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Services (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) is the technology partner of choice for industry-leading organizations worldwide. Since its inception in 1968, TCS has upheld the highest standards of innovation, engineering excellence and customer service.

It has set an aspiration to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company and is enabling its clients to transform themselves across the full AI stack, from infrastructure to intelligence. Rooted in the heritage of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long term value for its clients, its investors, its employees, and the community at large. With a highly skilled workforce spread across 56 countries and 194 service delivery centers across the world, the company has been recognized as a top employer in six continents.

With the ability to rapidly apply and scale recent technologies, the company has built long term partnerships with its clients. Many of these relationships have endured into decades and navigated every technology cycle, from mainframes in the 1970s to artificial intelligence today.

- Must-Have Experience should include one or more of the following:

FAA certification programs

EASA certification programs

TCCA certification programs

Certification projects involving major avionics OEMs

Good-to-Have

Practical experience in

ARINC 653 partitioned operating environments

Open IMA architectures

AFDX / ARINC 664 networking

Platform resource management

System integration and verification

DO-297 IMA lifecycle processes

Certification support activities with FAA and/or EASA Responsibility of / Expectations from the Role 1





IMA System Architecture Definition

Define and maintain Open IMA system architectures aligned with aircraft and system-level requirements.

Develop architecture concepts for hosted applications within partitioned computing environments.

Allocate aircraft functions across IMA modules while ensuring compliance with safety, performance, and certification requirements.

Define partitioning strategies for

Applications

Operating systems

Shared platform resources

Communication services

Establish architecture principles supporting reusability, scalability, maintainability, and certification.

Perform system-level trade studies and architecture evaluations.

2

Define and maintain

Functional architectures

Logical architectures

Physical architectures

Deployment architectures

Support safety-driven architecture decisions derived from:

FHA

PSSA

SSA

Ensure compliance with

ARINC 653

ARINC 664

DO-297

ARP4754A

3

Platform Integration & Configuration

Lead integration of avionics applications onto Open IMA platforms.

Configure

ARINC 653 partitions

Scheduling tables

Health monitoring functions

Communication channels

I/O assignments

4

Perform resource allocation activities

CPU utilization analysis

Memory allocation

Network bandwidth allocation

Latency analysis

Manage hosted application deployment.

Support platform integration testing and troubleshooting.

Analyze integration risks and develop mitigation strategies.

5

Resolve issues associated with

Partition timing

Resource conflicts

Inter-partition communication

Network performance

Platform startup sequences

Coordinate platform releases and configuration baselines.

6

Certification & Compliance Activities





Support certification of Open IMA platforms in accordance with applicable regulations and standards.

Develop and review certification evidence and compliance artifacts.

Support certification audits and authority interactions.

Ensure traceability between

Requirements

Architecture

Design

Verification activities

7

Coordinate compliance activities across development teams.

Support planning and execution of certification reviews.

Contribute to compliance demonstrations for:

FAA

EASA

Other certification authorities

8

Demonstrated working knowledge of

DO-297

DO-178C

DO-254

ARP4754A

ARP4761A

DO-160

DO-330 (preferred)

AC 20-115D (preferred)

9

Standards & Interface Management

Manage system interfaces between hosted applications, platform services, and aircraft systems.

Define interface control documentation.

Ensure platform compliance with applicable avionics standards.

Support AFDX network architecture development.

10

Define communication mechanisms using

ARINC 653

ARINC 664

CAN

Ethernet

Serial interfaces

Maintain interface traceability across program baselines.

Coordinate interface changes across stakeholders.

Support interoperability and compatibility assessments.

11

Technical Leadership & Problem Resolution

Serve as technical focal point for Open IMA architecture and platform integration activities.

Lead technical reviews and design assessments.

Drive resolution of complex integration and certification issues.

Mentor junior and mid-level engineers.

Establish engineering best practices.

Support customer and stakeholder reviews.

12

Evaluate technical risks and recommend mitigation plans.

Coordinate with

Systems Engineering

Software Engineering

Hardware Engineering

Safety Engineering

Verification & Validation Teams

Certification Teams Thank you for your interest in TCS. Candidates that meet the qualifications for this position will be contacted within a 2-week period. We invite you to continue to apply for other opportunities that match your profile.

📌 Senior Avionics Systems Engineer (Montreal)
🏢 TATA Consultancy Services
📍 Montreal