Avionics Model-based Engineer (Avionics and Vehicle Management)

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop software requirements and design for a Vehicle Management System (VMS)
• Work with subject matter experts, design solutions for a variety of capabilities such as airplane subsystems, redundancy management, energy management, system monitoring, and controls
• Coordinate and integrate requirements across engineering disciplines
• Apply model-based system engineering techniques to design and verify system requirements
• Interpret requirements to formulate and test mathematical models
• Verify and validate software against designed requirements in virtual and hardware test environments
• Conduct analysis to support certification of a Vehicle Management System
• Ensure compliance with aerospace safety and certification standards (ARP4754A and ARP4761).
• Ensure compliance with aerospace software and Hardware standards (e.g., DO-178C, DO-254).
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (flight controls, software, certification, safety, systems engineering) to ensure system robustness and compliance.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in avionics engineering with a specific focus on vehicle management system, fault detection and monitoring.
• Strong understanding of safety-critical system design and relevant certification processes (e.g., ARP4754 and DAL levels).
• Experience with simulation tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink), requirements management tools (e.g., Polarian or DOORS).
• Familiarity with aircraft system integration and avionics communication protocols (e.g., CAN, serial communications, …).
• Experience/Familiarity with the hardware and software associated with Avionics systems, Flight Control Systems, Power System, Mission System.
• Experience/Familiarity with System Safety Assessments, Failure Hazard Analysis, and Certification/Test plans.
• Hands-on experience with software development in C/C++, Python, and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and system verification.
• Very good knowledge of the English language
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.