Senior Hardware Certification Engineer (m/f/d)

As a Senior Hardware Certification Engineer with focus on DO-254, you will be an important part of our Certification and Systems Engineering organization, supporting the development and certification of advanced unmanned aircraft systems.

Your main focus will be the development assurance and certification of airborne electronic hardware. You will work closely with Hardware, Systems Engineering, Safety, Verification & Validation and Certification teams to ensure that hardware development and verification activities fulfil the applicable certification objectives.

You will translate certification and safety requirements into practical engineering activities and help ensure that the required compliance evidence is complete, consistent, traceable and ready for review by certification authorities.

01What is your Day to Day Mission

• Plan, coordinate and support DO-254 / ED-80 hardware certification activities throughout the hardware development lifecycle.

• Develop, review and maintain certification artefacts such as the Plan for Hardware Aspects of Certification (PHAC), Hardware Verification Plan (HVP), Hardware Configuration Management Plan (HCMP), Hardware Accomplishment Summary (HAS) and supporting compliance evidence.

• Define and maintain DO-254 compliance matrices and ensure that applicable objectives are addressed by appropriate engineering evidence.

• Support determination and justification of the applicable Hardware Design Assurance Level (DAL) together with Systems and Safety Engineering.

• Ensure bidirectional requirements traceability between system requirements, hardware requirements, design data and verification evidence.

• Review hardware requirements, conceptual and detailed designs, verification activities and lifecycle data against DO-254 objectives.

• Define and review hardware verification methods, test cases, procedures, analyses and results, including the required level of independence.

• Support compliance of FPGA, programmable logic, complex electronic hardware and electronic assemblies, as applicable to the individual programme.

• Assess COTS, reused or previously developed hardware and define appropriate certification and compliance activities.

• Support configuration management, problem reporting, change control and lifecycle data management required for certification.

• Perform compliance reviews, gap analyses and change-impact assessments and track findings through closure.

• Work closely with Hardware Development, Systems Engineering, Safety, Test & Verification and Configuration Management to integrate certification activities into the engineering lifecycle.

• Support certification reviews, audits and authority engagements and provide clear technical justification for the selected means of compliance.

• Continuously improve the organisation's DO-254 processes, templates, tooling and certification methods.

02What you bring to the team

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or a comparable technical discipline.

• Professional experience in airborne electronic hardware development, hardware verification, aerospace certification or development assurance.

• Strong practical knowledge of RTCA DO-254 / EUROCAE ED-80 and its application to airborne electronic hardware.

• Experience with hardware certification planning, requirements management, verification and compliance evidence.

• Good understanding of FPGA / CPLD or complex electronic hardware development, electronic hardware and PCB development, hardware requirements and design reviews, requirements-based verification, configuration management, change control, requirements traceability, verification independence, and COTS or reused hardware assessment.

• Experience creating or reviewing DO-254 lifecycle documents such as PHAC, HVP, HCMP and HAS is highly desirable.

• Familiarity with AC 20-152A or comparable authority guidance for airborne electronic hardware is an advantage.

• Knowledge of related aerospace development and safety standards such as ARP4754A, ARP4761 / ARP4761A and DO-178C is advantageous.

• Experience working with aviation certification authorities or within a DOA or military airworthiness environment is advantageous.

• Structured and analytical working style with a strong focus on traceability, evidence and technical correctness.

• Ability to communicate complex certification requirements effectively to hardware engineers and other engineering disciplines.

• Fluent English, written and spoken. German language skills are beneficial.

Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you dont meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.

03Why Quantum-Systems

• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.

• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.

• We push limits, think outside-the-box and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.

• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

04Our benefits

• Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.

• Flexible working hours: With trust-based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work-life balance.

• Mobile Work: If things get a little busy in the office, you have the option to work remotely one flexible day per week to create the right balance.

• Stay active: With EGYM Wellpass, you get access to thousands of fitness and sports facilities, and of course, we subsidize the membership.

• Bike-Leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.

• Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well-known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.

• Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but also celebrate our successes together.

• Lunch-Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.

• Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Laim in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.

05About us

Quantum Systems is a leading European deep-tech company for unmanned systems across air, land and maritime domains. We develop and scale integrated hardware, software and AI-powered solutions for mission-critical operations. By combining autonomous platforms with intelligent software and AI, Quantum Systems enables customers to operate, understand and act across domains.

06Our commitment

We are an open-minded company that not only values diversity, but actively promotes it. Regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or disability, we firmly believe that the diversity of our employees is an essential part of our success.

At our company, every voice is heard and every perspective is valued. We believe that our differences enrich us and help us to find creative solutions and generate innovative ideas. We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment where all employees can reach their full potential.

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