Software Lead Test/Validation/QA Engineer (DO-178B, VxWorks)

Software Lead Test/Validation/QA Engineer (DO-178B, VxWorks)

Two positions available in West Michigan: Your choice of contract or permanent. Excellent company! Direct hire salary range is $90-$125k. The contract position is a 6-12 month contract Software Test Engineer position. Contract rate can be negotiable: High rate Corp to Corp arrangement or W-2 + max per-diem. A little travel to Seattle required. Please put “Software Test Engr� in the Subject heading of your email for immediate attention. Email: PatrickBerends@comcast.net

Responsibilities:

Develop test cases and procedures for embedded software, per DO-178B guidelines Conduct peer reviews of artifacts developed by other team members. Mentor team members on DO-178B guidelines, as applicable to embedded software Ensure compliance with DO-178B processes. Provide lab support as needed. Generate applicable documents supporting certification activities per DO-178B guidelines.

Qualifications required:

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, electrical engineering or related discipline. Higher degree preferred. Thorough knowledge of DO-178B life cycle processes with emphasis on verification. 4+ years of software test experience. Must have completed certification

life cycle for aerospace software project.

Knowledge of VxWorks operating system and AFDX data bus will be a plus.

Detail:

Clarifying software requirements / specifications

Creating functional / system test procedures

Designing validation / verification test procedures

Documenting software tests and results

Evaluating software / pseudo-code / source code

Evaluating software requirements / specifications

Executing functional / system test procedures

Executing validation / verification test procedures

Inspecting code specifications / program listing

Studying software specifications

Verifying software performance

Working with C and C++ language software

Working with embedded / real-time software

Writing all documentation for all test processes

Writing all documentation for system level tests

Writing verification / validation test procedures

 JOB CORE: New Product Development
A. Validation of New Product Software / Novram files, etc.
i. Specifications
ii. Design
iii. Code
iv. Test
v. Release
B. Assist in gathering customer feedback
i. Working with marketing / customers
ii. Travel
iii. Documentation
C. Usability Evaluation/Testing
i. Early development usability study (easy to use interface = less returns / misuse)
ii. Internal & external customer testing / validation
iii. Final validation
D. Code bug tracking and correction
E. Code review / Code inspections
i. Detail code review (line-by-line & logic analysis)
ii. Preventative review
F. Test case generations (scripts)
G. Development / Validation of verification test systems – for Testlab
i. Validate equipment software used in product validation
ii. Implement validation cycle
H. Validation of production systems
i. Work w/ Test Group
ii. Work w/ unit engineering
I. Development/Validation of test fixture systems – incoming and final QIP fixtures
i. Printed Circuit Incoming tester
ii. Torque Tester

2. SUPPORT: CHANGES TO RELEASED SOFTWARE SYSTEMS.
A. Corrective/Preventive/Perfective Software Maintenance
B. Regression testing
C. Bug identification, tracking & correction

3. SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT
A. Supplier software-capability evaluation
B. Software installation / handling validation
C. Supplier test systems (software) validation

4. BASIC SKILLS REQUIRED
A. C++ Programming / Evaluation
B. Software Code Analysis Experience
C. Hardware (PCB’s, peripherals, etc.) Experience
D. Schematic / Print-reading Experience

5. EDUCATION REQUIRED
A. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (strong software experience)