Onboard Safety-Critical Senior Firmware and Software Engineer

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Job Description:

The duties and responsibilities of the Onboard Safety-Critical Senior Firmware and Software Engineer for the Department of Air Refueling & Cargo Loading Software will be the following:

  • To be in charge of the Firmware Requirements Specification for the Onboard Safety Critical Computing Platforms developed inside the AR Domain.
  • To be in charge of the Software Requirements Specification for the Onboard Safety Critical Computing Platforms developed inside the AR Domain.
  • To be in charge of the Hardware/Firmware/Software Integration Testing for the Onboard Safety Critical Computers developed inside the AR Domain.
  • To be involved in the development of the Firmware DO-254 DAL A/B for the Onboard Computers developed under the responsibility of the Air Refueling domain, and to be involved in its verification (testing, reviews and analysis).
  • To share the responsibility of the Hardware Certification Process of such Firmware in front of the Certification Authorities in order to demonstrate the compliance with the RTCA DO-254 DAL A/B Objectives.
  • To be involved in the development of the Software DO-178B/C DAL A/B for the Onboard Computers developed under the responsibility of the Air Refueling domain, and to be involved in its verification (testing, reviews and analysis).
  • To share the responsibility of the Software Certification Process of such Software in front of the Certification Authorities in order to demonstrate the compliance with the RTCA DO-178B/C DAL A/B Objectives.
  • Skills

For such purposes the following skills are required:

  • Advanced level of knowledge of VHDL hardware description language.
  • Advanced level of knowledge of FPGAs and CPLDs, mainly Xilinx and Altera devices.
  • Advanced level of knowledge of C/C++ programming language.
  • Advanced level of knowledge of modelling languages and environments as UML and SysML, Matlab/Simulink and SCADE Suite/Display.
  • Advanced level of knowledge of DO-254 Model Based Design:
    • Requirements Specification with Simulink Requirements (RMI)
    • Model-Based Design workflow for DO-254
    • VHDL code generation with HDL Coder.
    • VHDL code testing with HDL Verifier
    • Other Mathworks tools: Fixed Point Designer, Simulink Design Verifier, Simulink Coverage and Simulink Test
    • Knowledge on Matlab language and Matlab scripting shall be valued positively.
  • Advanced level of knowledge and demonstrated previous experience in Hardware Certification Processes applying the RTCA DO-254 up to DAL A/B.
  • Advanced level of knowledge on HW Verification Techniques considering:
    • ModelSim simulations definition and execution (Register-transfer level and Post-layout).
    • Xilinx ISim simulations definition and execution
    • Knowledge on Xilinx Integrated Logic Analyzer IP (ILA).
    • Veristand and Labview frameworks knowledge shall be valued positively
  • Advanced level of knowledge on Firmware Structural Coverage Analysis Techniques for DAL A/B Firmware.
  • Advanced level of knowledge on Static Timing Analysis and optimization techniques.
  • Advanced level of knowledge on Design Constraints and optimization techniques.
  • Knowledge on Code Static Analysis techniques including such based on abstract interpretation.
  • Knowledge in Software Certification Processes (RTCA DO-178B/C up to DAL A/B).
  • Knowledge on SW Verification Techniques considering Software Hardware/Software Integration and Software Integration Testing, and Formal Review of Software Requirements, Software Architectures and Design, Source Code and Test Cases Definitions and Results.
  • Knowledge on Software Structural Coverage Analysis Techniques for DAL A/B.
  • Knowledge on Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis techniques
  • Knowledge and demonstrated previous experience in continuous integration environments:
    • GIT
    • Bitbucket
  • Additional valuable skills
    • Demonstrated previous experience in Software Certification Processes applying the RTCA DO-178B/C up to DAL A/B.
    • Advanced knowledge of Real Time Operating Systems.
    • Advanced knowledge of Partitioning Architectures and ARINC653 Standard.
    • Advanced knowledge of Python and scripting.
    • Demonstrated previous experience in AGILE frameworks.
    • It shall be valuated positively HW/SW Codesign for SoC.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Defence and Space SAU

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Software Engineering

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