Software Certification and Tool Qualification Specialist

You have experience in aeronautics, you have worked in the field of aerospace engineering or electrical systems and you want to evolve and develop new skills? This position is for you!

The A220 commercial aircraft program is looking for a Software Certification and Tool Qualification Specialist to join the Systems Competence Centre team based in Mirabel (Quebec, Canada), where you will work with a cross-functional team including Chief Engineering, Program, Methods, Production, Customer Service, Quality, etc.

You will be part of the Electrical Systems Competence Centre team responsible for:

• Advanced system design and technical expertise;
• Design assurance and problem solving;
• Supplier management, technical integration and cross-functional collaboration.

Your role within the Electrical Systems Competences Centre will be to lead and manage the end-to-end lifecycle of specialized tools used to generate Field Loadable Software (FLS). This role involves acting as the primary technical liaison with the external supplier to oversee the partitioning of key application software and the development of configuration tools. You will be responsible for defining the operational processes of this new tool, ensuring that supplier deliverables meet airworthiness and certification standards through proven project and program management skills, and ensuring compliance with schedules, budget and quality in a complex and multidisciplinary environment.

Your challenges:

• Provide technical leadership and steering during the integration, development, qualification and certification of a Field Loadable Software (FLS) generation tool;
• Drive the tool qualification and certification process in accordance with RTCA DO-330 and DO-178C standards;
• Produce and review all necessary certification documents, including tool qualification/certification plans and software accomplishment summaries;
• Be the main technical contact point vis-a-vis the supplier during the development of the FLS generation tool;
• Supervise the architectural transition of the application software by the system supplier, enabling the extraction of a configurable partition managed by the new FLS generation tool;
• Ensure rigorous monitoring of supplier progress, ensuring that all technical deliverables comply with the plan and project requirements;
• Lead design reviews as a technical reviewer with the system supplier and certification authorities to ensure design objectives are met;
• Work closely with internal departments such as Production, Customer Support, Program Office, Purchasing and Product Planning, to ensure the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of design solutions, as well as their compliance with downstream requirements;
• Define and document end-to-end processes for using new FLS generation tools;
• Define and implement a comprehensive verification and validation plan to ensure compliance of tool results;
• Develop automated regression test suites to validate tool performance.

Your profile:

• You hold a university degree in electrical, software, aerospace engineering or equivalent;
• You have at least eight (8) years of relevant experience in the development, verification, testing and certification of critical aircraft system software;
• You have expertise in project management, supplier management and the ability to drive complex projects;
• You possess a positive, proactive and committed attitude;
• You have expertise in DO-178 and DO-330 processes;
• You have experience with the FAR 25/525 certification process and the ARP4754 standard;
• You have experience with civil and airworthiness aviation authorities;
• You master the use of Google Suite software tools to produce presentations and reports;
• You have the ability to work well in a cross-functional team environment;
• You have strong communication skills (written and spoken) in French and English;