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

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.