Quality Manager - Software Quality Engineering
$160,650–$217,350 year
On-site · Hazelwood, Missouri, United States or Berkeley, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Quality-driven leader sought to guide a team of Software Quality Engineers across multiple aerospace-defense programs. Responsible for translating program requirements into SQE priorities, defining and implementing verification strategies, coordinating supplier quality activities, driving process improvements, and ensuring compliance, reliability, and safety of distributed software in mission-critical systems. Includes ownership of hiring, performance development, and career progression for SQEs, plus collaboration with customers, program managers, and cross-functional teams to resolve elevated quality issues and align execution with program schedules and budgets. Requires hands-on leadership, strong understanding of DO-178/AS9115, experience with software verification and testing, and a track record of advancing software quality practices in a high-stakes environment.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
- 5+ years of experience supporting software development programs, including hands-on experience with software verification, reviews, or testing
- 1+ year of experience supporting software quality engineering with AS9115 and/or DO-178 requirements
- 1+ year of experience working with program leadership to prioritize and resolve technical quality issues
- Leadership experience in a software quality or SQE context (team leadership, project management, or equivalent)
- Ability to obtain and maintain necessary security clearance or clearability as described (if applicable)
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