Hitachi
R&D Quality Assurance Manager
Houston, Texas, United States · Manager · Full-time · Posted Dec 16, 2025
- Experience
- 5+ years of software Quality Assurance experience; 5+ years in process definition for developing and delivering software.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
About the job
Leads quality assurance strategy and execution across the software development life cycle for mission-critical grid automation products.
What you'll do
- Set QA strategy, improvement plans, test approaches, and quality KPIs; report progress to leadership.
- Lead audits, escalated customer issue resolution, and root cause analysis with corrective and preventive actions.
- Improve SDLC tools and governance, ensure risk-based test coverage, and explore AI and industry trends to improve quality.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of software Quality Assurance experience and 5+ years in process definition for developing and delivering software.
- Experience setting and monitoring quality KPIs for complex software, conducting root cause analyses, and applying preventive actions.
- Experience across SDLC stages; knowledge of waterfall, agile, and hybrid lifecycles, cloud and on-prem deployment practices, and contemporary QA tools and processes.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with audits to standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 12207; process rollout experience.
- Quality certifications such as Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.
Tools
ISO 9001, ISO 12207
AI focus
Explore AI trends and applications to enhance quality assessment and efficiency.
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