Senior Avionics Qualification & Verification Engineer (DO-160, ARP4754A, DOORS, Certification,

Job Description
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
• Certification Compliance
• Equipment Qualification Review

Must Have

• 10+ years’ experience in avionics verification, qualification, certification, or systems engineering.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience reviewing qualification documentation.

• Experience reviewing:
• Qualification Test Plans (QTP)
• Qualification Test Reports (QTR)

• Hands-on experience on at least one certified aircraft program.

• Prior experience working for:
• OEM
• Tier-1 supplier

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:
• Equipment requirements
• System requirements
• Aircraft requirements
• Qualification objectives

• 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.

• Validate:
• Test results
• Measurements
• Data summaries
• Failure records
• Deviations
• Corrective actions

• 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:
• System requirements
• Equipment requirements
• Interface requirements
• Certification objectives

• Assess requirement-to-test traceability.

• Verify that verification activities satisfy allocated requirements.

• Identify missing verification coverage.

• Validate verification methods:
• Test
• Analysis
• Inspection
• Similarity

• 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:
• EMC/EMI
• Thermal
• Structural / Stress
• Safety
• Systems Engineering
• Certification

Technical Review Activities

• Perform detailed technical reviews to identify:

Documentation Gaps

• Missing requirements coverage.
• Missing test evidence.
• Missing environmental conditions.
• Missing acceptance criteria.

Technical Issues

• Inadequate test methods.
• Incorrect equipment configuration.
• Inappropriate category selection.
• Traceability issues.

Certification Concerns

• Unsupported compliance statements.
• Lack of objective evidence.
• Open non-conformances.
• 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

• Practical knowledge of:
• RTCA DO-160
• ARP4754A
• ARP4761 / ARP4761A
• DO-178C awareness
• DO-254 awareness

• Knowledge of:
• Aircraft development lifecycle
• System verification processes

Documentation Review Skills

• Experience reviewing:
• Qualification Test Plans (QTP)
• Qualification Test Reports (QTR)
• Compliance Reports
• Qualification Reports
• Verification Procedures
• Verification Reports
• Test Readiness Review Packages
• Qualification Review Packages
• Certification Data Packages

Specialized Qualification Knowledge

• EMC / EMI Testing.
• Lightning Qualification.
• Structural Qualification.
• Thermal Qualification.

Tool Experience

• IBM DOORS.
• DOORS Next.
• Polarion.
• Jama.
• Cameo / MagicDraw.
• Teamcenter.
• Windchill.
• JIRA.
• 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:
• EMC
• Stress
• Thermal
• Structures.


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