Epq - Engineering Product Quality (Quality Assurance)

• Verification and Validation of Configurable items
• Configuration Audits reporting, verification of actions and tracking to closure
• Facilitate/moderate for CAR/8D and LLBP management at project level
• Support and drive topics of Project Planning, Tracking and Closure
• Perform content based reviews ( e.g. Code review)/ validation tests/checks/ audits
• Conduct reviews of activities and work products against specifications, processes and standards.
• Reporting of QA status, EPQs involvement is only wrt Project/customer specific topics
• Review & approval of Risk plan
• Provide inputs for Metrics plan review
• PDC shall be performed by EPQ prior to all releases
• Independent evaluation of product-/process maturity (e.g.: reviews, Audit, PCC, PQSR, PDC, WPA, assessments (for example ASPICE, CMMI)...)) and early escalation of risks in Q-organization and Key Stakeholders
• Preparation of quality report based on defined quality targets and KPI (e.g. SLA-Compliance, DQV, PQSR).
• Duty to escalate if measures to achieve the Q-targets are not sufficient in her/his view.
• Release of SW-Release of in-house development and third-party components from Q-perspective.
• Responsible to check the existence of required review/approval records and compliance information for the 3rd party software license usage.
• Supporting the project in continuous improvement activities towards quality mindset and quality of work products in the project ( PDCA/QIP/DRP…)
• Collaborate with the Component QA team in line with the System QA strategy.
• Support of PM/DM regarding communication of quality relevant aspects to customers. Creation and regular updating of product-related quality forecast and alignment of quality targets with product/project and business targets) with risk assessments and if necessary arrange measures and review their effectiveness.
• Ensurance of adequate use (right effect) of SW/IT quality methods and processes in product development and regarding incoming products.
• Verification, if software quality assurance activities are carried out as planned and whether the quality status corresponds to the prerequisites for the product release.
• Conduct PDC for the bug fix