Software Development Lead

Alten; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Alten in Chennai seeks an experienced Software Development Lead to head architecture, design, and implementation of a DO-178C DAL A compliant FCC software solution for an eVTOL platform.

You will provide technical direction for safety-critical embedded software, coordinating with systems, hardware, verification, quality, and certification teams to ensure safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of embedded software experience.
• Experience with real-time software on an RTOS.
• Strong DO-178C lifecycle and certification experience.
• Experience in avionics or safety-critical domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead FCC software architecture, detailed design, embedded C development, and integration activities.
• Guide bootloader, BIT, redundancy, autopilot, and platform functions.
• Translate requirements into robust software architecture, interfaces, and implementation.
• Conduct architecture, design, code, integration, and peer reviews; drive action closure.
• Ensure adherence to development plans, coding standards, and DO-178C objectives.
• Support integration, debugging, root-cause analysis, and risk mitigation.
• Mentor development engineers and coordinate with systems, hardware, verification, and certification teams.

Skills

Embedded C

RTOS

DO-178C

Avionics safety-critical

Software architecture

Technical leadership

Job description

Software Development Lead

We are seeking a highly skilled FCC Software Solution Lead to spearhead the architecture, design, implementation, integration, and technical review of a DO-178C DAL A compliant FCC software solution for an eVTOL platform. This role demands technical direction for safety-critical embedded software and requires effective coordination with systems, hardware, verification, quality, and certification teams. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our technology and ensuring the highest standards of safety and compliance.

Experience Required:

7 to 10 years

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead FCC software architecture, detailed design, Embedded C development, and integration activities.
• Guide development of bootloader, Built-In Test (BIT), redundancy management, autopilot, and supporting platform functions.
• Translate allocated requirements into robust software architecture, design, interfaces, and implementation.
• Conduct architecture, design, code, integration, and peer reviews and drive action closure.
• Ensure adherence to approved development plans, coding standards, configuration controls, and DO-178C objectives.
• Support integration, debugging, root-cause analysis, defect resolution, and technical risk mitigation.
• Mentor development engineers and coordinate technical interfaces with systems, hardware, verification, and certification teams.

Qualification Criteria:

• Strong hands-on experience in Embedded C development.
• Experience designing and developing real-time software on an RTOS.
• Good understanding of DO-178C software lifecycle processes and certification evidence.
• Experience in avionics or other safety-critical embedded software development.
• Strong knowledge of embedded software architecture, interfaces, integration, debugging, and reviews.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and ability to guide a development team.

Primary Skills:

• Embedded C
• DO-178C
• software architecture

Key Skills:

• FCC
• autopilot
• bootloader
• BIT
• redundancy management
• requirements management
• configuration management
• avionics interfaces
• real-time software
• technical leadership
• integration
• debugging
• peer reviews