Yunex Traffic · 12 hours ago
Quality Engineer
Austin, TX
Contract
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expYunex Traffic is a global leader in intelligent transport systems, seeking a Quality Engineer with a traffic or engineering background. The role involves quality assurance and control for traffic engineering and design services, ensuring compliance with project quality, environmental, health, and safety standards.
InfrastructureRailroadTransportation
Responsibilities
Perform quality control for traffic controller data migration, configuration, testing, intersection, and detection design, as well as traffic controller, detection, and related infrastructure installations. Central software and hardware deployment and integration activities are also subject to quality control
Work with different internal departments (Sales, Project Management, Software Development, Product Management, Procurement, Legal and Field Operations) and external partners to ensure successful delivery projects based on customer requirements
Review designs, perform value and quality assessments and provide recommendations to improve designs and processes towards cost efficiency
Develop, maintain, and support the implementation of processes for scope delivery and work instructions
Contribute to and participate in inspections, testing, and acceptance of project deliverables
Provide guidance and technical problem analysis to the team members
Contribute to the requirements, configuration, and change management
Identify opportunities and risks
Quality Management System: (a) refine and ensure the implementation of the project’s QM system for the project-specific application in accordance with the overall QM system; (b) support project management in planning and securing milestone results; (c) cooperate with business unit QM and other functions e.g. environmental protection, health and safety at work. Lead other quality functions and provide quality tools and guidelines with the support of the organization
Project Management System: (a) ensure the application and improvement of the project procedure manual/project management plan to ensure the quality of project management in key areas such as requirements and risk management
Quality Planning: Refine, implement, and monitor project-specific quality plan and define quality targets based on project requirements, including for design and software quality assurance, considering critical factors, and defining methods/tools based on global standards. Progress and results should be verifiable based on (a) project factors, (b) quality related key performance indicators, (c) defined target values or characteristics
Customer Integration: Ensure adherence to processes by a) analyzing and monitoring fulfillment of contractual, regulatory, and committed requirements b) managing professional feedback to and from the customer, c) managing complaints
Quality in Processes and Projects: Ensure execution of quality plan and quality gate processes through active involvement in readiness checks and participation in quality gate meetings. Reject releases e.g. at quality gates in case of non-conformity and ensure the initiation and closure of corrective actions. Report and escalate as defined for the function
Continuous Improvement: Support the planning, initiation, and coordination of continuous improvement actions for all phases of the project. Ensure good practice sharing from other existing and previous projects and feedback of experience e.g. through continuous improvement workshops (esp. lessons learned) and project assessments
Quality-based Supplier Management: Plan and ensure the required quality level of the project-specific supply chain (internal & external) with the focus on specifications and interface definitions. This includes the support of purchasing in the application of supplier-related procedures, such as selection, qualification, development, integration, supervision, and auditing
Quality Reporting: (a) Collect data, report quality status, quality incidents and root-cause-analysis based on determined KPI's, key figures and specified characteristics. Communicate quality targets to all people affected or involved. Escalate project-endangering situations as set forth in the mission of the function and if relevant, to the head of the business unit. (b) Report non-conformances with project relevance and secure the quality of the non-conformance cost assessments. Controls and ensures data quality of the project reporting
Audits and Assessments: Plan, conduct and support project audits, assessments, reviews and participate in status meetings. Ensure implementation of (improvement) measures (internal and external)
Qualification
Required
Traffic or Engineering background
At least 3 to 5 years in traffic engineering and infrastructure projects
Relevant experience in the intelligent traffic industry
Perform quality control for traffic controller data migration, configuration, testing, intersection, and detection design
Work with different internal departments and external partners to ensure successful delivery projects based on customer requirements
Review designs, perform value and quality assessments and provide recommendations to improve designs and processes towards cost efficiency
Develop, maintain, and support the implementation of processes for scope delivery and work instructions
Contribute to and participate in inspections, testing, and acceptance of project deliverables
Provide guidance and technical problem analysis to the team members
Contribute to the requirements, configuration, and change management
Identify opportunities and risks
Refine and ensure the implementation of the project's QM system for the project-specific application in accordance with the overall QM system
Support project management in planning and securing milestone results
Cooperate with business unit QM and other functions e.g. environmental protection, health and safety at work
Ensure the application and improvement of the project procedure manual/project management plan
Refine, implement, and monitor project-specific quality plan and define quality targets based on project requirements
Ensure adherence to processes by analyzing and monitoring fulfillment of contractual, regulatory, and committed requirements
Ensure execution of quality plan and quality gate processes through active involvement in readiness checks and participation in quality gate meetings
Support the planning, initiation, and coordination of continuous improvement actions for all phases of the project
Plan and ensure the required quality level of the project-specific supply chain
Collect data, report quality status, quality incidents and root-cause-analysis based on determined KPI's
Plan, conduct and support project audits, assessments, reviews and participate in status meetings
Knowledge of engineering foundations (math, computing, engineering fundamentals), quality & process models, standards/compliance (e.g., MUTCD for traffic)
Skills in requirements specification/validation; design synthesis/evaluation; CM tools; test planning; data analysis
Abilities in problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, clear technical communication across stakeholders
Outstanding communication, interpersonal and changing management skills
Strategic thinking and ability to work independently
Outstanding analytical, problem-solving skills and ability to create new solutions
Attention to detail, proactive driving assignments and tracking tasks
Quality and performance-based mindset with the ability to handle conflict
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage through BCBSTX
Company-paid disability and life insurance
Employer-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
Paid Time Off (PTO)
10 Company paid holidays
Company
Yunex Traffic
Yunex Traffic supplies infrastructure and mobility services including advanced emissions-based dynamic tolling systems. It is a sub-organization of Siemens.
1001-5000 employees
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