Lead Software Verification Engineer - DO-178C DAL A

Howell Instruments Inc; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Comprehensive medical and dental plan

Profit sharing

Retirement plan

Paid holidays, vacation and PTO

Job summary

Howell Instruments Inc. in Fort Worth, TX seeks a Senior Lead Software Verification Engineer to head verification activities for safety-critical avionics under DO-178C DAL A. The role focuses on planning, designing, developing, executing and reporting verification for DAL A projects.

The ideal candidate will mentor a team, perform requirements-based testing, and support certification audits, with deep expertise in verification processes and MC/DC coverage.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• 8 years in software verification, software test, or QA in safety-critical environments; 5 years on DO-178B/C projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading software verification efforts for at least one DO-178C DAL A or DAL B certification program.
• Experience developing requirements-based tests from software requirements.
• Experience in structural coverage analysis, including MC/DC coverage.
• Experience generating and reviewing certification evidence and compliance data.
• Strong leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all software verification activities for DO-178C DAL A projects.
• Develop and execute verification strategies for airborne software based on requirements.
• Lead structural coverage activities for DAL A software.
• Mentor and develop a team of software verification engineers.
• Support Stage of Involvement (SOI) audits and certification reviews.

Skills

DO-178C DAL A

Software verification leadership

Requirements-based testing

Structural coverage MC/DC

Team mentoring

Safety-critical aviation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering/Software Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

DO-178C tooling

Model-based development

Test automation

Job description

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Engineer, Lead Software Verification

Engineering Full Time Professional Fort Worth, TX, US 1 Attachments

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1064

Engineer, Lead Software Verification

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experiencedSenior Software Verification Engineerto lead software verification activities for safety-critical avionics systems developed in accordance withDO-178C. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, designing, developing, executing, and reporting software verification activities forDesign Assurance Level (DAL) Aprojects.

This role requires deep expertise in software verification processes, structural coverage analysis, requirements-based testing, certification support, and team leadership. The ideal candidate will serve as the technical lead for software verification efforts and will mentor and develop a team of software test engineers to achieve compliance with the highest levels of aviation software assurance.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead all software verification activities for DO-178C DAL A projects.
• Develop and execute comprehensive requirements-based verification strategies fore airborne software.
• Lead structural coverage activities for DAL A software.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software verification engineers.
• Support Stage of Involvement (SOI) audits and certification reviews.

Job Requirements:

• Education: Minimum Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• Experience: 8 years software verification, software test, or software quality assurance in safety critical environments, 5 years working on DO-178B or DO-178C projects.
• Skills: Demonstrated experience leading software verification efforts for at least one DO-178C DAL A or DAL B certification program.
• Skills: Experience developing requirements-based tests from software requirements.
• Skills: Experience in performing structural coverage analysis, including MC/DC coverage.
• Skills: Experience generating and reviewing certification evidence and compliance data.
• Skills: Strong understanding of software development, life cycle processes and verification methodologies.
• Skills: Excellent technical leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.
• Preferred: Experience with aviation certification, DO-330 tool qualification processes, model-based development and verification environments, embedded real-time software and avionics systems, test automation frameworks, configuration management and change control processes.

We offer an excellent benefits package, including life insurance, comprehensive medical and dental plan, profit sharing and retirement plan, paid holidays, vacation and PTO. Salary will be commensurate with experience, education and ability.