Sr Process Quality Lead

Job Summary :

Seeking a highly experienced and certified Senior ASPICE Assessor to join our team. This critical role will be instrumental in driving and ensuring the highest levels of process maturity and quality within our automotive development lifecycle, specifically focusing on achieving and maintaining Automotive SPICE Levels 3.1 and 4. The Senior Assessor will lead comprehensive ASPICE assessments, provide expert guidance for process improvements, conduct detailed gap analyses, and develop and deliver targeted training programs to elevate the team's adherence to ASPICE best practices.

Key Responsibilities :

ASPICE Assessment and Auditing :

Lead and conduct independent Automotive SPICE assessments (both internal and potentially external / supplier-facing) for projects within the HIL Test organization, with a strong focus on achieving and verifying ASPICE 3.1 and 4 maturity levels.

Perform comprehensive process audits to verify adherence to established ASPICE processes and identify areas of non-compliance or improvement opportunities.

Plan, execute, and report on assessments, ensuring objectivity, consistency, and adherence to recognized assessment methodologies (e.g., ISO / IEC 330xx series).

Ensure proper documentation and traceability of assessment findings and action plans.

Process Improvement and Gap Analysis :

Conduct detailed gap analyses against ASPICE 3.1 / 4 requirements specifically tailored to HIL testing, software development, and system integration processes.

Define, propose, and facilitate the implementation of pragmatic and effective process improvements to close identified gaps, enhance overall process maturity, and streamline workflows within the HIL domain.

Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams, quality assurance, and project management to embed ASPICE best practices into daily operations and tools.

Training and Coaching :

Develop, customize, and deliver comprehensive ASPICE training programs tailored to various roles within the HIL Test team, including engineers, test leads, project managers, and quality personnel.

Provide expert coaching and mentoring to teams and individuals on ASPICE principles, work product creation, process adherence, and effective implementation strategies.

Foster a proactive culture of quality, continuous improvement, and ASPICE awareness across the organization.

Process Definition and Documentation :

Contribute to the definition, development, and maintenance of Ford's internal automotive development processes, ensuring alignment with Automotive SPICE v3.1 / v4.0, ISO 26262 (Functional Safety), and other relevant industry standards (e.g., ISO / SAE 21434 for Automotive Cybersecurity).

Ensure process documentation is clear, concise, accessible, and effectively communicated to all stakeholders.

Stakeholder Management and Reporting :

Communicate assessment findings, recommendations, and progress effectively to senior management, project teams, and relevant stakeholders.

Track and report on ASPICE maturity levels, process improvement initiatives, and the overall health of the quality management system within the HIL Test team.

Act as a subject matter expert and primary point of contact for all ASPICE-related inquiries within the HIL Test organization.

HIL Specific Context :

Apply deep understanding of ASPICE principles specifically within the context of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing, including requirements management, architectural design, software unit testing, integration testing, system testing, test case design, test execution, defect management, and configuration management for HIL environments.

Ensure robust traceability from customer requirements through HIL test specifications, test cases, and results.

Pi-square technologies is a Michigan (USA) Headquartered Automotive Embedded Engineering Services company, Synergy Partner for major OEMs and Tier 1s and their implementation partners in Automotive Embedded Product Development, Projects, Requirements Analysis, Software Design, Software Implementation, Efficient Build, Release Process, and turnkey software V & V Services. We have more than 20+ years of industry expertise with specialization in the latest cutting-edge automotive technologies such as Infotainment, connected vehicles, Cyber security, OTA, and Advanced Safety / Body electronics.