Software Development Process Engineer - SDPE 0119SS#01

Job Title: Software Development Process Engineer
Job Location: Erie, PA
Work Type: Onsite
Contract Duration: 11 months

Position Summary:

The Software Development Process Engineer is responsible for developing, deploying, and optimizing development processes for control and software engineering teams. This role focuses on driving world-class product quality, process excellence, and continuous improvement across the organization by implementing industry-leading development methodologies, tools, and standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and deploy processes for Control and Software teams in alignment with organizational standards to ensure world-class product quality.

• Facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching.

• Coach managers on industry-leading controls and software development practices to drive adoption of best practices.

• Communicate key development principles, teaming practices, and operating models across the organization.

• Champion the use of metrics and objective measures to ensure effective process deployment.

• Maintain objectivity regarding issues and coach teams to troubleshoot using industry-leading software development principles.

• Support stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project process and tool usage.

• Prepare, implement, maintain, and audit product development standards, policies, and procedures.

• Drive tool and process optimization, particularly for new platforms.

• Collaborate with quality teams to define and implement new processes.

• Lead process improvement projects to achieve defined goals.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Five (5) or more years of experience in Engineering, Software Development, or Software Testing.

• Experience working with multiple development methodologies (Waterfall, Iterative, Agile, etc.).

• Proven track record of implementing industry best development techniques across varied environments.

• Experience leading projects of varying size and complexity using multiple processes.

• Experience with Quality Management Systems in large, matrixed organizations.

• Experience using industry-leading development process techniques to drive organizational change.

• Experience with in-house tool development (e.g., PowerApps, PowerBI, Python).

• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Educational background in Engineering or Software Development.

• Ability to balance multiple priorities.

• Passion for process excellence and delivering high-quality products on time.

Key Deliverables:

• Inventory of required process documents supporting the Control and Software engineering lifecycle.

• Risk and gap analysis of existing process documentation, identifying the need for additional documentation.

• Project plan for process documentation updates, incorporating priorities based on risks, improvement needs, and available resources.

• Identified working team of subject matter experts and product specialists to update and create process documentation.

• Development and delivery of training on defined processes to ensure adherence.

• Collection and analysis of metrics to illustrate progress of process documentation and continuous improvement, including first-pass yield.

• Process and release audit reports to ensure proactive process adherence throughout the development lifecycle.

• Delivery of process improvement project milestones and quality outcomes as agreed.

For more details reach at resumes@navitassols.com.

About Navitas Partners, LLC: It is a certified WBENC and one of the fastest-growing Technical / IT staffing firms in the US providing services to numerous clients. We offer the most competitive pay for every position. We understand this is a partnership. You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.