Position Details

Type Not Specified

Experience mid

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering

Category Software Engineering

About this role

DO-178 Software Engineer develops and verifies embedded software for safety-critical avionics per DO-178C guidelines, collaborating with systems, hardware, quality, and certification authorities.

Key Responsibilities

Develop real-time embedded software
Perform software verification (unit/integration)
Produce certification artifacts
Maintain traceability across lifecycle
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams

Technical Overview

Embedded real-time software development in avionics; C/C++ code; DO-178C lifecycle; verification/validation activities; traceability across requirements, design, code, tests; DOORS for requirements management.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced embedded software engineer with strong DO-178C knowledge, proficient in C/C++, who can contribute to real-time avionics software development and certification artifacts in a safety-critical environment.

Must-Have Skills

Experience in embedded software developmentGood understanding of DO-178C software lifecycle processesExperience with C or C++ programmingKnowledge of software verification activities (unit testingintegration testingstructural coverage)Familiarity with requirements management and traceability tools (e.g.DOORS)

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with avionics certification environments

Tools & Platforms

DOORS

Required Skills

Embedded software developmentDO-178C lifecycle processesCC++unit testingintegration testingtraceabilityDOORSavionics certification environmentsreal-time

Hard Skills

CC++Embedded software developmentDO-178CDO-178C software lifecycle processesReal-time embedded softwareUnit testingIntegration testingSoftware verificationTraceabilityDOORSAvionics certification environments

Soft Skills

CommunicationTeamworkProblem solvingAttention to detail

Industry & Role

Industry Aerospace

Job Function Develop and verify embedded avionics software compliant with DO-178C in a safety-critical environment.

Role Subtype Embedded Software Engineer

Tech Domains Embedded, C, C++, Real-time, DO-178C, DOORS

Keywords for Your Resume

DO-178 Software Engineerembedded software developmentCC++DO-178Cavionicscertification artifactsunit testingintegration testingtraceabilityDOORSavionics certification environmentsreal-timesoftware verificationembeddeddo-178 software engineercc++do-178cdoors

Deal Breakers

Lack of DO-178C experience, No embedded software experience

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