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Software and Hardware Senior Engineering Specialist

  • Montréal, QC
  • On-site
  • Posted Sep 20, 2026
  • 1 position

$100,000–$130,000 / year

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Lead · 15+ years
Minimum education
Bachelor’s degree
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

You will review and assess supplier airborne software and electronic hardware designs to ensure compliance with technical and regulatory requirements. Additionally, you will lead the resolution of safety and technical deficiencies while mentoring less experienced team members.

Job details

Benefits: 401(k) Competitive salary Dental insurance Flexible schedule Health insurance Paid time off Parental leave What are your contributions to the team? In your role, you will review and assess supplier’s airborne software and electronic hardware designs to ensure they meet technical requirements and regulatory requirements. In order to achieve this, you will: Participate to preliminary and critical system design reviews Review and assess supplier’s airborne software and electronic hardware certification plans Review and assess supplier’s airborne software and electronic (FPGA, ASIC, PLD) designs Perform technical and process audits at supplier’s facilities Perform safety of flight reviews Assess software and hardware test results and analyses and determine final compliance status Lead the resolution of safety, compliance or technical deficiencies with the suppliers and stakeholders Prepare and/or review design compliance reports Contribute to evolution of the SWEL (Software and Electronics) domain roadmap Mentor less experienced professionals How to thrive in this role? You hold a University engineering degree in Electronics, Software, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent You have a minimum of 15 years of experience in a technical engineering field, including a minimum of 10 years in aeronautics You have a minimum of 5 years of FPGA or ASIC development and / or embedded software development for aerospace applications You have thorough working knowledge of airborne software and electronic hardware guidance and Means of Compliances RTCA DO-178B/C, DO-248B/C, DO-254, DO-330 EASA CM-SWCEH-002 (associated with DO-178B) and CM-SWCEH-001 FAA AC 20-115D and AC 20-152A FAA Order 8110.49A and 8110.105A You have knowledge of requirements capture environments (DOORS, JAMA) You have working knowledge of multiple programming languages (C, C++, Ada95, Assembly, Python) and multiple hardware description languages You have knowledge of embedded computer architectures You have knowledge of operating systems and real-time executives You have general knowledge in electronics and software programming You have experience with civil aircraft and airworthiness authorities You are member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) You have demonstrated that you are pro-active, adaptable and flexible, you take initiative, you are innovative, have a strong sense of accountability and integrity

What you’ll do

You will review and assess supplier airborne software and electronic hardware designs to ensure compliance with technical and regulatory requirements. Additionally, you will lead the resolution of safety and technical deficiencies while mentoring less experienced team members.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a university engineering degree and possess at least 15 years of technical experience, including 10 years in aeronautics. Proficiency in aerospace standards such as DO-178 and DO-254, along with experience in FPGA/ASIC development, is required.

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Competitive salary
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave

Listed skills

  • C++ · Preferred
  • Python · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

  • Airborne software
  • Electronic hardware
  • FPGA
  • ASIC
  • PLD
  • DO-178B/C
  • DO-254
  • Requirements capture
  • Embedded software development
  • C
  • C++
  • Ada95
  • Python
  • Embedded computer architectures
  • Airworthiness compliance
  • Technical auditing
  • C (Programming Language)
  • Innovation
  • Accountability
  • Python (Programming Language)
  • Auditing
  • Technical Requirements
  • Operating Systems
  • Proactivity
  • Programming Languages
  • Time Off Management
  • C++ (Programming Language)
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Compliance Reporting
  • Systems Design
  • Application Specific Integrated Circuits
  • Embedded Software
  • Technical Engineering
  • Airworthiness
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Hardware Description Language (HDL)
  • DO-254 Standard
  • Electronic Hardware
  • DO-178B/C (Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification)
  • Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)

Job areas

  • Engineering
  • Software
  • Technology
  • Hardware/Software Engineer
  • Electronics Engineer (General)
  • Electronics Engineers
  • Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

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