Experienced or Senior Level Software Certification Engineer (systems) – Commercial Modification

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · Long Beach, CA

Software Certification Engineer for Commercial Modifications at Boeing, ensuring airborne software components meet rigorous safety standards (FAA/EASA) by generating software components, reviewing supplier data, and overseeing compliance documentation.

What you'd actually do

  1. Generate Software Components (PDIs), User Modifiable Software (UMS) and/or Field Loadable software in response to modifications requested at aircraft level in compliance with DO-178B/C
  2. Review and approve suppliers’ software lifecycle data (i.e. software architecture, software design document, software requirement document) throughout software lifecycle processes; from planning, requirements, development/implementation, verification and certification phases
  3. Oversee and verify the compliance preparation and submission of comprehensive technical documentation required for certification
  4. Work collaboratively and transparently with regulatory representatives, Boeing EUMs suppliers and global Boeing sites to ensure all systems and software designs comply not only with stringent regulatory requirements and safety standards but also with Boeing’s internal standards
  5. Monitor project progress and performance, ensuring that engineering solutions are delivered on time and meet all safety and certification milestones

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
  • 3+ years’ experience in software development life cycles, configuration management and agile software engineering best practices
  • 3+ years’ experience developing, documenting and maintaining architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software systems
  • 3+ years’ experience leading software development projects
  • Experience using common software version control tools such as Git, or equivalent
  • Experience with Agile planning tool such as JIRA, GITLAB, or similar
  • Domain expertise in either Interior Cabins, Seats, In Flight Entertainment systems or Onboard Network Systems

Nice to have

  • 5+ years of higher education and/or related work experience
  • 5+ years of experience as, or working with Designated Engineering Representative (DER), or Technical Standard Order (TSO) Certification Specialist or EASA/FAA Compliance Verification Engineer (CVE) or equivalent
  • 5+ years of Experience across Software Lifecycle Data Items, and Software standards such DO-330 and DO-331
  • Current Designated Engineering Representative (DER) or Technical Standard Order (TSO) Certification Specialist or Compliance Verification Engineer (CVE)
  • Experience using common software version control tools such as Git, or equivalent
  • Experience with Agile planning tool such as JIRA, GITLAB, or similar

What the JD emphasized

  • DO-178B/C
  • FAA
  • EASA
  • regulatory requirements
  • safety standards