Senior Avionics Qualification & Verification Engineer | DO-160 | ARP4754A | Avionics Certification | Equipment Qualification

Role: Senior Avionics Qualification & Verification Engineer

Experience Required

- 10–20+ years in Avionics Verification, Equipment Qualification, Environmental Testing, System Certification, or Airborne Electronic Equipment Qualification.

Technical Skills

- Avionics Systems Verification
- Environmental Qualification
- Certification Compliance
- Equipment Qualification Review

Must Have

- 10+ years’ experience in avionics verification, qualification, certification, or systems engineering.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience reviewing qualification documentation.
- Experience reviewing:
- Qualification Test Plans (QTP)
- Qualification Test Reports (QTR)
- Hands-on experience on at least one certified aircraft program.
- Prior experience working for:
- OEM
- Tier-1 supplier

Positive to Have

- Certification experience in:
- Direct support to FAA certification programs.
- Direct support to EASA certification programs.
- Experience supporting TCCA certification projects.
- Experience participating in SOI reviews.
- Experience supporting certification audits.
- Experience preparing certification compliance evidence.

Responsibilities

Qualification Test Plan (QTP) Review

- Review Qualification Test Plans (QTPs) for completeness and technical adequacy.
- Verify proper coverage of all allocated requirements.
- Confirm alignment between:
- Equipment requirements
- System requirements
- Aircraft requirements
- Qualification objectives
- Review pass/fail criteria and Verify that test methods adequately demonstrate compliance.
- Ensure environmental qualification test conditions are correctly defined.
- Verify applicability of environmental categories and operating conditions.
- Assess test setup descriptions for adequacy and repeatability.
- Review pass/fail criteria and acceptance criteria.
- Validate test sample configuration and part number applicability.
- Review equipment operating modes addressed during testing.

Qualification Test Report (QTR) Review





- Review Qualification Test Reports for accuracy and completeness.
- Verify correlation between approved QTP and executed testing.
- Confirm all planned tests have been executed appropriately.
- Validate:
- Test results
- Measurements
- Data summaries
- Failure records
- Deviations
- Corrective actions
- Review evidence supporting requirement compliance.
- Verify sufficient objective evidence exists to support certification.
- Assess anomalies encountered during testing.
- Ensure proper disposition of test failures and retests.
- Confirm qualification conclusions are technically justified.

Verification Compliance Assessment

- Review verification artifacts against:
- System requirements
- Equipment requirements
- Interface requirements
- Certification objectives
- Assess requirement-to-test traceability.
- Verify that verification activities satisfy allocated requirements.
- Identify missing verification coverage.
- Validate verification methods:
- Test
- Analysis
- Inspection
- Similarity
- Ensure evidence supports compliance claims.
- Confirm closure of verification activities before certification milestones.

Environmental Qualification & Certification Support

- Review environmental qualification evidence against applicable standards including DO-160 Environmental Qualification.
- Coordinate with customer specialists for disciplines including:
- EMC/EMI
- Thermal
- Structural / Stress
- Safety
- Systems Engineering
- Certification

Technical Review Activities

- Perform detailed technical reviews to identify:

Documentation Gaps

- Missing requirements coverage.
- Missing test evidence.
- Missing environmental conditions.
- Missing acceptance criteria.

Technical Issues

- Inadequate test methods.




- Incorrect equipment configuration.
- Inappropriate category selection.
- Traceability issues.

Certification Concerns

- Unsupported compliance statements.
- Lack of objective evidence.
- Open non-conformances.
- Missing certification artifacts.

Review Boards & Supplier Management

- Support qualification review boards including:
- Qualification Review (QR)
- Certification Readiness Reviews
- Review supplier-generated qualification documentation.
- Evaluate quality and completeness of supplier deliverables.
- Assess supplier responsiveness to review comments.
- Support supplier technical reviews.
- Monitor closure of qualification issues.
- Review re-worked documents.
- Ensure supplier compliance with customer expectations.
- Provide performance feedback and status reporting.

Mandatory Standards & Knowledge

- Practical knowledge of:
- RTCA DO-160
- ARP4754A
- ARP4761 / ARP4761A
- DO-178C awareness
- DO-254 awareness
- Knowledge of:
- Aircraft development lifecycle
- System verification processes

Documentation Review Skills

- Experience reviewing:
- Qualification Test Plans (QTP)
- Qualification Test Reports (QTR)
- Compliance Reports
- Qualification Reports
- Verification Procedures
- Verification Reports
- Test Readiness Review Packages
- Qualification Review Packages
- Certification Data Packages

Specialized Qualification Knowledge

- EMC / EMI Testing.
- Lightning Qualification.
- Structural Qualification.
- Thermal Qualification.

Tool Experience

- IBM DOORS.
- DOORS Next.
- Polarion.
- Jama.
- Cameo / MagicDraw.
- Teamcenter.
- Windchill.
- JIRA.
- Configuration Management Systems.

Additional Desirable Skills

- Supplier management experience.
- Root cause analysis and corrective action reviews.
- Test laboratory coordination.
- Aircraft integration testing exposure.
- Systems engineering background.
- Safety assessment familiarity.
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) exposure.
- Multi-disciplinary review experience:
- EMC
- Stress
- Thermal
- Structures.

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