Requirements

- The candidate possesses, as a minimum, a Bachelor's degree in Engineering with a specialization in Software, or a degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science.
- The candidate possesses a minimum of 11 years experience in the development or verification of real-time airborne embedded software applications in a variety of aircraft systems (using RTCA/DO-178B or equivalent standard). The candidate may also have experience in the certification, development or testing of airborne electronic hardware (AEH) according to structured development processes (RTCA/DO-254 or equivalent standard).
- For both Software and AEH aspects, the candidate is familiar with industry-recognized Software/Firmware Engineering practices, object oriented design, system safety analyses, ARP4754A and ARP4761, DO-178B, or DO-254.
- The candidate has experience of software or firmware requirement and design analysis, of writing and of acting as a peer reviewer of life cycle plans, requirements, designs, code, test cases and procedures. The candidate is able to read and critique high-order software coding languages (procedural & object-oriented) or HDL code, as part of the design review activities.
- Working experience in software quality assurance and software configuration management, or experience with certification authorities’ liaison is an asset.
- Good oral and writing skills in English are required.
- The candidate must possess the ability to work with minimum supervision, be a team player, be able to work on various projects simultaneously, and have project organization skills. The candidate must also be a person with initiative, strong sense of responsibility and good engineering judgment.
- The candidate must be available to travel occasionally at suppliers’ sites for dedicated process audits.