Software Quality Assurance Engineer, Ultra

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Junior, Mid and Senior level
Boston

Office located in Braintree, MA

Ultra

Defence and security systems

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Ultra

Defence and security systems

1001+ employees

B2BSecurityEnterprise

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided
Junior, Mid and Senior level
Boston

Office located in Braintree, MA

1001+ employees

B2BSecurityEnterprise

Company mission

To develop mission-critical solutions in support of a safer tomorrow.

Role

Who you are

  • Experience working with prime defense contractors (DOD and MIL-STD experience)
  • Strong attention to detail and work ethic
  • Experience with AS9100, ISO 9001:2015
  • Six Sigma Green/Black Belt
  • Experience with Government customers

Desirable

  • Masters Degree is a plus
  • CMMI/ Continuous Improvement experience is a plus
  • Knowledgeable and experienced with formal software development processes and design artifacts (e.g. SDP, SDD, RTVM, Customer Requirements Specifications, etc.)

What the job involves

  • The Software Quality Assurance Engineer position’s primary role is to monitor software development activities at Ultra Maritime and promote & facilitate software development process compliance
  • They will also facilitate continuous process improvement, by participating in software group meetings and reviews, and providing guidance to the software group, as well as feedback to management of needed process changes, or Ultra Maritime approach changes
  • They will participate failure analysis activities and help lead activities such as Root Cause and Corrective Action Analysis and will work closely with management, engineers, and the quality team to promote not only Ultra Maritime process adherence, but overall corporate success at all levels
  • Responsible for ensuring process compliance and adherence to engineering principles and methodologies across multiple Ultra Maritime sites
  • Review, audit and validate project software deliverables for compliance, accuracy and quality
  • Conduct evaluation of software systems activities including requirements, design, development, documentation, integration, test, verification and validation to ensure product meet quality and reliability requirements
  • Prepares, maintains and retains plans, records, data and reports
  • Interpret customer statements of work for quality requirements
  • Review and approve all production Test Station software updates or new station requests
  • Maintain the production Test Station test data database
  • Review and approve Test Spec or software related Engineering Change Notices
  • Identify root causes and corrective actions, evaluate process performance, and interface with the engineers on program activities to ensure processes and deliverables are compliant to contractual requirements
  • Evaluate data to identify systemic issues and trends
  • Participate in the software change control boards
  • Review software code, perform validation and verification activities, execute product audits, and assist with the implementation/utilization of Software Quality Assurance across the project
  • Developing Program Quality and Subcontractor Product Acceptance Plans
  • Leading First Article Verification
  • Ability to obtain a US Government security clearance. Security clearances are granted to U.S. citizens
  • Up to 10% business travel may be required in support of multi-site responsibilities. (Travel to Chantilly, VA)

Our take

Ultra is a systems and sub-system provider specialising in solutions for the defence, security, critical detection, and control industries. The company comprises maritime, forensics, and energy divisions, an intelligence and communications division, and a unit working in Precision Control Systems for aerospace.

Ultra operates in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, working with clients including the US Department of Defense, and BAE. In 2022, Ultra was acquired – to some controversy – by US private equity firm Advent International. Concerns about the sale of a UK defence firm to a foreign entity caused the government to get involved before the deal, only allowing the acquisition under a pile of conditions.

With this development, Ultra is said to be undergoing significant remodelling, and it will be interesting to see how it emerges.

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-4% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company values

  • We trust and empower each other, we love to celebrate success and we win as a team. Together, we embrace change and we’re never satisfied until we’ve done what we said we’d do

Company HQ

Marylebone, London, UK

Leadership

Simon Pryce

(CEO, not founder)

Former CEO of BBA Aviation and GKN. They are now the CEO of RS Group.

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