# Software Quality Assurance Engineer

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** QA Engineering
**Salary:** $150k – $188k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Aspice, Iso 9001, C, C++, Python, 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Gtest, Pytest, Git, Jira
**Posted:** 2026-04-22

> Leads development and implementation of QA processes for Self-Driving Systems, ensuring ASPICE and ISO 9001 compliance through audits, training, and metrics. Requires 3+ years in automotive SW QA, code review skills in C/C++/Python, and root cause analysis expertise.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Define, implement, and maintain the Quality Assurance process, Work Instructions, and quality criteria for SDS in compliance with ASPICE and ISO 9001:2015
- Collaborate with process owners to develop process descriptions, RASIC matrices, and templates aligned with ASPICE PAM, and support their deployment across SDS projects
- Drive process training and awareness across engineering, management, and support teams
- Perform independent work product and process audits to verify compliance with ASPICE, ISO 9001:2015, and internal quality standards
- Conduct internal assessments against defined ASPICE capability level targets
- Identify, record, track, and drive process and work product non-conformances to closure using structured RCA methodologies (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone), with formal escalation for unresolved items
- Ensure traceability of QA results, including process conformances, audit findings, and quality KPIs, and communicate findings to all affected parties
- Interface with Change Request Management (CCB) to ensure quality-related changes are properly analyzed, approved, and tracked
- Participate in design reviews and provide quality feedback on software architecture and implementation
- Define and maintain quality KPI dashboards aligned with ASPICE and ISO 9001:2015

## Requirements
- BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or other related fields
- **3+ years of experience** in automotive SW quality assurance/engineering
- Solid understanding and hands-on experience with **Automotive SPICE (ASPICE)** and **ISO 9001:2015** compliance
- Experience developing process documentation, including Work Instructions, process descriptions, templates, and RASIC matrices
- Experience in conducting work product audits, process audits according to ASPICE, process compliance with ISO 9001:2015 and driving quality issues to closure
- Experience with problem solving methodologies, including hands-on knowledge of **8D, 5-Why, and Fishbone (Ishikawa)** root cause analysis methodologies
- Experience defining and reporting quality metrics and KPIs, with strong data analysis and interpretation skills
- Ability to read and review **C, C++, Python** code for quality assurance purposes
- Experience with process documentation and knowledge of process framework, hierarchy, and guideline development
- Preparation and presentation of software product quality status, including quality metrics, audit metrics, top quality issues, and risks

## Nice to Have
- intacs® certified Automotive SPICE Provisional or Competent Assessor
- Certified Internal Quality Management System Auditor — **ISO 9001** or **IATF 16949**
- Experience with ASPICE PAM v4.0 processes MLE (Machine Learning Engineering) and HWE (Hardware Engineering)
- Knowledge of **Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)** practices and tools (e.g., **Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Buildkite**)
- Experience with automated testing frameworks (e.g., **GTest, Pytest**) for quality review purposes
- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., **Git, SVN**)
- Experience with international industry standards **ISO 26262** and/or **ISO/SAE 21434**
- Familiarity with automotive standards and protocols (e.g., **CAN, LIN, OBD-II**)
- Experience with tools such as **Jira, Confluence, Polarion, Codebeamer, Power BI** dashboards

## Compensation
**Base salary range: $150,000 - $188,000 USD annually** (plus equity and benefits)

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