Senior Avionics Qualification & Verification Engineer | DO-160 | ARP4754A | Avionics Certification | Equipment Qualification
Job Description
Role: Senior Avionics Qualification & Verification Engineer
Experience Required:
- 10–20+ years in Avionics Verification, Equipment Qualification, Environmental Testing, System Certification, or Airborne Electronic Equipment Qualification.
Technical Skills
- Avionics Systems Verification
- Environmental Qualification
- Equipment Qualification Review
Must Have
- 10+ years’ experience in avionics verification, qualification, certification, or systems engineering.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience reviewing qualification documentation.
- Qualification Test Plans (QTP)
- Qualification Test Reports (QTR)
- Hands-on experience on at least one certified aircraft program.
- Prior experience working for:
Good to Have
- Certification experience in:
- Direct support to FAA certification programs.
- Direct support to EASA certification programs.
- Experience supporting TCCA certification projects.
- Experience participating in SOI reviews.
- Experience supporting certification audits.
- Experience preparing certification compliance evidence.
Responsibilities
Qualification Test Plan (QTP) Review
- Review Qualification Test Plans (QTPs) for completeness and technical adequacy.
- Verify proper coverage of all allocated requirements.
- Confirm alignment between:
- Review pass/fail criteria and Verify that test methods adequately demonstrate compliance.
- Ensure environmental qualification test conditions are correctly defined.
- Verify applicability of environmental categories and operating conditions.
- Assess test setup descriptions for adequacy and repeatability.
- Review pass/fail criteria and acceptance criteria.
- Validate test sample configuration and part number applicability.
- Review equipment operating modes addressed during testing.
Qualification Test Report (QTR) Review
- Review Qualification Test Reports for accuracy and completeness.
- Verify correlation between approved QTP and executed testing.
- Confirm all planned tests have been executed appropriately.
- Review evidence supporting requirement compliance.
- Verify sufficient objective evidence exists to support certification.
- Assess anomalies encountered during testing.
- Ensure proper disposition of test failures and retests.
- Confirm qualification conclusions are technically justified.
Verification Compliance Assessment
- Review verification artifacts against:
- Assess requirement-to-test traceability.
- Verify that verification activities satisfy allocated requirements.
- Identify missing verification coverage.
- Validate verification methods:
- Ensure evidence supports compliance claims.
- Confirm closure of verification activities before certification milestones.
Environmental Qualification & Certification Support
- Review environmental qualification evidence against applicable standards including DO-160 Environmental Qualification.
- Coordinate with customer specialists for disciplines including:
Technical Review Activities
- Perform detailed technical reviews to identify:
Documentation Gaps
- Missing requirements coverage.
- Missing environmental conditions.
- Missing acceptance criteria.
Technical Issues
- Incorrect equipment configuration.
- Inappropriate category selection.
Certification Concerns
- Unsupported compliance statements.
- Lack of objective evidence.
- Missing certification artifacts.
Review Boards & Supplier Management
- Support qualification review boards including:
- Qualification Review (QR)
- Certification Readiness Reviews
- Review supplier-generated qualification documentation.
- Evaluate quality and completeness of supplier deliverables.
- Assess supplier responsiveness to review comments.
- Support supplier technical reviews.
- Monitor closure of qualification issues.
- Review re-worked documents.
- Ensure supplier compliance with customer expectations.
- Provide performance feedback and status reporting.
Mandatory Standards & Knowledge
- Aircraft development lifecycle
- System verification processes
Documentation Review Skills
- Qualification Test Plans (QTP)
- Qualification Test Reports (QTR)
- Test Readiness Review Packages
- Qualification Review Packages
- Certification Data Packages
Specialized Qualification Knowledge
- Structural Qualification.
Tool Experience
- Configuration Management Systems.
Additional Desirable Skills
- Supplier management experience.
- Root cause analysis and corrective action reviews.
- Test laboratory coordination.
- Aircraft integration testing exposure.
- Systems engineering background.
- Safety assessment familiarity.
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) exposure.
- Multi-disciplinary review experience:
