through periodic assessments.
• Approve software product releases (including documentation and code) during development, maintenance and operations phases of a program to ensure program requirements compliance, adherence to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (SMS) and required Industry standards, consistency, risk mitigation, and completeness.
• Support Ground & Operations Mission Assurance Manager with reviews of mission level procedures such as command execution scripts and operating procedures including Memograms and Maintenance tasks to ensure consistency with product and process requirements, technical review was performed, and proper CM control.
• Contribute to customer level meetings such as Demos, Operations Acceptance Reviews, Operational Readiness Reviews, Transition to Operations, Engineering Review Boards, Operational Review Board, Change Management Board meetings to ensure customer concerns are captured and addressed and flowed to the appropriate internal parties.
• Review, approve, and witness/monitor mission level activities including Transition to Operations (e.g. Space Vehicle uploads or new software/script deployments), Maintenance Activities (such as tools, databases, and infrastructure), and Memogram execution to ensure released procedures are followed, redlines recorded and approved, and discrepancies/anomalies are captured.
• Participate in recurring program/portfolio meetings and Agile ceremonies such as PI Planning, Demonstrations, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Reviews, Scrum of Scrums, Scrum, and Retrospective meetings.
• Track anomalies from root cause analysis to defect resolution.
• Support/interface with other Software Quality Assurance team members for maintenance development activities for ground, payload, bus software and associated simulators/GSE/MUE in ensuring quality oversight for change control, peer reviews, verification testing, and release activities.
• Identify potential quality and software vulnerabilities and weaknesses throughout all lifecycle phases (development through sustainment). Provide guidance, expertise and solutions on how, when, or if to resolve these vulnerabilities and weaknesses and/or report to customer.
• Provide support in addressing customer expectations, report status, and threats, limitations, opportunities, and risks (TLOR) and mitigation plans.
• Educate program’s software development team(s) and management/leadership on available support resources, such as software process documentation, products and tools, and enable usage of these.
• Identify, execute and assure the success of a program’s software team by interfacing with related groups such as Operations Assurance, SEIT/I&T, Mission Readiness, Mission Support, Configuration Management, and Program Management.
• Work with, and at times mentor, other Quality Assurance Engineers and Subject Matter Expert (SME) peers to advise and consult to ensure proper flow down of BAE Systems SMS and contractual requirements and to conceive and develop solutions to engineering process and technical problems.
• Provide contributions to defining software development, maintenance and operational processes on the program for compliance with good engineering practices along with adherence to BAE Systems SMS requirements and program contractual requirements.
• Document/update software assurance plans for both development and the Maintenance and Operations phases on a program and maintain evidence of compliance.
• Present Software and Firmware product life-cycle status and adherence to process to Mission Assurance Manager (MAM).
• Participate in internal and external process assessments as requested.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

On-Site Work Environment

This position requires regular in-person engagement by working

on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
• May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
• May access other facilities in various weather conditions.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 6 or more years related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master’s Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• A current, active Secret security clearance is required with ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI Polygraph.
• Experience with industry and government specifications & standards and the requirements contained therein that guide the design, development, test, and maintenance of software and software quality such as AS9100, AS9115, SEI CMMI-Dev, Aerospace/SMC and NASA practices.
• Experience aerospace and supporting ground systems for space assets.
• Experience with Atlassian tools such as Jira, Confluence and GitLab
• Experience with Software Configuration Management.
• Understanding and experience with both Waterfall and Agile life cycle processes.
• Ability to multi-task, take initiative, and represent QA to program leaders, contractors, and customers.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Active TS/SCI clearance is desired.
• Experience with software safety, software reliability, and software security.
• Experience with Models Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools such as Cameo and JAMA.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $118095 - $200762

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems, Inc.

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Space & Mission Systems is a leading provider of national defense and civil space applications, advanced remote sensing, scientific and tactical systems for government and commercial customers. We continually pioneer ways to innovate spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, and other defense and civil capabilities. Powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus, we continually discover ways to enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Multiple positions may be available on this opening.