Software Verification & Test Engineer (Aviation)

Location: Remote, with availability during Eastern Time business hours; up to 10% travel. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.

Salary: $100,000–$150,000 annually.

Company

hirify.global provides engineering, software, integration, analytics, modeling, simulation, and regulatory compliance services for government and commercial clients, including aviation and National Airspace System programs.

What you will do

• Develop, review, and execute software and system test cases, scripts, procedures, and requirements-based verification activities.
• Perform functional, system, integration, performance, regression, simulation, bench, and hardware-in-the-loop testing for safety-critical avionics software.
• Test software on avionics hardware and integrated hardware/software environments, troubleshooting interface and integration issues.
• Analyze test results, investigate anomalies, document defects and corrective actions, and maintain complete, traceable verification evidence.
• Support DO-178C certification activities, requirements reviews, peer reviews, technical reviews, and certification documentation.
• Collaborate with software, systems, hardware, certification, and program engineering teams.

Requirements

• At least eight years of professional software development, software verification, software testing, or related engineering experience, including at least five years of Java development.
• Direct professional experience with SCADE and DO-178C software development, verification, testing, or certification activities.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Experience developing and executing requirements-based software test cases and procedures, including translating system and software requirements into executable verification activities.
• Experience performing functional, system, integration, or performance testing of avionics systems and testing software with avionics hardware.
• Experience supporting avionics certification and testing activities, FAA certification, aircraft safety analysis, or other safety-critical aviation development processes.
• Experience with navigation avionics, aircraft navigation systems, inertial navigation systems, or closely related aviation systems.
• Ability to analyze requirements for clarity, completeness, consistency, and testability; maintain bidirectional traceability; and identify conflicting or incomplete requirements.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, written, and verbal technical communication skills, exceptional attention to detail, and commitment to software quality.
• Ability to work independently in a remote engineering environment.

Nice to have

• IBM DOORS or comparable requirements management and traceability tools, and detailed requirements analysis experience.
• Experience with inertial navigation, GPS-aided navigation, guidance, or control systems.
• Test automation, automated test frameworks, hardware-in-the-loop, simulation, or laboratory test environments.
• Structural coverage tools such as VectorCAST or LDRA, and familiarity with static analysis tools.
• Python, C, C++, or other languages used in embedded avionics verification.
• Familiarity with DO-254, ARP4754A, ARP4761, or related aviation development and certification standards.
• FAA or military airworthiness certification experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with required availability during Eastern Time business hours.
• Up to 10% travel for program activities, technical reviews, integration, testing, or customer needs.
• Paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k) with company match, and company-paid life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement, professional development opportunities, and an employee assistance program.