About Acron Aviation (Avionics – Surveillance):
Acron Aviation designs, engineers, and manufactures certified avionics systems that support safety-critical flight operations across commercial and military aviation. Within Avionics, the Surveillance product line develops and sustains systems that enable aircraft awareness, collision avoidance, and airspace interoperability. Our portfolio includes TCAS, Mode S transponders, ADS-B, and integrated surveillance solutions deployed across commercial, military, and rotorcraft platforms. This work is performed in highly regulated environments and demands deep expertise across systems, hardware, software, and RF throughout the full product lifecycle.
Job Title
Technical Coordination Lead – Verification
Position Summary
Acron Aviation is seeking a SYS/SW Functional Lead & HCL Coordinator to lead independent verification and validation (IV&V) activities across systems and software for safety-critical avionics products. This role serves as the primary offshore focal point between Acron Aviation engineering teams and HCL delivery teams, ensuring execution quality, technical rigor, schedule alignment, and certification readiness.
The successful candidate will combine hands-on technical verification expertise with team leadership, partner coordination, and day-to-day execution management. This individual will provide technical direction, oversee work assignments, review deliverables, drive issue resolution, and maintain alignment across software, systems, hardware, certification, and program stakeholders.
This is a highly visible role requiring strong ownership, technical judgment, communication skills, and the ability to operate effectively with minimal supervision across globally distributed teams.
This role may require occasional international travel to Acron Aviation sites, customer locations, certification events, and engineering integration activities. Candidates who already possess a valid U.S. business visa (B1/B2 or equivalent) are strongly preferred.
### Team Leadership & Coordination
Act as the primary interface between Acron Aviation U.S. engineering teams, Acron India engineering teams, and HCL delivery teams, ensuring alignment of priorities, resources, deliverables, and schedules. Lead daily execution of systems and software verification and validation activities for avionics productsPlan, assign, review, and monitor V&V work packages while ensuring quality, schedule, and technical objectives are achievedIdentify and escalate technical risks, resource constraints, dependencies, and schedule impacts proactivelyDrive continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization, automation, AI-enabled tools, and verification efficiency enhancementsMentor engineers and provide technical guidance to offshore V&V team membersSupport onboarding of new team members, including tool access, process training, and development environment setup
### Systems and Software Verification
Define, review, and execute verification activities for system requirements, software high-level requirements, software low-level requirements, interface requirements, and integration requirementsDevelop and execute requirements-based testing, analysis, inspections, and reviews in accordance with certification objectivesAuthor and maintain test procedures, test cases, automated test assets, test reports, and verification artifactsSupport software verification activities, including integration testing, regression testing, robustness testing, interface testing, and structural coverage analysisPartner with software development teams to investigate coverage gaps, resolve anomalies, and close certification findings
### Lab and Test Environment Management
Configure, maintain, and improve avionics integration laboratories and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) environmentsSupport development and maintenance of Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) and HIL test benchesEstablish repeatable software integration and regression environmentsUtilize lab instrumentation and diagnostic equipment to support integration, debug, and troubleshooting activities
### Certification and Compliance Support
Support certification activities in accordance with FAA and EASA expectationsParticipate in Stage of Involvement (SOI) audits and certification reviewsPrepare and review certification evidence packages and compliance documentationAuthor or review verification plans, procedures, test reports, traceability data, coverage reports, and certification support documentationEnsure verification evidence is complete, traceable, and audit-ready
### Requirements Traceability and Defect Management
Maintain bidirectional traceability between requirements, design artifacts, source code, tests, verification results, and problem reportsUtilize approved requirements, configuration management, and defect tracking toolsLead defect triage activities for software and integrated system anomaliesSupport root cause investigations, corrective action verification, and objective evidence collection
### Cross-Functional Leadership
Coordinate across systems, software, hardware, quality, configuration management, certification, and program teamsLead technical reviews, readiness reviews, and status meetingsCreate clear work instructions and tasking packages that enable consistent execution across distributed teamsProvide regular status reporting, metrics, risk visibility, and closure plans to program and engineering leadership
### Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline8–12 years of experience in avionics systems verification, software verification, IV&V, or embedded systems validation within regulated environmentsWillingness and ability to travel internationally as required to support engineering, certification, and program activities. Experience leading small to medium-sized engineering teams, work packages, or supplier-delivered activitiesStrong knowledge of DO-178C and software lifecycle verification activitiesFamiliarity with DO-254 concepts and hardware/software integration environmentsExperience supporting certification programs involving FAA, EASA, or equivalent regulatory authoritiesExperience developing and executing requirements-based testingHands-on troubleshooting experience within avionics or embedded systems environmentsProficiency with Python and familiarity with C/C++Experience using requirements, configuration management, and defect tracking tools such as IBM DOORS, Jama, VectorCAST, LDRA, CANoe, CANalyzer, Git, ClearCase/ClearQuest or equivalent toolsFamiliarity with CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and regression environmentsStrong verbal and written English communication skillsExperience using automation and AI tools to streamline workflows and improve operational efficiencyDemonstrated a continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to evaluate processes and implement more effective ways of workingAbility to adopt and promote automation and AI tools to improve team speed, quality, and execution
### Preferred Additional Skills
Experience supporting offshore engineering delivery models and external engineering partnersExperience working directly with HCL or similar engineering service organizationsFamiliarity with ARP4754A, ARP4761, and DO-330Experience with structural coverage analysis and certification credit activitiesKnowledge of avionics communication protocols, including ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 664 (AFDX), CAN, Ethernet, and Serial interfacesExperience with SIL, HIL, and avionics integration laboratoriesExposure to AI-enabled engineering tools and workflow automationCurrent valid U.S. business visa (B1/B2 or equivalent) strongly preferred due to anticipated travel for onboarding, engineering collaboration, integration activities, and project meetings; qualified candidates without an existing visa will also be considered.Previous experience supporting global engineering programs requiring travel to customers, certification, or company sites.
### Success Profile
Operates effectively with limited supervision and strong personal ownershipBalances technical leadership, team coordination, and execution managementMaintains a strong focus on traceability, quality, compliance, and audit readinessCommunicates effectively across functions, cultures, and time zonesApplies disciplined engineering judgment while driving practical process improvementsDemonstrates accountability for delivery, risk management, and technical quality
### Travel
Occasional international travel may be required to support engineering collaboration, integration activities, customer engagements, certification events, audits, and milestone reviews
