Job Description Summary

Responsible for designing , developing and testing Embedded Software, platforms and systems that control and runs on devices that need to be tailored to the needs of the hardware that it has to control and run on (i.e. directly controls the real time functions of a physical device such as motors, alternators, engines, valves, fans, and other devices and products). Typically requires a deep understanding of the characteristics of the physical device being controlled, the realtime functions it is expected to perform and the ability to design, develop, implement, and test the logic and software required to realize the realtime functionality. Usually tailored for products and services across various P&Ls. Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

Job Description

This role is responsible for providing technical leadership for the software verification team on SMS platforms, leading activities from planning through certification while setting technical direction, mentoring team members, and managing day-to-day task execution. The position owns verification planning and strategy, including developing and maintaining Software Verification Plans, test strategies, and coverage approaches to meet DO-178C DAL B verification objectives and customer/program requirements. The role drives test development and automation by authoring and reviewing Software Test Plans, automated test procedures, unit tests, and test suites (including robust and edge-case inputs), and leading the automation strategy and implementation. The engineer performs requirements-based testing using IBM DOORS to derive and manage test cases from requirements, ensuring full requirements traceability and coverage across HLR, LLR, and unit levels. Responsibilities include managing tools and environments, such as configuring and administering GitHub repositories and branching strategies, and working within the AMD Vitis SDK and associated toolchains to build, integrate, and validate software on the Zynq UltraScale+ SOM. The role leads test execution and analysis, executing tests using tools such as VectorCAST, Ballard Co-Pilot, bus analyzers, and oscilloscopes; analyzing results; investigating anomalies; and driving issues to root cause and corrective action. The position supports safety and certification by applying DO-178C DAL B, MIL-STD-882E, and MIL-HDBK-516C objectives to verification activities and contributing to safety assessments and certification data packages. It also oversees defect management, leading complex troubleshooting across software, firmware, and hardware interfaces in collaboration with design, systems, and hardware teams. The engineer ensures robust documentation and reporting through the production of high-quality Software Test Reports, defect summaries, and verification status metrics, and supports internal, customer, and regulatory audits and reviews. Finally, the role champions process and continuous improvement by promoting verification best practices, contributing to process improvements, tool qualification, and standard work for software verification.
 

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to effectively guide, lead technical teams and manage technical staff
• Knowledge and experience testing complex avionics systems
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Aviation, or Aerospace from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum 10 years of systems technical and project leadership experience in the aviation industry in any of the following areas: avionics system development, product design, leading and managing technical teams and executing new technology introduction programs.
• This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens.  GE will require proof of status.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Stores Management Systems, mission computers, or similar avionics/defense platforms.
• Experience integrating test suites into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).

• Scripting skills (e.g., Python, shell) to build automated test frameworks, data analysis, and tool integrations.

• Exposure to tool qualification activities under DO-178C. Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, and rigorous verification in high-assurance systems.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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