Avionic Systems V&V Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and validate aircraft-, system-, and component-level requirements
• Generate and maintain requirements aligned with customer, regulatory, and certification needs
• Ensure bidirectional traceability between requirements, verification methods, and compliance evidence
• Manage requirements within an ALM environment (e.g., Polarion)
• Provide critical design feedback related to safety, requirements completeness, and verification readiness
• Apply SAE ARP4754A and ARP4761 processes throughout the system lifecycle
• Support and contribute to Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and FMEA
• Interface with certification engineers and DERs to support FAA approval activities
• Support certification programs under Part 23 / 27 / 33, including electric propulsion systems
• Author, execute, and maintain verification plans, procedures, and test reports
• Define and execute requirements-based test strategies at the appropriate level (Component, System, Aircraft)
• Coordinate and execute lab, integration, and system-level tests
• Verify systems such as:
  • Vibrations, airframe, fuselage
  • Interiors
  • Doors & Transparencies
  • Cabin Equipment
  • Environmental Control Systems
  • Interior Lighting
  • Smoke Detection Systems
  • etc.
• Ensure verification activities align with overall certification schedules
• Track and report verification status keeping traceability to support program management decisions
• Perform system behavior modeling to support validation activities
• Support test automation and data analysis where applicable
• Ensure verification deliverables meet certification expectations

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Software Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years (up to 15+ preferred) experience on Part 23 or 27 aircraft or rotorcraft programs
• Strong working knowledge of:
• SAE ARP4754A
• SAE ARP4761
• FAA Order 8110.4C
• RTCA DO-160G, DO-331, DO-178C
• Experience with ARP4754A-based verification
• Experience with requirements-based testing and traceability audits
• Proficiency with ALM and verification tools (Polarion, JIRA, Confluence)
• Experience with solid modeling tools (Onshape, SolidWorks, CATIA, or equivalent)
• Comfortable working in a cross-functional, certification-focused environment
• Ability to work fully onsite in Burlington, VT.

Preferred / Above-and-Beyond Qualifications

• Experience with:
• Part 23 Amendment 64
• ASTM F3338
• Part 33 certification or electric propulsion systems
• Familiarity with:
• Polarion ALM
• CATIA
• ANSYS
• Mil-HDBK-217 / Mil-HDBK-21
• Reliability tools (PTC Windchill, Isograph, Relyence)
• Test and automation experience using:
• LabVIEW
• Python or other test automation frameworks
• Background in aerospace verification & validation
• Prior experience in a certifying environment (Part 23, 25, 27, 29, or DO-based programs EASA or FAA)

Tools & Work Environment

• Google G-Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Calendar, etc.)
• Slack and collaborative engineering workflows
• ALM-driven, traceability-heavy certification environment

Pay

$120,000 - $130,000

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience