Onboard Safety Critical Software Engineer

About the role

Airbus Defence and Space is looking for an Onboard Safety Critical Senior Software Engineer for the Air Refueling Software department, based in the Getafe area. The role covers safety-critical computing platforms and processing units, including requirements specification, hardware/software integration testing and software certification under RTCA DO-178B/C.

Key responsibilities

• Own the Software Requirements Specification for onboard safety-critical computing platforms developed in the Air Refueling domain.
• Lead hardware/software integration testing for onboard safety-critical processing units.
• Contribute to the development and verification (testing, reviews and analysis) of DO-178B/C DAL A/B software for onboard processing units.
• Share responsibility for the software certification process with certification authorities to prove compliance with DO-178B/C objectives.
• Lead research and development projects to move towards new technological frameworks in safety-critical airborne systems development and certification.

Required profile

• Advanced knowledge of artificial intelligence technology and demonstrated experience using AI techniques.
• Demonstrated experience in software certification processes applying RTCA DO-178B/C up to DAL A/B.
• Knowledge of control systems theory and of the use and certification of AI in airborne systems.

Required skills

• C/C++ and Ada95/2012 at an advanced level.
• UML, SysML, Matlab/Simulink and SCADE Suite/Display.
• Static timing analysis, static code analysis (including abstract interpretation), worst-case execution time analysis and structural coverage analysis for DAL A/B.
• SW verification, formal review of requirements, architecture and design, and integration testing.
• Real-time operating systems, partitioning architectures and ARINC 653.
• CI/CD environments and tools such as JIRA and Git/Bitbucket.
• Valuable: Python, Agile, GPU/GPGPU, FPGA and Unreal Engine.

What we offer

• Permanent position with an attractive salary and compensation package.
• Hybrid working where possible, plus collective transport at some sites.
• Health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan and study grants.
• Free canteen, kindergarten and medical office on site.
• Upskilling opportunities and social responsibility initiatives.