Software Certification Support

Esterline AVISTA Engineering Services offers the software-certification capabilities necessary for safety-critical applications from aerospace to defense across their respective regulatory guidelines and standards.

The primary certification activities we provide include:

• Coordination with the FAA ACOs during certification efforts
• Performing audits during the software life cycle
• Approving software design data via FAA 8110-3’s
• Performing a gap analysis on processes with respect to regulatory guidelines and standards
• Assisting in updating processes to meet regulatory guidelines and standards
• Performing preliminary project audits in order to prepare for formal certification and regulatory audits
• Providing consulting on certification related topics during the planning effort and throughout the life of the project
• Providing training on the DO-178B/C document suite

Our certification-related expertise and background include:

• In-house Software Level A Consultant DER and network of other Consultant DERs for ACO coordination and 8110-3 approvals
• Participation in RTCA SC-205/WG-71 committee which created the DOC-178C document suite
  • Knowledge and background of the entire suite including supplements (DO-331, DO-332, and DO-333) and DO-330
• Co-chair of RTCA/EUROCAE Forum on Aeronautical Software (FAS)
  • Monitoring application of DO-178C document suite
  • Providing information papers for needed clarity
• Participation in RTCA SAE S-18 committee in support ARP-4754 and ARP-4761
• Participation in RTCA SC-216 committee in support of information security.
• Participation in RTCA SC-228 committee in support of UAS in US airspace integration standards.