Software PV&V Verification Champion - at John Deere
Dubuque, IA
$86,892–$130,332from the description
Aug 6, 2026
Dubuque, IA
Sep 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This onsite role at John Deere's Dubuque, Iowa facility focuses on software product verification and validation (PV&V) for construction equipment, with particular emphasis on display systems. The position involves designing and executing test plans, developing test automation, and owning V&V activities for a functional area, while also providing technical leadership and mentoring to early-career engineers on a global team.
Mid level · 2+ years · Dubuque, IA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2 people in the Dubuque, IA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software quality assurance analysts and testers). range 1–4
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $102,373 (middle half $86,900–$127,391). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 8, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The '2 or more years' experience requirement is stated broadly as 'electrical/software design or PV&V' — it is a role-level gate, not tied to a specific technology, so it is captured as total experience rather than a per-skill years demand.
The title carries no seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the responsibilities include team leadership, mentoring, and owning a functional area, which support a Mid-level classification given the low experience floor (2 years) and the absence of explicit senior/staff scope language.
C and C++ are listed together as a single embedded-software experience item under 'What Makes You Stand Out' (preferred); they are treated as interchangeable alternatives within that one requirement.
Squish and ECU-TEST are listed together as a single test-tooling item under the preferred section; they are treated as alternatives.
All skills under 'What Makes You Stand Out' are preferred — that section is explicitly framed as differentiating, not as minimum requirements.
A Bachelor's degree is listed as 'ideally' preferred and equivalent work experience is explicitly accepted, so no hard degree requirement is set.
VISA sponsorship is explicitly unavailable for this position.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software verification and validation, Hardware-in-Loop testing, Software-in-Loop testing, Model-in-Loop testing.
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