Remote DO-178C DAL A Software Verification Engineer

questdefensesystemssolutionsinc; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401(k) with employer match

Certification assistance

Professional development support

Flexible workplace

Job summary

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions (QDSS) seeks a Software Verification & Validation Engineer to support safety-critical embedded software for aerospace and defense applications. This role focuses on verifying software in RTOS, integrating hardware/software, and ensuring DO-178C DAL A compliance.

You'll review plans and requirements, develop and run tests, analyze results, and maintain traceability across artifacts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software/Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field.
• At least 4 years of software engineering experience in avionics or embedded controls within safety- or mission-critical environments.
• Experience developing software to DO-178C standards.
• Experience developing RTOS-based software.
• Proficiency in C and Python.

Responsibilities

• Independently review software plans, requirements, implementation, test artifacts, and processes for DO-178C DAL A alignment.
• Develop, review, and execute requirements-based test cases addressing HL/RL requirements (HLR/LLR).
• Perform software integration testing and system-level hardware/software integration testing in embedded RTOS environments.
• Analyze test results, investigate discrepancies, and collaborate with engineering teams to resolve issues.
• Review traceability between software requirements, test procedures, and verification results.
• Learn and apply client architecture, tools, infrastructure, and engineering processes while contributing to verification work.
• Manage assigned tasks, communicate progress clearly, and raise technical issues or roadblocks promptly.

Skills

C programming

Python

RTOS concepts

Software verification

Analytical thinking

Documentation

Task management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software/Computer/Electrical Engineering or related

Master's degree preferred

Tools

RTOS environments

ARM processors

SoC features

ARINC 429

MIL-STD-1553

DO-330 tool qualification

Job description

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions (QDSS) seeks a Software Verification & Validation Engineer to support safety-critical embedded software for aerospace and defense applications. This role focuses on verifying software in RTOS, integrating hardware/software, and ensuring DO-178C DAL A compliance.

You'll review plans and requirements, develop and run tests, analyze results, and maintain traceability across artifacts.