Senior Aerospace Software & Electronics Certification Engineer

Job summary

Review and assess airborne software and electronic hardware designs, supplier certification plans, verification results, and safety-of-flight compliance. Lead resolution of technical and regulatory deficiencies, prepare compliance reports, contribute to the SWEL roadmap, and mentor junior engineers.

Job details

Job Description (JD) – Senior Aerospace Software & Electronics Certification Engineer Location: Dorval, QC, CAN, H4S 1Y9 Key responsibilities and requirements extracted from the JD: Role focus: Airborne software and electronic hardware design assurance, certification, safety, and regulatory compliance. Key Responsibilities Participate in preliminary and critical system design reviews. Review supplier certification plans for airborne software and electronic hardware. Assess FPGA, ASIC, PLD, and embedded software designs. Conduct technical and process audits at supplier facilities. Perform safety-of-flight reviews. Evaluate software and hardware verification results to determine compliance. Lead resolution of technical, safety, and regulatory deficiencies. Prepare and review design compliance reports. Contribute to the Software and Electronics (SWEL) domain roadmap. Mentor junior engineers and technical professionals. Required Qualifications University degree in Electronics, Software, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent. 15+ years of technical engineering experience. 10+ years of aeronautical industry experience. 5+ years of FPGA/ASIC development or embedded software development for aerospace applications. Membership in the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ). Mandatory Technical Skills Airborne software certification: RTCA DO-178B/C, DO-248B/C, DO-330. Airborne electronic hardware certification: DO-254. Regulatory guidance: EASA CM-SWCEH-001/002, FAA AC 20-115D, AC 20-152A, FAA Orders 8110.49A and 8110.105A. Programming languages: C, C++, Ada95, Assembly, Python. Hardware description languages: Experience with multiple HDLs. Requirements management: DOORS, JAMA. Embedded computer architectures, operating systems, and real-time executives. Civil aircraft certification and airworthiness authority experience.

What you’ll do

Review and assess airborne software and electronic hardware designs, supplier certification plans, verification results, and safety-of-flight compliance. Lead resolution of technical and regulatory deficiencies, prepare compliance reports, contribute to the SWEL roadmap, and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

Requires a university degree in electronics, software, aerospace engineering, or an equivalent field, plus 15+ years of technical engineering experience and 10+ years in the aeronautical industry. Candidates must have 5+ years of aerospace FPGA/ASIC or embedded software development experience, OIQ membership, and expertise in applicable certification standards, tools, and aircraft airworthiness.

Listed skills

• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• C++ · Preferred
• Python · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Airborne Software Certification
• Electronic Hardware Certification
• DO-178B/C
• DO-254
• FPGA
• ASIC
• Embedded Software
• Safety Assessment
• Regulatory Compliance
• C
• C++
• Ada95
• Assembly
• Python
• Hardware Description Languages
• DOORS

Job areas

• Engineering
• Technology
• Software
• Security & Safety

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