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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.
Job Responsibility:
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
Requirements:
BE/BTech or ME/MTech degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent
15+ years of software quality assurance experience
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
Nice to have:
Implementation experience of ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and SW-CMMI
Working experience in statistical quality control techniques and advanced knowledge in design of experiments
Familiarity with tool qualification activities as per DO-330 or similar