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Inter-Coastal Electronics · 20 hours ago

Engineer III, Systems - Software

Mesa, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

Inter-Coastal Electronics is seeking an Engineer III, Systems - Software to lead DO-178C documentation planning and compliance for software embedded in defense training solutions. The role involves collaboration with various engineering teams to ensure rigorous compliance with aerospace and defense standards.

ElectronicsHardwareLaserManufacturingProduct DesignSoftwareTraining

Work & Life Balance

Responsibilities

Lead the creation and maintenance of DO-178C lifecycle data, ensuring completeness, consistency, and audit readiness

Define and maintain compliance strategy, including planning, standards alignment, review gates, and evidence collection

Own/drive the traceability chain across high-level requirements low-level requirements design code verification results

Establish and enforce documentation quality criteria (formatting, review checklists, objective evidence expectations, independence expectations where applicable)

Author and maintain DO-178C deliverables appropriate to the program, Such As PSAC (as applicable)

SDP, SVP, SCMP, SQAP (or equivalent plans)

Requirements and design artifacts (HRS/SRS/SDD-style as used internally)

Verification procedures, verification results, RTM/trace matrices, problem reports

SOI readiness packages and audit support artifacts

Coordinate cross-functional reviews (Systems, SW, Test, QA) and drive disposition to Verification & Evidence Readiness

Partner with Test/Verification to ensure test cases and procedures satisfy DO-178C objectives, including requirements-based testing and structural coverage expectations (as applicable)

Ensure tool outputs, logs, reviews, and approvals are captured as objective evidence and are Cross-Functional Program Support

Support program planning and execution activities: schedules, risk management, certification milestones, and customer interactions

Participate in technical interchange meetings and audits; present compliance status, gaps, and closure plans

Qualification

DO-178C Compliance LeadershipDocumentation DevelopmentVerification ProceduresCross-Functional CollaborationRisk ManagementCustomer Interaction

Required

Leads DO-178C documentation planning, development, and compliance execution for software embedded in multi-discipline defense training solutions

Partners with Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Quality Assurance, Test, and Program Management to ensure rigorous requirements, design assurance, verification, traceability, configuration management, and certification readiness aligned to DO-178C and related aerospace/defense standards

Lead the creation and maintenance of DO-178C lifecycle data, ensuring completeness, consistency, and audit readiness

Define and maintain compliance strategy, including planning, standards alignment, review gates, and evidence collection

Own/drive the traceability chain across high-level requirements, low-level requirements, design, code, verification results

Establish and enforce documentation quality criteria (formatting, review checklists, objective evidence expectations, independence expectations where applicable)

Author and maintain DO-178C deliverables appropriate to the program, such as PSAC (as applicable), SDP, SVP, SCMP, SQAP (or equivalent plans), Requirements and design artifacts (HRS/SRS/SDD-style as used internally), Verification procedures, verification results, RTM/trace matrices, problem reports, SOI readiness packages and audit support artifacts

Coordinate cross-functional reviews (Systems, SW, Test, QA) and drive disposition to verification & evidence readiness

Partner with Test/Verification to ensure test cases and procedures satisfy DO-178C objectives, including requirements-based testing and structural coverage expectations (as applicable)

Ensure tool outputs, logs, reviews, and approvals are captured as objective evidence

Support program planning and execution activities: schedules, risk management, certification milestones, and customer interactions

Participate in technical interchange meetings and audits; present compliance status, gaps, and closure plans