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 responsible for the Firmware Requirements Specification for the Onboard Safety Critical Computing Platforms developed inside the AR Domain.
- To be responsible for the Software Requirements Specification for the Onboard Safety Critical Computing Platforms developed inside the AR Domain.
- To be responsible for the Hardware/Firmware/Software Integration Testing for the Onboard Safety Critical Computers developed inside the AR Domain.
- To be responsible for 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:

- High level of knowledge of VHDL hardware description language.




- High level of knowledge of FPGAs and CPLDs, mainly Xilinx and Altera devices.
- High level of knowledge of C/C++ programming language.
- High level of knowledge of modelling languages and environments as UML and SysML, Matlab/Simulink and SCADE Suite/Display.
- High 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.

- High level of knowledge and demonstrated previous experience in Hardware Certification Processes applying the RTCA DO-254 up to DAL A/B.
- High 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





- High level of knowledge on Firmware Structural Coverage Analysis Techniques for DAL A/B Firmware.
- High level of knowledge on Static Timing Analysis and optimization techniques.
- High 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.
- High knowledge of Real Time Operating Systems.
- High knowledge of Partitioning Architectures and ARINC653 Standard.
- High 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

Employm

📌 Ingeniero Fpga De Precisión Para Aeroespacio Y Defensa (Fuenlabrada)
🏢 Alten Spain
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