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FAA DER Services

FAA DER Services ( 8110-3 )
DO-178B, 278 & DO-254 Consulting
Gap Analysis & Certification Roadmap
On-Site & WebEx Training
Certification Liaison ( FAA & Military )

Web-Based Tools

Certification Project Management
Problem Reporting System
Change Impact Analysis
Requirements Traceability
DO-178B, 278 & DO-254 Checklists
Review / Action Item Management
Structural Coverage Analysis
Search Engine Resource Manager
Secure Web User Manager

DO-178B/C Templates

Plan for SW Aspects of Certification
Software Development Plan
Software Verification Plan
Configuration Management Plan
Software Quality Assurance Plan
Software Requirements Standards
Software Design Standards
Software Code Standards
Software Requirements Document
Software Design Document
Software Configuration Index
Software Env Configuration Index
Software Accomplishment Summary

DO-254 Templates

Plan for HW Aspects of Certification
Hardware Development Plan
Hardware Verification Plan
Hardware CM Plan
Hardware Process Assurance Plan
Hardware Requirements Standards
Hardware Design Standards
Verification / Validation Standards
Hardware Requirements Document
Hardware Design Data
Hardware Configuration Index
Hardware Accomplishment Summary




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	Ask The DER Our Level A DO-178B and DO-254 FAA DER’s are available now to answer your questions. This service is free of charge, so don’t hesitate, call today. 888-556-1649


	FAA DER Authorization Our FAA Designated Engineering Representatives (DER’s) are authorized to approve and recommend approval of Aircraft Systems and Equipment (including TSO Approvals) up to and including Design Assurance Level A for Software (DO-178C/278A) and Airborne Electronic Hardware (DO-254).


	FAA DER Services Our DER’s were appointed by the FAA with the authority to act on their behalf during the Certification Process. Our DER’s are fully authorized to issue FAA Form 8110-3, Statement of Compliance with the Federal Aviation Regulations and to provide complete On-Site or WebEx Training.

Special Skills Required By A DO-178B, DO-278 & DO-254 DER

A Comprehensive familiarity with RTCA DO-178C Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification, RTCA DO-278A Guidelines for Communications, Navigation, Surveillance, and Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Systems Software Integrity Assurance and RTCA DO-254 Design Assurance Guidelines for Airborne Electronic Hardware.

A solid understanding of the systems safety assessment process.

A demonstrated knowledge of the rationale for, and the significance of, each stage in the software and airborne electronic hardware development process, as well as its supporting standards, procedures, and documentation.

Experience gained from participation in a technically responsible capacity over a complete development program life cycle. This qualification may be satisfied by an aggregate over several different development programs.

Experience interacting with all phases of software and airborne electronic hardware development and testing processes, including utilization of the associated configuration and quality control procedures.

Fluency in high-level and assembly-level programming languages and familiarity with support software used in a development process. Familiarity with tools available to facilitate the development, documentation, and consistency-checking processes.

Demonstrated knowledge of the sources of software and airborne electronic hardware anomalies, the relative merits of the types of testing procedures which are available to protect against them, and the characteristics of a thorough test program.

Familiarity with the aspects of real-time avionics systems, such as the use of interrupts, multitasking, software reentrancy, etc. This includes an appreciation of the types of analysis and testing necessary to ensure the integrity of these mechanisms.

An understanding of the techniques which may be employed to reduce criticality levels, such as system architecture, multiversion programming and partitioning.

Knowledge of hardware characteristics such as input/output schemes, memory organization and multiport access communication bus protocols, and processor architecture, all of which have an impact on the software interface and the potential for the creation of anomalies.