Software Engineer - Aircraft Surveillance Systems

Build software that supports aircraft surveillance systems using a lifecycle approach aligned to DO-178. This onsite role in Phoenix, AZ emphasizes disciplined development practices, clear traceability from requirements through verification, and collaboration across remote team members. You will help deliver dependable avionics-grade software by producing requirements, implementing code in C/C++, and creating the verification artifacts needed to validate behavior.

Responsibilities

• Develop software requirements for aircraft surveillance system needs
• Develop software code in line with lifecycle expectations
• Create software verification test cases and procedures to support verification activities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer/Aerospace Engineering
• 5+ years of Aerospace Engineering experience
• Knowledge of the DO-178 Full Lifecycle Development process and its application to complex systems software
• Experience with requirements capture and management, including associated tools
• Experience translating software requirements into C/C++ language code
• Experience developing detailed design documents
• Experience translating software requirements into software verification test cases
• Experience developing software verification test procedures
• Familiar with Software Change Request (SCR) processes and tools
• Familiar with software configuration management processes and tools
• Positive attitude, with strong initiative and decision-making skills
• Ability to multiplex between tasks
• Ability to interpret high level requirements that may not be fully clear and make good judgments on intent while continuing forward progress
• Ability to ramp quickly and determine how to set up the Validation Facility test environment
• Experience working with remote team members
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written)
• Flexibility to match and occasionally adapt work hours to the Customers schedule
• Flexibility to accommodate peaks in workload to meet milestones

Preferred Skills

• TCAS, TAWS, ADS-B Out, or similar product experience

Technology

• DO-178
• C/C++