Avionics Multi Core Systems Engineer

Requirements:

• Experience with multi-core processor products in safety-critical environments.
• Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) in safety-critical environments.
• Embedded hardware development and verification experience.
• Experience or knowledge of AC, formerly CAST-32A.
• Experience defining hardware interference channels.
• A bachelors degree or equivalent in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, plus five years of progressive experience as a Systems Engineer or in a related role; alternatively, a masters degree or equivalent in one of these fields plus three years of relevant experience.
• Preferred: Embedded system design and verification experience.
• Preferred: Experience analyzing system behavior and performance impacts in multi-core architectures.
• Preferred: Experience developing benchmarks or micro-benchmarks to test and analyze embedded multi-core platforms.
• Preferred: At least three years of experience with safety-critical development standards, including DO-178C, DO-254, DO-297, AC20-193, or ARP4754B.
• Preferred: Experience with FAA CAST-32A objectives, including investigating multi-core interference channels, documenting and analyzing results, and supporting independent third-party certification.

Responsibilities:

• Perform multi-core analysis on a multi-core system in accordance with AC guidance.
• Develop or run micro-benchmarks and benchmarks on the target multi-core system.
• Analyze system performance and unwanted behavior arising from hardware or software interference, and develop mitigation solutions.

Technologies:

• Embedded
• Hardware
• Support

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We work in a field where avionics systems are transitioning from single-core to multi-core processor architectures. This shift can reduce size, weight, and power requirements and enable common processing platforms, potentially lowering program costs, simplifying spares management, and addressing obsolescence. Certification policies and guidance for avionics hardware and software continue to evolve as research and experience advance in producing certification evidence for multi-core processor architectures.

last updated 44 week of 2026