Avionics Software Certification Engineer (DO-178C)

Job Title Avionics Software Certification Engineer (DO-178C)

Location: Cedar Rapids, IA (Onsite)
Job Type: Full-Time / Contract

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Avionics Software Certification Engineer to support the certification and compliance of safety-critical embedded software used in aerospace systems. This role is ideal for professionals with expertise in DO-178B/C standards, software verification, and certification documentation.

You will work closely with engineering and quality teams to ensure software products meet aviation regulatory requirements and are ready for certification reviews.

Key Responsibilities

• Review software development lifecycle artifacts to ensure compliance with DO-178B/C standards.


• Prepare, review, and maintain certification documentation for aerospace software programs.


• Support certification activities throughout the software development and verification lifecycle.


• Participate in technical reviews, audits, and regulatory assessments.


• Analyze certification issues and work with engineering teams to resolve compliance gaps.


• Ensure software requirements, design documents, test procedures, and verification results meet certification standards.


• Support Stage of Involvement (SOI) reviews and customer certification activities.


• Maintain complete traceability between requirements, design, code, and testing.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to aerospace quality processes.


• Contribute to continuous process improvements and documentation quality.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or another STEM discipline.


• Experience working with DO-178B or DO-178C software certification standards.


• Knowledge of software development and verification processes for safety-critical embedded systems.


• Experience reviewing certification documents and compliance artifacts.


• Understanding of software requirements traceability and verification methodologies.


• Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.