Job Description
Position: Safety Manager
Location: Remote (USA)
Contract Duration: 6 months (extendable)
- There will need to be some training for a new hire. Our DO-178C processes are unique.
- Safety Leadership: Develop and manage safety plans ensuring compliance with DO-178C DAL A standards.
- Process Management: Oversee software development processes, code hardening, verification and validation, ensuring adherence to the highest safety and reliability standards.
- Risk Analysis: Conduct thorough safety assessments, hazard analyses, and risk mitigation.
- Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation for safety plans, processes, and compliance activities.
- Audits and Reviews: Prepare for and support internal and external compliance audits.
- Training: Provide guidance and training on DO-178C standards and safety practices.
- Continuous Improvement: Implement best practices for process improvements in safety and reliability.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Communicate safety objectives and requirements effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Incident Management: Investigate safety incidents, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions.
- Critical Skills and Experience
- Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- Experience: Minimum of 7 years in software development, with at least 5 years focused on safety-critical systems and DO-178C compliance.
- Certification: Relevant certifications (e.g., DO-178C, FAA DER) are highly desirable.
- Knowledge: Deep understanding of DO-178C standards, particularly for DAL A certification, and familiarity with related standards.
- Knowledge of requirements
- Software high-level and low-level
- Knowledge of verification
- How to test requirements according to our plan (and thus meeting DO-178C)
- How to know if a peer review was performed correctly
- Understands structural coverage analysis (code and architecture)
- Knowledge of tool qualification
- A willingness to dig in at the RTOS, BSP, library level
- Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills; ability to work collaboratively.
- Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to safety and compliance standards.
- Preferred Skills
- Tools: Proficiency with safety, verification, and code analysis tools.
- Methodologies: Familiarity with Waterfall, Agile, and V-Model software development methodologies.
- Industry Experience: Background in the aerospace industry and understanding of regulatory requirements.
Additionally:
Please note, this not software development work. This is a review/audit/advisor role not a hands-on SW Developer one.
Apply Now
Apply Now