Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Oak Ridge, TN

About the role

The Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer provides technical support for implementation of the CNS Software Quality Assurance Program, participates in development and administration of SQA programmatic requirements, program support tools, and associated training, and monitors and assesses implementation to ensure compliance with SQA policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Develop into a subject matter expert in the field of software quality assurance.
• Support plant personnel in implementing required software quality and engineering deliverables for systems containing software that are developed, procured, and/or provided by outside suppliers.
• Work with software owners to process software using the Software Management system (SMan) and to assure appropriate Software Quality Levels for software products.
• Perform field assessment/surveillance activities on software products to verify compliance against SQA Program requirements.
• Help maintain the software configuration control of items in SMan.
• Create, review, and approve SQA documentation for compliance with the SQA requirements.
• Perform Quality organization support duties, as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree OR Master's degree OR eight or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.
• Must pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation.
• Subject to random drug testing without advance notification.

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include excellent verbal and written communication skills with a customer-oriented focus, ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member, proficiency using Microsoft Office tools, knowledge of software life-cycle processes, and experience with software development, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software implementation, process control system design, and/or Microsoft SharePoint.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Customer-oriented focus
• Ability to work independently and in teams
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of software life-cycle processes
• Experience with software development, ERP implementation, process control system design, and/or Microsoft SharePoint

Benefits

• Medical plan
• Prescription drug plan
• Vision plan
• Dental plan
• Employer matched 401(k) savings plan
• Disability coverage
• Education reimbursement
• Onsite workout facilities
• Onsite cafeterias with healthy eating options

Schedule

Flexible work arrangements are offered as alternatives to the traditional workweek to support work-life balance.