The Software Engineer - Flight Controls and Avionics Systems works at Bell Helicopter’s headquarters facility in Ft. Worth, TX, and will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following:
• Design and test of Flight Control System (FCS) and Avionics System with embedded DO-178 software and complex hardware
• System and software design, requirements management, systems specifications, verification and validation testing, and documentation for system and software requirements in a laboratory or desktop simulation environment
• Perform formal software development through design for requirements and requirements verification with C/C code and MathWorks toolsets
• Develop and update requirements and verification traceability in DOORS
• Conduct software integration and testing on target hardware
• Develop, implement, document, and review Low-Level Test (LLT) and High-Level Test (HLT) software cases and expected results
• Perform LLT and HLT execution on desktop environment and target electronic hardware integrated with real sensors and actuators in a lab environment
Education Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree required in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science.
o Other disciplines such as Physics, Electrical, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering will be considered with sufficient software development experience.
• Master’s Degree in the Engineering disciplines mentioned above is preferred.
Position Requirements:
• At least 4 years specific Embedded Software Design and Test experience in a professional Engineering role – additional experience is preferred.
• Experience with DO-178 Level A software or other embedded software development and testing is required.
• Familiarity with RTCA DO-178, RTCA DO-254, SAE ARP4754A, SAE ARP4761, 14 CFR Part 27 and Part 29 for commercial and military qualification and certification of aircraft systems
• Experience with Primary Development Environment:
o MathWorks MATLAB / Simulink with Stateflow and Embedded Coder
o C/C code
o C# test scripts
o IBM Rational DOORS
o Serena Dimensions / PVCS
o Git