Modine Manufacturing Company Looking for Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Racine, WI  Full Time

Position Description:
The future of transportation is here.  The industry is going through a once-in-a-generation evolution as we push to zero emission mobility, and the Modine Advanced Thermal Systems team is helping to drive that cleaner future.  Are you excited by fast-moving projects as part of a highly collaborative team? 
We are looking for team players who are curious enough to ask questions and explore new ideas, passionate enough to serve our customers, and ready to take ownership of challenges and grow with us. We are a team, first and foremost, and we take pride in our collaborative efforts; Everyone is accountable for achieving our goals.
Modine’s Advanced Thermal Systems (ATS) organization is looking for a talented individual to join the Quality team, owning and promoting software quality on new product development, working closely with our engineering team.  This is a critical role as we continue to enter new markets and customer segments, and develop our next generation solutions aimed at the Commercial Electric Vehicle market. This is a high compliance quality position with primary customer contracts in the transportation/automotive and aerospace industries.
As the Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer, you will ensure the Software Quality for various thermal management systems and electric components. You will report to the Director of Quality, and assure the successful execution of firmware and software development plans that support compliance with internal processes and customer requirements; approve software configurations for safety critical functions; and collaborate on process improvement initiatives for our portfolio of systems. You must have a passion for solving complex problems and providing operable solutions; act with minimal direction and on your own initiative; and be adaptable as you will work on a variety of applications and systems. 
This role will work closely with our software engineering and embedded systems engineering teams to meet the objective, leading a cross-functional team in the development and execution of the software quality assurance plan. 
This is an individual contributor role, and will include close collaboration with the quality teams at our customers.  The Software Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for championing ISO 26262 functional safety, ISO 21434 product cybersecurity and Automotive SPICE in ATS as a Subject Matter Expert while adhering to our Quality Management Systems (AS9100, ISO9000, IATF16949).

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and audit all aspects of software development including planning, design and development, configuration management, verification and validation, and transition to production
• Assure that the development life cycle and the activities that occur in each phase are compliant with the approved plans, customer requirements, and Quality System requirements
• Monitor and witness verification and validation activities for compliance with approved plans and to ensure anomalies are tracked and results are repeatable
• Identify areas for process improvement and support process improvement initiatives that drive process, product, and system quality
• Serve as a quality liaison in the transition from development to production by conducting software conformity review and reviewing and auditing load control processes
• Provide oversight for software development by suppliers to ensure end product meets ATS Quality Standards
• Generate metrics and trends for managing risk and communicating software readiness for safety critical operations
• Participate in software engineering design reviews and make recommendations to enhance the quality of new software designs
• Monitor and audit complex electronic hardware development activities
• We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact the future of zero emission mobility.

• More Hands On Details
  • Writing and executing test plans, designing and developing test tools, debugging and reporting code bugs and pushing quality upstream.
  • Create and execute appropriate quality plans, project plans, test strategies and processes for development activities in concert with the master project management schedule
  • Define test strategy, tools and process for quality assurance of the software
  • Define, rollout, and enforce best practice processes in the areas of functional, system, unit, and regression testing using a combination of manual and automated testing
  • Develop test strategies, test plans, and test schedules for new projects and software releases
  • Audit all software Work Products to ensure compliance to Automotive SPICE, ISO 26262, ISO 21434, and ATS internal requirements.
  • Shows creativity and initiative to improve product coverage and effectiveness.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD automation frameworks (especially using Python)
  • Efficiently execute test cases across all functional and backend areas of our products
  • Demonstrated ability to operate within short release cycles
  • Create and/or purchase hardware – National Instruments I/O Boards, Serial Bus interface cards, etc.

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years industry experience in software engineering field with at least 3 years in a software quality engineer role
• 3+ years experience in auditing and assuring software development assurance process compliance
• 3+ years experience identifying software process-related problems, performing root cause analysis and managing corrective actions
• Familiarity with CAN Bus
• Familiarity with Software quality assurance standards (RTCA/DO-178C, RTCA/DO-254, AS9115, CMM I)
• Working knowledge of requirements for ISO 21434 product cybersecurity and ISO 26262 Functional Safety desired
• Working knowledge of Automotive SPICE highly desired
• Knowledge of quality/reliability concepts and their application on product development
• Experience with quality system requirements: ISO 9000, IATF 16949 and/or AS9100D.
• Technical skills required to understand work done by the team to propose new methodologies for approaching work
• Ability to communicate technical or non-technical information in a clear and concise manner
• Excellent organizational and time management skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrated history of delivering results in a matrixed organization, leveraging representatives from different departments, organizations, cultures and embracing diversity.
• Proactive working style with the ability to adapt to change

Education Requirements:

• BS in engineering required, preferably software related or electrical
• Six Sigma Green, Black Belt, or comparable certification desired
• American Society of Software Quality, Certified Quality Engineer certification desired

Travel:

• Less than 5% travel

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Modine is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Welcomes all Qualified Applicants!
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Modine provides a competitive benefit package, which could include paid vacation, short term disability, 401(k), health, dental, vision, life insurance, flex spending benefits, tuition reimbursement, Health Savings Account and much more. Human Resources will provide more detail upon your hiring.