DO-178C Software Lead Engineer

Inspired Recruitment; Warmley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspired Recruitment is seeking an experienced real-time safety critical software engineer for a Cheltenham-based role. On-site 3 days per week, you will lead the DO-178C level A program, deriving requirements, authoring designs, implementing safety-critical software, and validating the system.

You will work across hardware, systems, and test engineering to ensure full traceability, rigorous testing, and quality assurance throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in bare-metal real-time embedded C development.
• In-depth knowledge of DO-178C Level A standards and documentation.
• Experience with safety-critical systems and MCDC testing.

Responsibilities

• Derive high and low level requirements.
• Author the software design.
• Implement safety critical software for an embedded modular platform.
• Test and validate the solution.
• Conduct design and code reviews.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and test engineering for integration.

Skills

Bare-metal embedded C

DO-178C Level A

Safety-critical systems (MCDC)

RTOS concepts

Debugging & hardware interfaces

Job description

My client is looking for an experienced real-time safety critical software engineer with extensive DO-178C experience. The role will be based in Cheltenham working onsite 3 days per week.

As the Contract DO-178C Software Engineer, you will be expected to perform the following for a high-reliability safety critical software solution:

• Derive high and low level requirements
• Author the software design
• Implement safety critical software for an embedded modular platform
• Test and validate the solution.

You will take responsibility for the full software development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with DO-178C level A, while pioneering innovation and efficiency.

This role requires a combination of technical expertise and strong leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities

Contributor

• Contribute to requirements definition, design, development, and verification of a bare-metal, real-time software system written in C.
• Ensure adherence to DO-178C Level A processes, including traceability, rigorous testing, and quality assurance.
• Conduct design and code reviews to maintain high-quality standards.

Collaboration

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, systems, and test engineering) to ensure seamless integration of software with hardware systems.
• Report project status to stakeholders and contribute to program reviews.
• Ensure effective communication across the team.

Required Skills and Experience

Technical Expertise

• Proven experience developing bare-metal real-time embedded systems in C.
• In-depth knowledge of DO-178C Level A standards, processes, and documentation.
• Experience with safety-critical systems and familiarity with certification requirements including MCDC testing.
• Proficiency in real-time software design and RTOS (optional) concepts.
• Familiarity with debugging tools, hardware interfaces, and safety analysis techniques.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with aerospace systems or similar high-reliability domains.
• Familiarity with other safety-critical standards (e.g., ARP4754, ARINC 653, DO-254, DO-248).

Understanding of hardware/software integration and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing

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