Software IV&V Lead
Core
Define and enforce software testing strategy, frameworks, and QA processes for safety-critical systems, overseeing V-Model validation and verification from unit to subsystem levels before flight testing.
Role type
Senior IC Software IV&V Lead
Builds
Independent quality-gate approvals and formal release recommendations for software capabilities
Domain
Defense/Aerospace, Safety-critical software systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
V-Model validation and verification, ISTQB standards, automated static analysis, MISRA C++ coding standards, requirements traceability, software configuration management, defect and deviation management
Preferred skills
Defense or aerospace experience with safety-critical software, external regulatory audit preparation, internal quality assessments, flight-testing operations, hardware-in-the-loop integration
Technologies
MISRA C++, automated static analysis tools, version control systems
Responsibilities
Define and enforce software testing strategy and QA processes; Manage software test environments, test data, and tool qualification; Oversee V-Model validation and verification across testing levels; Establish bidirectional traceability between requirements, architecture, implementation, and testing; Govern defect and deviation management processes; Audit software configuration-management processes and release packages; Provide independent quality-gate approvals and formal release recommendations; Lead internal QA assessments and external regulatory-audit preparation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
