Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Description Description Position at Wind River Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer BANGALORE |INDIA WIND RIVER In a world increasingly driven by software innovation, Wind River is pioneering the technologies to accelerate the digital transformation of our customers with a new generation of Mission Critical AI Systems in an AI-first world with the most exacting standards for safety, security, performance, and reliability. Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability. Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company's software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers and in recent 5G milestones including the world's first successful 5G data session with Verizon and in building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone. The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a Top Workplace for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software-defined world. - Wind River Systems is seeking a Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer Certification Center of Excellence, our Professional Services Safety Certification team in Bangalore, India. This high-performing engineer will be a critical member of a co-located team generating software and evidence for safety critical systems. The candidate will be responsible not only for ensuring DO-178C compliance but also for designing, implementing/reviewing and maintaining a comprehensive Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with the applicable standards and customer expectations. This role is critical to driving quality excellence across projects and enabling organizational scalability. This engineer will interact with our highly skilled global teams in North America and Europe on a regular basis. Responsibilities & Expectations - Oversee process assurance across all software lifecycle phases as per DO-178C / Wind River Plans and Standards - Conduct independent quality reviews and process audits of project artefacts and deliverables - Conduct internal audits and drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) - Responsible for implementation, maintaining and reviewing of the Quality Management System aligned with standards such as DO-178C, AS9100, ISO 9001, and internal business needs - Responsible for driving the quality system improvements programs in the organization. - Collaborate with Engineering, PS, and Senior Leadership to embed quality across project execution and delivery - Possess a good understanding of quality philosophies, methods, tools, and standards. - Serves as guardian of the software quality for the products we develop and the software services we offer. Essential - BE/BTech or ME/MTech degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent. - 15+ years of software quality assurance experience with at least 5-7 years in DO-178B/C and platform software domains - Proven track record in setting up and managing QMS in safety-critical domains (e.g. Aerospace, Automotive, etc.) - Excellent knowledge of configuration management, version control, baseline, traceability, and change control best practices. - Experience with process audit frameworks and tools (e.g. DOORS, Polarion, JAMA, Git, LDRA, VectorCAST) - Strong knowledge in software safety standards/ guidelines i.e., DO-178C/ CENELEC 50128 / ISO 26262 - Thorough understanding of software, inspection, reviews, testing, configuration management and auditing processes - Participation experience in DO-178 SOI audits / Prior experience interfacing with certification authorities or acting as a liaison for customer QA teams. - Good experience in conducting root cause analysis, deriving corrective and preventive actions, and identifying improvement areas. - Strong communication, leadership and stakeholder engagement skills. - Strong analytical skills Desirable - Implementation experience of ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and SW-CMMI is desirable. - Working experience in statistical quality control techniques and advanced knowledge in design of experiments is preferred. - Familiarity with tool qualification activities as per DO-330 or similar. - Exposure to ISO 26262 or IEC 61508 is an advantage Benefits & Perks - Named Top Workplace for the 10th year in a row. - Wind River's commitment to DEIB - Birthday and Volunteer Time off - Competitive Salary & Benefits Package - Extensive Learning Programs - Wellness Benefits through Unmind Wind River is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. 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