Software Test Lead/Architect - DO-178C
First seen by Alion on Nov 10, 2026.
Location : Bengaluru (Whitefield)
Experience : 8 to 16 years
Domain : Aerospace and Defence - Safety-critical embedded software
Work details : Work from office, Bengaluru (Whitefield). 3 openings.
About the company : A leading global Aerospace and Defence company with a growing engineering centre in Bengaluru.
The opportunity : Hands-on technical leadership of verification and validation for safety-critical embedded software under DO-178C (DAL A and DAL B). You stay in the work: test architecture, test design, test development, execution, coverage analysis and verification closure, while giving technical direction to the engineering team. Permanent role with a financially strong global A and D employer known for long-term stability.
What you will do :
Hands-on test architecture and development :
- Define verification strategies and test architectures for DAL A and DAL B applications.
- Develop and review High-Level and Low-Level Requirement test cases and test procedures.
- Build and run tests yourself in VectorCAST and related tools.
- Define test environments, benches, methods and verification approaches.
- Improve test automation and verification process efficiency.
Hands-on verification and validation :
- Execute and oversee requirement-based testing on target hardware and test benches.
- Perform functional, boundary, regression and requirements-based testing.
- Analyse failures, find root causes and support debugging.
- Review test results and keep verification evidence technically correct.
- Join technical reviews and verification closure.
Structural coverage and DO-178C compliance :
- Drive and personally take part in structural code coverage analysis.
- Analyse and resolve Statement, Decision and MC/DC coverage gaps.
- Perform or review data and control coupling analysis.
- Keep requirements traceability and verification evidence complete.
- Meet DO-178C objectives for DAL A and DAL B.
- Support certification reviews, audits and closure of findings.
Technical leadership :
- Guide and mentor software test engineers.
- Review test designs, procedures, results and coverage reports.
- Set best practices and technical standards for verification.
- Coordinate with software development, systems engineering and certification.
- Stay close to complex technical issues until they are closed.
What you bring :
- Extensive hands-on DO-178C verification and validation experience.
- Strong understanding of DAL A and DAL B certification requirements.
- Expertise in High-Level and Low-Level Requirement testing.
- Strong practical experience in test architecture and test strategy.
- Tech Stack : VectorCAST, IBM DOORS, Embedded C / C++, PC-Lint, Git, JIRA.
- Strong understanding of Statement, Decision and MC/DC coverage.
- Experience in data and control coupling analysis.
- Ability to lead technical reviews while staying hands-on in test engineering.
- B.E. / B.Tech or M.E. / M.Tech in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Aerospace or a related engineering discipline.
- A stable career history and intent to stay for the long term.
Why join :
- Permanent technical leadership role with a leading global Aerospace and Defence company known for stability.
- Hands-on ownership of DAL A and DAL B verification, not a pure people-management seat.
- Clear path to shape verification practice as the Bengaluru centre grows.
Skills
Software Quality Assurance, Testing, DO-178C, VectorCAST, Embedded System, C, C++, DOORS