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Our mission is to define and implement practices, tools, and techniques to substantiate-at an adequate level of confidence-that errors in requirements, design, and implementation are identified and corrected, ensuring the system fully satisfies the applicable certification basis.\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nThe main tasks and responsibilities of the jobholder will include:\nDefine Certification Agreements: Discuss and negotiate the Certification Basis (including Certification Review Items - CRIs) and authority involvement levels directly with Airworthiness and Certification Authorities.\n\nMonitor Supplier Development: Audit and oversee suppliers to ensure full compliance with RTCA/DO-254 and RTCA/DO-178 standards, including process controls, traceability, validation/verification, Requirements-Based Engineering, Single Event Upset (SEU) control, and equipment robustness.\n\nConduct Internal Audits: Perform pre-certification reviews mirroring Airworthiness Authority standards to detect and resolve deficiencies well ahead of official milestones.\n\nEstablish Documentation Deliverables: Define and control the required hardware and software documentation packages to be delivered by suppliers at each development phase per RTCA/DO-254 and RTCA/DO-178.\n\nValidate Safety & Criticality Compliance: Track, verify, and report that system compliance aligns with safety/criticality requirements and meets the overall program schedule.\n\nCoordinate Cross-Functional Domains: Work jointly with equipment designers, Quality, Certification, Qualification, Safety, and Design Office teams to achieve civil and military aircraft equipment certification.\n\nSKILLS\nIs your profile aligned to the following list of skills? Apply! We are looking forward to knowing you:\nEducation: Degree in Engineering (Aeronautical, Electronics, Telecommunications, Systems, or a related discipline).\n\nExperience: Proven experience in Hardware Design Assurance and Software Design Assurance for aircraft equipment, including Complex Electronic Hardware (CEH) devices (such as ASICs, PLDs, and complex COTS components).\n\nTechnical Knowledge: Strong mastery of RTCA/DO-254 (Hardware) and RTCA/DO-178 (Software) standards or equivalent civil/military standards.\n\nLanguages: Advanced level in English.\n\nValuable / Nice to Have: Professional working proficiency in Spanish will be valued.\n\nWHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AN AIRBUS EMPLOYEE? At Airbus, we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:\nVacation days plus additional days-off throughout the year.\n\nAttractive salary.\n\nHybrid model of working when possible.\n\nCollective transport service subject to working calendar/home location.\n\nBenefits such as life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.\n\nOn-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.\n\nPossibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.\n\nExcellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.\n\nOption to access special rates on products & benefits.\n\nThis job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.\nCompany:\nAirbus Defence and Space SAUEmployment Type:\nPermanent-------\nExperience Level:\nProfessionalJob Family:\nSub-system development By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.\nAirbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.\nAirbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to .\nAt Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. 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