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Job Responsibilities

  • Interpret applicable industry specifications and characteristics to realize suitable verification strategies and methods required to ensure quality of airborne satellite data equipment.
  • Definition and scheduling of V&V activities, control points and outputs to align with project milestones.
  • Development and establishment of V&V environments required for the execution of Test Cases and Test Procedures.
  • Execution of test campaigns with alignment to project milestones.
  • Development and execution of Test Cases and Procedures.
  • Primary stakeholder of software defects tracking procedure.

Results reporting to stakeholders.

Job Requirements

  • BEng (Electronic/Computer) / BSc (Hons) Computer science  / BSc Engineering Computer science.
  • Experience with:

-       translation of System and Software requirements into V&V activities, control points and outputs (starting at Planning phase and applied throughout product development life cycle phases - including the product maintenance phase).

-       establishment of V&V environments/configurations/setups.

-       the management, development, execution and   automation of test cases and test procedures.

-       the planning and scheduling of V&V activities in line with product delivery milestones.  

-       of software V&V processes and process flows including defects management.

-       data packet analysis and analysis tools (eg Wireshark, tcpdump etc).

-       Circuit Switched services (basic call setup/teardown).

-       hardware interfaces such as Ethernet, PoE, ARINC-429, RS422/232, POTS 2-wire, ISDN S/T interface will be advantageous.

-       Protocol such as BGAN, HTTP, SIP, SLIP, PPP, PPPoE, L2TP, PoE, RTP, POTS, IPsec, UDP, TCP, 3GPP AT-commands.

-       Linux-based tool chains potentially used for automation, user interfaces, and clients such as pppd, tc, iptables, Linux Telnet client, Net-SNMP, tc, sipp, nc, ab, git, expect.

  • Knowledge of the Inmarsat BGAN network or 3GPP (strong recommendation).
  • Hands-on experience with DO-178 level D Integral processes and associated objectives.
  • A firm working understanding of

-       packet networking, including access types (L2/L3).

-       IP routing, IP telephony, and the IP security protocol suites.

  • Strong technical writing skills – V&V documentation, product documentation (such as test specifications, application notes and user manuals).
  • Be goal oriented, good verbal communication skills and self-driven.

Previous engineering experience in avionics or medical product development/verification environments will be advantageous

 

 

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