Senior Safety-Critical Certification Engineer

Aptiv; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Health, dental & life insurance

RRSP matching

Vacation and time off policies

Well-being programs (Unmind)

Job summary

Wind River is seeking a Senior Member of Technical Staff for the Engineering Sys Cert Office in Ottawa. You will plan and drive execution of safety-critical software initiatives across VxWorks and Helix Virtualization Platform, collaborating with Architects, Product Managers and remote teams to deliver compliant capabilities.

You will coach teams, define processes, and ensure adherence to automotive, aerospace and industrial standards, while mentoring junior engineers and guiding certification

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain processes for the development of certified and safety-critical software.
• Ensure compliance with automotive, industrial, and aerospace standards (e.g., ISO 26262, ASPICE, IEC 61508, DO-178C).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive process improvements.
• Provide support to teams during project execution.
• Train and mentor project teams in safety-critical lifecycle activities.
• Support the evaluation and selection of tools, processes, and technologies.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on assigned process areas.
• Participate in process definition reviews.
• Support SQA in process quality assurance activities.
• Work with global teams to achieve project objectives.
• ASPICE and Functional Safety Process compliance.
• Coach and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Written & verbal comms

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Time management

Multitasking

Audits experience

Certification experience

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Polarion

Jama

DOORS

Git

GitLab

Jenkins

JIRA

Job description

Wind River is seeking a Senior Member of Technical Staff for the Engineering Sys Cert Office in Ottawa. You will plan and drive execution of safety-critical software initiatives across VxWorks and Helix Virtualization Platform, collaborating with Architects, Product Managers and remote teams to deliver compliant capabilities.

You will coach teams, define processes, and ensure adherence to automotive, aerospace and industrial standards, while mentoring junior engineers and guiding certification