Certification Engineer - DO-178B/C Embedded Software

We are hiring a Certification Engineer for a full-time onsite aerospace role in Everett, WA .

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in embedded software certification and verification , with deep working knowledge of DO-178B/C and aerospace certification processes. This role requires practical experience preparing and reviewing certification artifacts, supporting audits, and working with certification authorities and representatives.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and support embedded software certification documentation.
• Work with DO-178B/C software certification processes across planning, development, verification, and compliance activities.
• Support certification artifacts such as PSAC, SDP, SVP, SAS, HLR, LLR, SCI, SCMP, and SVMP .
• Participate in SOI1 through SOI4 audit support and certification reviews.
• Support activities involving DERs and certification stakeholders.
• Review embedded software for certification concerns including object code, dead code, deactivated code, memory usage, watchdog timers, partitioning, and software/hardware interactions.
• Support software verification and testing activities including unit testing, HW/SW testing, SW/SW testing, structural coverage analysis, test procedures, test plans, and worst-case analysis.
• Contribute to FAA/EASA certification and compliance activities for aerospace software systems.

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with DO-178B/C .
• Experience with embedded software certification in the aerospace domain.
• Hands-on certification document preparation and review experience.
• Experience with certification artifacts including PSAC, SDP, SVP, SAS, HLR, LLR, SCI, SCMP, and SVMP .
• Experience supporting SOI1-SOI4 audits.
• Experience supporting DERs or certification representatives.
• FAA and/or EASA certification experience.
• Strong embedded software testing or verification background.
• Ability to work onsite in Everett, WA .
• Full-time availability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with avionics software, safety-critical embedded systems, or flight software.
• Experience with structural coverage analysis and certification evidence packages.
• Experience with software/hardware partitioning, object code analysis, dead/deactivated code, static/dynamic memory, and watchdog timer analysis.
• Prior aerospace OEM, Tier 1, avionics, or defense supplier experience.

Work Authorization

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. Due to aerospace/export-control requirements, candidates may need to meet U.S. person eligibility requirements.