About the role
Role:Senior ASQ Engineer- Firmware
Location: IBC knowledge Park, Bengaluru
Reporting Structure:ASQ Lead - Firmware
Team Name: AtherStack Quality
About the Team and the Role:The ASQ role in Ather is responsible for improving the quality of the Software/Firmware through implementation of robust software development processes at different stages of development.
The team also leads issue/bug management, gate reviews, quality metrics tracking & quality analysis.
Your role would be to lead a team of quality engineers to guide for the Process implementation, process improvement and performing internal assessments/audits. You will also work with cross functional stakeholders to develop & implement processes.
Responsibilities:Quality through Processes
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ASPICE / Software development lifecycle (SDLC) - Working within an Agile framework using Jira, Github and Confluence, the ideal candidate will leverage hands-on ASPICE experience to implement software development processes, conduct gap analyses, preparing templates, checklist,etc, perform spot checks and lead internal assessments/audits.
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Drive improvements in Software development & problem management processes by working with cross functional teams to arrest failure patterns.
Quality Analysis
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Gate Review - Developing & maintaining frameworks to conduct gate reviews with development stakeholders to assure the quality of major software development at various stages of development.
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Release sign off - Assessing the release readiness for each software release by conducting process adherence checks.
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Quality Metrics - Developing & tracking quality metrics to assess the software releases and performance of the software in field & manufacturing.
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Lessons Learned - Ensuring lessons learned at each stage of Program development is captured and adhered to in the subsequent programs.
Bug management
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Coordinating with stakeholders like validation team, manufacturing & customer quality teams, etc to understand the bugs and prioritize the bugs for resolution.
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Carry out governance for the active bugs to ensure timely resolution & stakeholder management.
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Ensure system hygiene of all the bugs to maintain a source of truth.
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Driving structured problem solving using 8D methodology by working closely with development teams to analyze the root cause, carry out the defect resolution and implement preventive actions.
Experience and Qualifications:
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BE/B.Tech/ME/M.Tech degree in CS/IT/electronics/electrical engineering
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4-7 years experience in firmware/software Quality
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Certified ASPICE Provisional Assessor 4.0
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Certified for Functional Safety and ASPICE for Cybersecurity
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Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015
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Familiar with an agile work environment, along with tools such as JIRA, Confluence
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Familiar with software development in C++, Python
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Well versed with failure analysis tools and methods like 8D
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Understanding of cloud technologies including but not limited to Google cloud platform (storage, firebase etc.), Spark, Kafka and Dev-Ops pipelines