Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Are you an experienced software engineer or software quality professional who wants to move beyond pure development and have a direct impact on the safety, reliability and certification of cutting-edge avionics systems?

We are looking for an additional Software Quality Assurance Engineer to the development and certification of embedded and avionics software within a highly innovative aerospace environment. In this role, you will ensure that software development activities comply with industry standards, certification requirements and internal quality processes, helping bring mission-critical products to market.

This position offers a unique opportunity to develop expertise in DO-178C software assurance, while gradually broadening your scope towards hardware DO-254 and overall product quality processes.

Your responsibilities

As a Software Quality Assurance Engineer, you act as a trusted quality partner for R&D teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

You will oversee compliance with development and certification standards, perform independent reviews, support audits, and help teams continuously improve their engineering processes.

• You ensure compliance with software development and quality assurance processes for avionics products.

• You review and approve software lifecycle documentation in line with DO-178C requirements.

• You support software certification activities and customer audits.

• You perform independent assessments of software development activities and deliverables.

• You facilitate quality reviews and provide clear, constructive feedback to engineering teams.

• You support root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• You contribute to lessons learned activities and process optimization.

• You develop and deliver training on software quality and certification practices.

• You collaborate closely with software engineers, project managers, certification specialists, and customers.

• You report to Quality and Certifying Manager.

Your profile

• You hold a Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Embedded Systems, Electronics, or a related field.

• You have experience in software development, software quality assurance, or certification environments.

• You have a strong understanding of software engineering principles and development lifecycles.

• You have experience working with C and/or Python.

• You have e strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.

• Experience with DO-178C is a nice asset, or in regulated software environments such as automotive (ISO 26262), medical devices (IEC 62304).

• If you are familiar with EASA, FAA or military aviation standards it’s a plus.

• Knowledge of Aviation Regulation (Part 21 and Part 145) is an advantage.

• You have experience with quality management systems such as ISO 9001 or EN9100/AS9100.

• You have audit or review experience.

• You have knowledge of modern software development and requirements management tools.

• You work autonomously within a structured framework.

• You can interact with highly skilled technical experts.

• You have excellent communication skills in English and ability to challenge stakeholders constructively. Knowledge of Dutch and/or French is a plus.

• You take the chance to grow towards broader responsibilities in hardware and product-level quality assurance.

Offer

You will join an international environment where innovation is key and colleagues who share determination & high standards of work that move the world forward.

Our head office in Kortrijk is easily accessible due to the traffic-free routes: by car, bike or public transport.

We offer a competitive salary, complimented by extra-legal benefits.

• Meal vouchers of €9

• Transport allowance

• Internet allowance of €60 net

• Yearly bonus

• Group insurance

• Medical insurance

• Flexible salary plan with possibilities for a lease car, electric bicycle, tablet, etc.

In addition, we invest in personal growth by offering various training opportunities throughout the ye