Position Details

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Experience mid

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Not specified

Category QA & Testing

About this role

Serve as a DO-178 Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer responsible for ensuring software development processes and deliverables meet DO-178 certification standards. Support planning, execution, and auditing of quality activities and provide focused safety relevant verification support for safety impacting functionality.

Key Responsibilities

Support DO-178C certification activities (SOI-1 through SOI-4)
Prepare, review, and refine certification artifacts (PSAC, SDP, SVP, SCMP)
Perform SQA audits and ensure compliance
Provide safety relevant verification support (tracing, gap identification, evidence coverage)
Coordinate with engineering to ensure verification evidence covers safety impacting functionality

Technical Overview

Focused on DO-178C compliance across multiple programs, including SQA audits and certification artifact preparation/review (PSAC, SDP, SVP, SCMP). Conduct safety relevant verification support such as tracing safety mechanisms, identifying gaps in safety critical requirements, and coordinating evidence adequacy for certification.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced DO-178 Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer who has supported certification activities across SOI-1 through SOI-4. They have hands-on experience with DO-178C certification artifacts (PSAC, SDP, SVP, SCMP) and can perform SQA audits and safety relevant verification activities such as tracing safety mechanisms and ensuring verification evidence covers safety impacting functionality.

Must-Have Skills

DO-178 certification activities (SOI-1 through SOI-4)review and refinement of certification artifacts (PSACSDPSVPSCMP)SQA auditssafety relevant verification supporttracing safety mechanismsidentifying gaps in safety critical requirementscoordinating to ensure verification evidence covers safety impacting functionality

Tools & Platforms

DevSecOps

Required Skills

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Hard Skills

DO-178 certification standardsDO-178CSOI-1SOI-2SOI-3SOI-4certification artifactsPSACSDPSVPSCMPSQA auditscompliancesafety relevant verificationtracing safety mechanismsidentifying gaps in safety critical requirementsverification evidencesoftware development lifecycleaudit planningexecuting and auditing quality activitiesDevSecOps development environmentSoftware Bill of Materials (SBOM)Common Vulnerabilities Exposure (CVE) management

Soft Skills

collaboration with software engineersworking with certification authoritiescoordination with project leadsplanning and executing quality activitiesshaping quality processes and culturecommunicating gaps and evidence adequacycross-functional communication

Industry & Role

Industry Defense

Job Function Ensure DO-178C compliant software quality through SQA audits, certification artifact control, and safety verification support.

Role Subtype QA Lead

Tech Domains Linux

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Must have DO-178C certification activity experience (SOI-1 through SOI-4), Must have experience with certification artifacts PSAC, SDP, SVP, SCMP

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