Onboard Safety-Critical Firmware and Software Engineer

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Define and manage firmware and software requirements for safety-critical onboard computing platforms developed within the Air Refueling domain.
• ● Design and develop safety-critical firmware , primarily using FPGA technology and VHDL, in compliance with RTCA DO-254 DAL A/B requirements.
• ● Perform hardware, firmware and software integration testing , including verification activities, simulations, technical reviews and analysis.
• ● Contribute to the development and verification of safety-critical software in accordance with RTCA DO-178B/C DAL A/B standards.
• ● Support hardware and software certification processes , preparing technical evidence and demonstrating compliance with certification requirements to the relevant authorities.
• ● Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring technical quality, traceability, documentation and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• ● Technical knowledge: Strong knowledge of FPGA, CPLD and VHDL , particularly Xilinx and Altera devices.Knowledge of C/C++ programming and embedded software development.Experience in hardware verification and simulation using ModelSim, Questa or Xilinx ISim .Knowledge of RTCA DO-254 and DO-178B/C , particularly DAL A/B certification and verification processes.Experience in hardware/firmware/software integration testing, structural coverage analysis, static timing analysis and design constraints.Knowledge of modelling and model-based development tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, UML, SysML and SCADE .Familiarity with version control and continuous integration environments, including Git and Bitbucket .
• ● Soft skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, teamwork, attention to detail, adaptability and ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• ● Languages: English proficiency suitable for working in an international engineering environment.
• ● Valuable / Nice to have: Experience with NI VeriStand, LabVIEW and Xilinx Integrated Logic Analyzer (ILA).Knowledge of MATLAB scripting, Python and test automation.Experience with HDL Coder, HDL Verifier and other MATLAB/Simulink verification tools.Knowledge of Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) , partitioning architectures and ARINC 653 .Experience in software certification under DO-178B/C DAL A/B .Experience with Agile methodologies, Scrum, Kanban and CI/CD .Knowledge of hardware/software co-design for System-on-Chip (SoC) architectures.
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• ● Company: Airbus Defence and Space SAU
• ● Employment Type: Permanent -------
• ● Job Family: Software Engineering
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