Software Product Assurance Engineer

D-Orbit

Fino Mornasco, Italy

We are looking for a Software Product Assurance Engineer with a solid experience in Software Product Assurance to join our team. You will become part of a growing and dynamic Quality and Product Assurance group granting quality of software components across a range of embedded and high-performance applications both in ground and space segments with responsibility for the Quality Management System at D-Orbit.

You will contribute to the entire project lifecycle with a focus on development process, quality metrics, failure modes analysis, configuration management, test, and maintenance plans of software applications.

Key Responsibilities:

Contribute to the establishment, implementation and continuous improvement of D-Orbit Product Assurance organization
Control, through every phase of the software development lifecycle, that the organisation, resources and processes are commensurate to the Products or Service quality levels committed by internal and external stakeholders
Ensure software processes are followed correctly and consistently
Define and monitor quality metrics across software lifecycle
Manage software configuration to ensure availability and traceability of software products
Contribute to the definition of an effective non-conformance control system, and support the documentation, follow-up and closure of anomaly reports and non-conformance reports, including the follow-up of Request for Deviation/Request for Waiver status
Ensure the maintenance and control of:
- Qualification Status Lists
- Status of PA reviews
- Audits Status Reports
- List of Deviations and Waiver requests
- Non-conformances (minor and major) List
- Critical items List
Contribute towards the definition, implementation and follow-up of dependability, reliability and availability of the programme, including maintenance and update of RAMS models and review of RAMS analysis (e.g. MECA, FTA, Common Mode and Common cause)
Scouting of the latest state-of-the-art tools and processes within the software discipline and driving their adoption within the group

Requirements:

Appropriate professional experience of at least five years in the space field
Excellent analytical skills and ability to work with and analyze large data sets
Experience with any automated testing tools, test processes and test-driven development
Knowledge of typical software development methodology and release versioning processes
Knowledge of applicable standards on software development and validation (such as ECSS or DO-178) Familiarity with the Git versioning system or any similar DVCS
Capability of working in autonomy
Resilience and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively
Knowledge of any topics within embedded application software, real-time operating systems and electronics is considered a plus