About this role
Salary: £145,600 - 145,600 per year
Requirements
- Extensive knowledge of DO-178B, DO-178C and DO-254.
- Knowledge of standards such as Def Stan 00-55, Def Stan 00-56 and ARP4754A is a bonus.
- Knowledge of aviation safety processes, including hazard analysis and safety case generation, is beneficial but not essential.
- Ability to evaluate complex situations and systems and make well-reasoned recommendations based on information from multiple technical sources, including documentation and expert advice.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex safety-related considerations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical delivery for software and/or airborne electronic hardware assurance activities on UK-based helicopter programmes.
- Provide independent technical evidence and arguments for internally developed LH systems and supplier-provided systems containing Programmable Elements (PE), to provide confidence that they have been developed to the required standards.
- Review supplier deliverables.
- Attend design reviews.
- Produce PE assurance reports.
- Provide subject matter expert support to other LH departments.
- Plan future PE activity in support of management.
Technologies
- Hardware
- Support
More
We are recruiting a Software Assurance Engineer for a six-month initial assignment, working remotely from Yeovil. The rate is £70 per hour via umbrella, inside IR35. The role focuses on assurance of Programmable Elements (PE), collectively covering software and airborne electronic hardware, on UK-based helicopter programmes.
last updated 46 week of 2026