Senior Aerospace Software & Hardware Certification Lead

questdefensesystemssolutionsinc; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) match

Professional development

Job summary

Quest Defense Systems Solutions Inc. seeks a senior technical leader to provide oversight for software and hardware used in safety-critical aircraft systems. This role spans design reviews, supplier assessments, verification, compliance, and certification support across embedded software and hardware disciplines.

You will coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to resolve complex technical and safety issues and mentor junior engineers while influencing the engineering roadmap.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electronics, software, aerospace engineering, or equivalent.
• At least 15 years in a technical engineering field and 10 years in aeronautics.
• Five years of FPGA/ASIC development and/or embedded software for aerospace.
• Familiar with DO-178B/C, DO-248B/C, DO-254, DO-330 and related guidance.

Responsibilities

• Participate in preliminary and critical system design reviews, assessing supplier certification plans and software or electronic designs, including FPGA, ASIC, and programmable logic.
• Conduct technical and process audits at supplier facilities and perform safety-of-flight reviews.
• Evaluate software and hardware test evidence and analyses, then determine compliance status against requirements.
• Lead resolution of safety, technical, and compliance deficiencies with suppliers and program stakeholders.
• Prepare or review design-compliance reports and contribute to the software and electronics engineering roadmap.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and specialists.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Design reviews

Audits and compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electronics/software/aerospace

Tools

DOORS

JAMA

C

C++

Ada

Python

VHDL/Verilog (HDL)

FPGA/ASIC development

RTCA DO-178B/C

Job description

Quest Defense Systems Solutions Inc. seeks a senior technical leader to provide oversight for software and hardware used in safety-critical aircraft systems. This role spans design reviews, supplier assessments, verification, compliance, and certification support across embedded software and hardware disciplines.

You will coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to resolve complex technical and safety issues and mentor junior engineers while influencing the engineering roadmap.