Software Quality Engineer

About the Role

Raytheon, a leading aerospace and defense company, seeks a Software Quality Engineer for its Advanced Technology Strategic Business Unit in Tucson, AZ. This onsite role involves ensuring the verification and validation of Raytheon's digital products, including embedded code, simulations, and firmware.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Execution Support: Participate in all phases of systems/digital product design and development. Ensure compliance with product/process requirements. Review and approve inputs/outputs for Software, Systems, System Integration and Test, and other work products.
• Product Continuous Improvement: Conduct evaluations and risk assessments across the digital product development lifecycle. Drive continuous improvements by assessing process/product measures to foster a data-driven culture.
• Product Integrity: Ensure the integrity of digital products and the Technical Data Package. Monitor and participate in the test and release of work products. Measure and evaluate key software attributes.
• Teamwork: Provide guidance to project and department senior staff. Guide program quality assessments and may act in a software quality leadership role. Interact with senior product development and test personnel. Possess extensive knowledge of emerging software development and quality paradigms.
• Process Improvement: Improve and deploy Quality Engineering processes. Collaborate on project activities to enhance key processes. Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action planning. Partner with stakeholders to improve product quality and process effectiveness.
• Knowledge and Tools: Apply practical experience and knowledge with Agile or DevOps software development, with emphasis on software testing, continuous integration, and continuous monitoring.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Agile or DevOps software development practices
• Software testing, integration, and monitoring
• Software/firmware development
• Conducting quality assessments of software products and artifacts

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• Minimum of two (2) years applying technical concepts in the software development process.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Systems, or other related STEM technical field.
• Project and workload management skills.
• Balance of technical and soft skills for team interfacing.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to serve as an organizational spokesperson.
• Act as an advisor on Software Quality concepts and practices.
• Working knowledge of ISO9000/AS9100.
• Experience using Six Sigma practices and methodologies.
• Practical experience with Guidance, Navigation, Signal Processing, Radar, and Discrimination systems and associated algorithms.

Security Clearance

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued DoD Clearance: Secret is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required.