Aerospace software & firmware staffing
DO-178 staffing, run by an engineer who has certified it.
Software Profiles places software and firmware engineers on safety-critical aerospace programs — avionics, flight controls, embedded firmware. Founded on 20+ years of managing and certifying the exact code these roles require, on programs for major aerospace OEMs.
Companies: response within one business day. Engineers: confidential, always.
| Standard | Domain | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DO-178B/C | Airborne softwareLevels A through D | ■ WE STAFF IT |
| DO-254 | Airborne electronic hardwareFPGA / complex hardware | ■ WE STAFF IT |
| ARP4754A / 4761 | Systems & safety assessmentDevelopment assurance | ■ WE STAFF IT |
| Embedded | Firmware & RTOSC, C++, Ada, bare-metal | ■ WE STAFF IT |
Founder record
Your recruiter has sat on your side of the design review.
Generalist recruiters keyword-match “DO-178” and hope. We read a resume the way a program lead reads it — because our founder spent a career managing, verifying, and certifying safety-critical aerospace software before ever placing an engineer.
If a candidate can’t explain their traceability data to us, they never reach your inbox.
Who we place
Who we place
If your req — or your resume — reads like one of these, you’re in the right place.
DO-178B/C Software Engineers
Design, code, and verification across Levels A–D. Requirements-driven development, structural coverage, certification liaison experience.
Embedded Firmware Engineers
Bare-metal and RTOS firmware for flight-critical LRUs — device drivers, BSPs, bootloaders, real-time control loops.
Embedded C / C++ / Ada Developers
Production code under coding standards that hold up in audit — MISRA C, SPARK, defensive design for certifiable software.
Verification & Validation Engineers
Requirements-based testing, MC/DC structural coverage, test procedure development, DOORS traceability that survives an SOI audit.
Systems Safety Engineers
Development assurance, FHA/PSSA/SSA, fault trees, and safety requirements flow-down under ARP4754A and ARP4761.
Certification Specialists
PSAC through SAS — certification planning, stage-of-involvement audits, and authority liaison across FAA, EASA, and international regulators.
Process
How it works
Two tracks, one standard: nothing moves forward until it has been verified by an engineer.
Fill the role generalists can’t
Send the job description
Use the form below. Include the DAL level, standards, clearance needs, and tools — we speak the language, so don’t simplify it.
We screen like a program lead
Every candidate is evaluated against real certification experience — not keyword density. Weak fits are filtered out before you see them.
Receive a verified shortlist
A small set of engineers who can actually do the work, each with a summary of why they fit your specific program.
Interview and hire
You run your process; we handle scheduling, feedback loops, and the candidate’s side of the conversation.
A recruiter who reads your PSAC references
Submit your resume confidentially
Upload below. It goes to one inbox — ours. It is never posted, bulk-blasted, or shared without your explicit go-ahead.
Engineer-to-engineer review
Your DO-178 levels, coverage work, and program history get read by someone who has done the same work — not scanned for buzzwords.
Matched only to real fits
You hear from us when a role genuinely matches your experience and preferences. No spray-and-pray submissions.
You stay in control
Your resume is presented to a specific company only after you approve it. Currently employed? Your employer will never hear from us.
Placement models
Three ways to engage. No percentage games.
Pricing is simple and agreed up front — no percentage-of-salary math, no surprise at offer time. Pick the model that fits your program.
Direct placement
We’ve sat in the hiring manager’s chair. Percentage fees quietly distort hiring decisions — the stronger the candidate, the higher the salary, the bigger the fee, the harder the internal approval. A flat fee removes that math entirely: hire the best engineer, and the fee never enters the decision.
Hourly · Onsite
Contract engineers embedded at your site, on your program’s schedule — surge capacity for verification pushes, SOI prep, or certification crunch without adding permanent headcount.
Hourly · Remote
US-based contract engineers working remote — verification, test development, requirements and documentation work that doesn’t need a badge at your facility. US persons throughout, so export-controlled programs stay compliant without a second thought.
For both hourly models, contract engineers are employed and paid by Software Profiles — payroll, employer taxes, and employment administration are ours to handle. You receive a single invoice.
For companies
Submit a job description
Send us the role as you’d write it for another engineer — DAL level, standards, clearance, tools, timeline. We’ll come back within one business day with questions or candidates, whichever serves you faster.
- ■Reviewed by the founder personally — not routed to a junior sourcer
- ■No contract required to start the conversation
- ■Contract, contract-to-hire, and direct placement
For engineers
Submit your resume — confidentially
Most of the engineers we place are employed and quietly looking. This form is built for that reality.
- ■Your resume goes to one inbox and stays there — never posted to a database, never bulk-submitted
- ■Presented to a company only after you approve that specific submission
- ■Your current employer will never hear from us
- ■No spam: you hear from us only when a role genuinely fits
Next step
Certified software needs verified engineers.
Whether you’re hiring for a Level A program or quietly looking for your next one — start here.