We're ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life-from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group-57,000+ engineers in 30 countries-we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you'll collaborate on some of the world's toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
Overview :
Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Quality Engineering, or related technical discipline. Minimum 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, testing, validation, or quality engineering environments.
This position is focused on ensuring product quality through software validation, process quality, testing activities, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering and manufacturing teams.
The role involves developing and executing test strategies, supporting quality planning activities, identifying and resolving defects, maintaining quality documentation, and contributing to risk management processes throughout product development and manufacturing lifecycles.
The engineer will collaborate closely with Software Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Technical Teams, and Quality stakeholders to ensure products meet functional, performance, and quality requirements before deployment and release.
This position requires strong analytical skills, structured problem-solving abilities, experience with quality systems and testing methodologies, and the ability to support product quality in fast-paced development environments.
Key Responsibilities :
Software Quality Assurance & Validation
Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test suites for software and embedded systems
Perform functional, regression, user acceptance, and production environment testing
Validate software functionality across multiple systems and platforms
Support verification and validation activities throughout the product lifecycle
Defect Management & Root Cause Analysis
Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects using tools such as Jira
Collaborate with development teams to investigate and resolve software issues
Support corrective action activities for recurring quality concerns
Drive issue resolution through structured analysis and follow-up validation
Risk Assessment & Quality Planning
Support risk assessment activities and evaluate detection and prevention controls
Participate in development and maintenance of PFMEAs and Control Plans
Assist in defining quality standards and quality assurance methodologies
Support implementation of preventative quality strategies throughout product development
Cross-Functional Quality Support
Collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, and Technical teams
Support readiness reviews and quality approvals for product releases
Assist with validation activities, product assessments, and system evaluations
Provide daily quality support to development and manufacturing organizations
Documentation & Process Management
Translate system requirements into testing documentation and quality protocols
Maintain quality documentation including test procedures, requirements documents, specifications, and validation records
Ensure documentation accuracy and compliance with internal quality standards
Support traceability between requirements, testing, and defect management activities
Agile & Continuous Improvement
Support Agile development methodologies and SDLC best practices
Evaluate post-release product performance using testing results, analytics, and customer feedback
Identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency and product quality
Drive continuous improvement initiatives within quality assurance processes
Training & Knowledge Sharing
Support onboarding and training of new team members
Share testing best practices, quality standards, and process improvements
Promote a quality-focused culture across project teams
Profile:
Quality-focused professional with strong attention to detail and a structured approach to problem solving
Comfortable operating between software development, product teams, and manufacturing organizations
Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify risks before they become production issues
Effective communicator capable of working with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Self-motivated and able to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments
Collaborative team player who promotes quality standards and continuous improvement
Organized and disciplined in documentation, testing, and process execution
Must Have:
5+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Testing, or Quality Engineering
Experience developing and executing test plans and test cases
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Experience with defect tracking and quality management tools such as Jira
Experience performing functional, regression, and user acceptance testing
Strong documentation and traceability skills
Experience working cross-functionally with engineering and business teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Good to Have:
Experience supporting embedded systems validation
Experience with manufacturing quality processes
PFMEA and Control Plan experience
ISTQB Certification
PRINCE2 Foundation or Practitioner Certification
Experience with YouTrack or other test management systems
Experience supporting product launch activities
Experience working in automotive or highly regulated industries
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.
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Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
