System Lead-Flight Management System(FMS)

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Candidate Qualifications / Requirements

• 8 years of hands-on experience in Flight Management System (FMS) development with strong focus on system engineering activities.
• Proven experience across the system V-cycle including HLR definition HLT development system design and system-level V&V for avionics embedded systems.
• Strong understanding of FMS architecture functional decomposition interfaces and operational logic.
• Experience in preparing system artefacts such as design justifications analysis notes and compliance documentation.
• Solid knowledge of DO-178B/C standards and their application in system and software development.
• Good exposure to software development in ADA95/2012 including development debugging and verification enabling a polyvalent system software role.
• Experience with unit integration regression and system testing including interaction with test benches simulating aircraft cockpit environments.
• Familiarity with configuration management and development tools such as Git GitLab and JIRA.
• Strong understanding of SDLC traceability reviews and quality processes.
• Excellent communication skills ability to work with multi-site / global teams and strong customer focus.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Primary Responsibilities FMS System Development

• Contribute across the system V-cycle starting from system requirements definition (HLR) HLT development system design and system V&V activities.
• Develop and maintain system-level artefacts including technical analyses design justifications and compliance documentation.
• Ensure end-to-end traceability between system requirements software requirements tests and verification evidence.
• Perform system-level verification and validation (V&V) to ensure functional correctness safety and certification compliance.
• Develop a strong understanding of complex FMS architectures including requirements algorithms interfaces operational logic and system behaviors.
• Collaborate closely with software IVV and cross-functional teams to ensure robust systemsoftware integration.
• Adhere strictly to DO-178B/C standards and defined SDLC processes.
• Identify document and communicate system risks assumptions opportunities and improvement areas throughout the project lifecycle.
• Demonstrate a global mindset and customer commitment for successful execution of the project.
• Ensure delivery meets Quality Schedule and Cost (QSC) performance targets and project KPIs.

Secondary Responsibilities FMS Software Development (Good to have)

• Contribute to software development activities including detailed design coding testing debugging and bug fixing in line with DO-178B/C standards.
• Perform unit integration and regression testing to ensure software robustness and early defect detection.
• Debug analyze and resolve complex issues using test benches simulating aircraft cockpit environments.
• Participate in and conduct peer reviews to ensure code quality and compliance.
• Support early failure detection and proactive quality improvement actions.
• Demonstrate strong technical capability across the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

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