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# Engineer, Lead Software Verification

- **Company:** Howell Instruments
- **Location:** Fort Worth, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Configuration Management, Code Coverage, Computer Engineering, Formal Verification, Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Software Testing Automation Framework, Software Verification, Information Technology, DO-178B
- **Published:** September 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8141f1b1350c273f

## About the Role

* Education: Minimum Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
 * Experience: 8 years software verification, software test, or software quality assurance in safety critical environments, 5 years working on DO-178B or DO-178C projects.
 * Skills: Demonstrated experience leading software verification efforts for at least one DO-178C DAL A or DAL B certification program.
 * Skills: Experience developing requirements-based tests from software requirements.
 * Skills: Experience in performing structural coverage analysis, including MC/DC coverage.
 * Skills: Experience generating and reviewing certification evidence and compliance data.
 * Skills: Strong understanding of software development, life cycle processes and verification methodologies.
 * Skills: Excellent technical leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.
 * Preferred: Experience with aviation certification, DO-330 tool qualification processes, model-based development and verification environments, embedded real-time software and avionics systems, test automation frameworks, configuration management and change control processes.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Verification Engineer to lead software verification activities for safety-critical avionics systems developed in accordance with DO-178C. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, designing, developing, executing, and reporting software verification activities for Design Assurance Level (DAL) A projects.

This role requires deep expertise in software verification processes, structural coverage analysis, requirements-based testing, certification support, and team leadership. The ideal candidate will serve as the technical lead for software verification efforts and will mentor and develop a team of software test engineers to achieve compliance with the highest levels of aviation software assurance., * Lead all software verification activities for DO-178C DAL A projects.

 * Develop and execute comprehensive requirements-based verification strategies fore airborne software.
 * Lead structural coverage activities for DAL A software.
 * Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software verification engineers.
 * Support Stage of Involvement (SOI) audits and certification reviews.


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