The Lead Embedded Engineer is a global V&V technical leadership position based at HTS-Madurai / BLR / HYD. The individual will be responsible for technical leadership for one or more product lines in Aerospace Software V&V COE. The selected candidate will provide technical leadership and strategic direction to meet the strategic goals of the software V&V organization. This role involves coordination and collaboration across several functional teams, program management, engineering, certification, applications, and OEM customers. (70% - 80% of time)
Responsibilities :
- Business & Strategic :
- Provide technical leadership and strategic direction to meet the strategic goals of the software V&V organization.
- Analyze competitive products and technologies and make appropriate suggestions (may use demos, POCs) to influence product / technology direction and innovation.
- Maintain a 'big and complete' picture view of the product, its dependencies, organizational goals, and the technology arena, guiding and directing the functioning of the software V&V organization.
- Technical Leadership :
- Lead the development of test architectures, test environments, test tools, and test methodologies for ongoing and upcoming programs, ensuring delivery within schedule, cost, and timelines.
- Drive simulation, test design, and execution automation strategies to reduce test development cost and cycle time.
- Make technical decisions on test architecture, test methodologies, tradeoffs / decisions / constraints, and collaborate with the PI, OEMs, and certification authorities for necessary approvals.
- Drive test approaches and tools to meet commonality and reuse strategies to reduce reapplication costs.
- Ensure a quality focus and synergize practices to achieve exceptional quality work products across programs.
- Drive common test methodologies across programs for the objectives of DO-178B / C (DO-331 / 332 / 330) and address the objectives based on program levels.
- Review and support SVP, PSAC planning documents, and SVCP / SVR / SAS cert documents.
- Collaboration and Communication :
- Interface with the development or system team to understand the system / software architecture and design.
- Support CDR / PDR / Verification compliance audits to align with test strategy approaches.
- Mentor and train senior engineers on various types of testing.
- Provide technical guidance during the estimation process.
- Interact with certification authorities / OEMs to gain approvals for test methodologies / approaches.
Qualifications :
Bachelor's degree in Engineering with a minimum of 10 years of experience in software development / verification.Minimum 5 years of experience in Avionics / Controllers product lines for application / platform systems / software V&V or software design.Hands-on experience in the development of test environments and testing tools like Vector Cast, Vector Cover, or other structural coverage tools.Experience in the development / testing of embedded applications with hands-on experience in communication protocols.Skills Required
Test Design, Sas, Test Strategy, Automation, Software Design, Avionics