Senior Software Verification and Validation Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software V&V Engineer

Location: UAE

Job Purpose:

A leading aerospace and propulsion technology company is seeking a Senior Software V&V Engineer to perform verification activities for safety-critical embedded software under DO-178C. This role will develop and execute requirements-based test procedures, conduct structural coverage and coupling analyses, support Hardware-in-the-Loop testing, and maintain requirements traceability across requirements, tests, and code, working in close coordination with software, systems, and certification teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform software verification activities for safety-critical embedded software
• Develop requirements-based test procedures
• Execute test runs and analyze results
• Perform software analyses such as data/control coupling and structural coverage analysis
• Document verification results and prepare verification reports
• Maintain requirements traceability between requirements, tests, and code
• Support HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) test setup, execution, and verification activities
• Work in coordination with software, system, and certification teams

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer, Electrical/Electronics, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Knowledge and experience in DO-178C processes
• Minimum 5 years of experience in C and/or C++ programming languages
• Knowledge and experience in software development and/or software verification processes
• Experience in requirements-based test development, integration testing, and unit testing
• Knowledge and experience in real-time operating systems (RTOS)
• Knowledge and experience in bare-metal software development
• Knowledge of software architectures
• Knowledge and experience in communication interfaces and protocols such as RS-232/422/485, CAN bus, ARINC 825, ARINC 429, ARINC 664, MIL-STD-1553, and Ethernet (TCP/UDP)
• Experience with HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) test environments
• Experience with configuration, change, and requirements management tools such as Git, JIRA, DOORS, JAMA, etc.
• Experience in test automation and test infrastructure

Advantageous:

• Knowledge of the ARINC 653 standard
• Familiarity with structural coverage objectives (statement, decision, MC-DC) per software level
• Experience with qualified verification tools and tool qualification (DO-330)

N.B. This role is based in Abu Dhabi (UAE). Relocation support to Abu Dhabi is available for exceptional international candidates.