Onboard Safety-Critical Firmware and Software Engineer

Description

The role is in the Air Refueling & Cargo Loading Software Department at the company's Getafe site near Madrid, and is a permanent position at professional level.

You will help develop, integrate, verify and certify safety-critical onboard computing systems used in air refueling.

The team builds high-integrity firmware and software that must meet demanding aeronautical safety and certification standards, including RTCA DO-254 and DO-178B/C at DAL A/B, and works closely with multidisciplinary engineering groups.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage firmware and software requirements for safety-critical onboard computing platforms in the Air Refueling domain.
• Design and build safety-critical firmware, mainly on FPGA technology in VHDL, meeting RTCA DO-254 DAL A/B requirements.
• Carry out hardware, firmware and software integration testing, including verification, simulation, technical reviews and analysis.
• Help develop and verify safety-critical software to RTCA DO-178B/C DAL A/B standards.
• Support hardware and software certification by preparing technical evidence and showing compliance to the relevant authorities.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams across the lifecycle to keep technical quality, traceability, documentation and continuous improvement on track.

Requirements

• Degree in Telecommunications, Electronic, Computer, Industrial or Aeronautical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Hands-on firmware or software experience, ideally on FPGA-based systems and safety-critical applications.
• Experience working under DO-254 DAL A/B certification is highly relevant.
• Strong knowledge of FPGA, CPLD and VHDL, especially on Xilinx and Altera devices.
• Knowledge of C/C++ and embedded software development.
• Experience with hardware verification and simulation in ModelSim, Questa or Xilinx ISim.
• Knowledge of RTCA DO-254 and DO-178B/C, particularly DAL A/B certification and verification processes.
• Experience with hardware, firmware and software integration testing, structural coverage analysis, static timing analysis and design constraints.
• Knowledge of modelling tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, UML, SysML and SCADE.
• Familiarity with version control and continuous integration using Git and Bitbucket.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, teamwork, attention to detail and adaptability, with the ability to work with multidisciplinary engineers.
• English proficiency suitable for an international engineering environment.
• Optional: experience with NI VeriStand, LabVIEW and Xilinx Integrated Logic Analyzer (ILA).
• Optional: knowledge of MATLAB scripting, Python and test automation.
• Optional: experience with HDL Coder, HDL Verifier and other MATLAB/Simulink verification tools.
• Optional: knowledge of Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), partitioning architectures and ARINC 653.
• Optional: experience with software certification under DO-178B/C DAL A/B.
• Optional: experience with Agile, Scrum, Kanban and CI/CD.
• Optional: knowledge of hardware/software co-design for System-on-Chip (SoC) architectures.

Conditions

Permanent contract at professional experience level, based in Getafe (Madrid).

Hybrid working where possible, and flexible working arrangements are encouraged.

Collective transport is available, depending on the working calendar and home location.

Equal opportunities apply; applicants are welcome regardless of background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

The company never asks for payment during recruitment; report any impersonation of the company to the company's site.

Benefits

• Vacation days plus extra days off during the year.
• Attractive salary.
• Life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan and study grants.
• On-site facilities including a free canteen, kindergarten and medical office.
• Access to social and corporate responsibility initiatives.
• Upskilling opportunities and development prospects in a multicultural environment.
• Special rates on products and benefits.