Senior DO-178C Avionics QA & Certification Lead

Inspired Testing; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 661,000 - 1,175,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspired Testing is seeking a Senior DO-178C Avionics Quality Assurance & Certification Consultant to support a major aerospace organisation in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on establishing DO-178C compliant QA, V&V and certification processes for safety‑critical avionics software.

The consultant will work with engineering, software development, quality assurance and programme management teams. Ideally, the candidate has prior DO-178C implementation experience and can drive hands‑on

Qualifications

• Direct, practical experience with DO-178C/ED-12C in avionics programmes.
• Experience establishing or managing DO-178C‑compliant software development, verification or QA processes.
• Experience supporting aviation certification activities, including authority reviews and SOI audits.
• Strong understanding of safety-critical, embedded, real-time software systems.
• Experience developing certification-related documentation and compliance evidence.
• Knowledge of requirements traceability, configuration management and software QA.

Responsibilities

• Lead establishment of QA and verification processes aligned with DO-178C/ED-12C.
• Assess existing practices against DO-178C objectives and develop practical roadmaps.
• Establish traceability between system/software requirements, design, code and verification evidence.
• Support certification authority reviews and audits; provide guidance on documentation.

Skills

DO-178C experience

Avionics V&V leadership

QA process improvement

Certification documentation

Independent leadership

Tools

IBM DOORS

Jira

Polarion

VectorCAST

LDRA

Job description

Inspired Testing is seeking a Senior DO-178C Avionics Quality Assurance & Certification Consultant to support a major aerospace organisation in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on establishing DO-178C compliant QA, V&V and certification processes for safety‑critical avionics software.

The consultant will work with engineering, software development, quality assurance and programme management teams. Ideally, the candidate has prior DO-178C implementation experience and can drive hands‑on