SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEER 

LOCATION: Apodaca / Nuevo León (MX-NLE), Mexico | BRAND: Bendix | REQUISITION ID: 5242 | JOB GRADE: 16  

| ON-SITE/REMOTE: On-site 

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Significance

• Is an automotive embedded systems/software expert, which supports and shall be supported by the persons and organizational entities that carry out systems and software activities during product development.
• Provides expert competence in systems/software quality across KB/Bendix embedded projects

Targets

• Ensures that:

1. the systems/software development processes are aligned with ASPICE and other quality initiatives
2. the systems/software engineers and project/quality management are trained on the development processes
3. the systems/software engineers are coached in following the process and ensuring quality work products
4. metrics and targets are defined and maintained for each project to track and report systems/software quality status

Position in the organization

• Reports to the Bendix Systems/Software Quality division in a central role supporting multiple product lines
• Works with other systems/software quality engineers as positions are made available and staffed
• Aligns with KB global systems/software quality organization ensuring consistency across sites

Skills

• At least 3 years experience in automotive/commercial vehicle electronic systems/software development
• Detailed knowledge and experience in application of systems/software quality initiatives, including process improvements, design techniques, implementation methods, verification and validation, and tools per ASPICE and related quality improvement methods
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-national company with counterparts in other countries
• Interdisciplinary systematic thinking / system comprehension / team player

Responsibilities

• Responsible for systems/software quality activities within assigned project(s)
• Develops and maintains systems/software quality metrics/targets and coaches teams in their use
• Audits assigned projects, identifies deficiencies, and coaches teams on methods to improve
• Contributes improvement ideas and lessons learned to global systems/software quality team for continuous improvement of the systems/software development process
• Supports the Project Quality Manager in the definition of the project-specific QA Plan and ensures the necessary items relevant for systems/software quality are included.
• Ensures that systems/software quality activities are fulfilled by appropriate resources on assigned project(s)
• Supports systems/software quality discussions with customers on assigned project(s)
• Informs the BU/CoC Systems/Software Quality Manager/Director in case of quality risks/ deviations/ conflicts with project team or customer direction (Escalation)
• If required, aligns systems/software quality issues in advance with BU/ CoC Systems/Software Quality Manager/Director before presenting in Core Team
• Ensures that their judgements regarding systems/software quality (within a pre-gate review and before software release) are aligned with customer and internal process/quality expectations
• Ensures 3rd party software suppliers’ processes are properly aligned and documented if applicable
• Prepares & coaches systems/software teams and participates in internal and external ASPICE assessments
• Reviews and approves software releases from the quality perspective

Authorities

• Aligns with Project Quality Manager and Project Manager on systems/software quality expectations
• Technical contributor to systems/software quality issues within the scope of the project deliverables and skillset
• Works with the appropriate project team members (e.g., systems engineer, software engineer) to assure systems/software quality expectations are communicated, understood, and followed for assigned projects.
• Coordinates and confirms systems/software quality expectations are in agreement with customers’ expectations (and aligned with commitments on other projects across CoCs for the same customer) on assigned project(s)
• Confirms systems/software quality expectations are at an acceptable level for each project gate and each customer release in order for the project to proceed

Requirements

• Bachelors in Software Engineering/Systems Engineering/Computer Engineering or related degree (masters preferred)
• At least 3 years experience in automotive/commercial vehicle electronic systems/software development
• Participation in at least two ASPICE assessments (Provisional or Competent ASPICE assessor preferred)

What does Bendix have to offer you?

• Work-life balance that includes Paid Vacation & Holiday Paid Time Off
• Vacation Premium
• Major medical expenses
• Christmas Bonus
• Life insurance
• Educational assistance program
• Saving Fund
• Pantry Vouchers
• Personal Days Paid
• Permits paid for: Marriage or Death of a direct relative
• Cafeteria Bonus