Lead Embedded Software- Embedded C, DO-178C Avionics ,Source Code,STM32/AVR 8

Lead Embedded Software- Embedded C, DO-178C Avionics ,Source Code,STM32/AVR 8

Location: Bangalore, India

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Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Job Description: Technical Lead

 

Role Overview:

 

We are seeking a DO-178C Software Engineer responsible for developing and verifying software lifecycle artifacts for avionics software systems. The engineer will work across multiple lifecycle stages defined in DO-178C, including requirements, design, coding, testing, and defect resolution. The role requires strong expertise in embedded software development, requirements-based verification, and lifecycle compliance.

 

Job Responsibilities with 10yrs- 15yrs experience

 

• Develop DO-178C DAL-A compliant avionics software in accordance with DO-178C objectives.
• Develop High-Level Requirements (HLR) and Low-level Requirements (LLR) ensuring clarity, completeness, and testability from upper-level artifacts.
• Develop and maintain embedded software code based on LLR and software design.
• Develop High-Level Test Cases (HLT) to verify compliance of software behavior with HLR.
• Develop Low-Level Test Cases (LLT) to verify detailed functional behavior defined in LLR.
• Review HLR, HLT, LLR, LLT, and source code to ensure correctness, completeness, and DO-178C compliance.
• Ensure bi-directional traceability between HLR, LLR, source code, and test cases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support software integration and certification activities.

 

Mandatory Skills

 

• Solid understanding of the software development life cycle defined in DO-178C, particularly for DAL B/A avionics software.
• Proven experience in developing and reviewing software lifecycle artifacts, including HLR, LLR, HLT, LLT, and source code.
• Strong hands-on experience in embedded software development using C on STM32/AVR-8 processor families
• Good knowledge of real-time embedded systems.
• Ability to analyze defects, perform debugging, and implement bug fixes.
• Good Knowledge of configuration management tools such as git
• Good organizational abilities. Good interpersonal skills, writing & verbal skills

Desired Skills

• Experience with IEC 61508 for functional safety concepts (including safety lifecycle activities and SIL-oriented verification/validation).
• Familiarity with aerospace system safety standards, such as ARP4754A and ARP4761.
• Experience with IEC 61784-3 communication profiles for industrial communication safety, including applications targeting the highest SIL level

Familiarity with tool qualification concepts and standard such as DO-330.

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Experience Level

Senior Level