Bachelor Thesis

Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

**Bachelorand in the field ofAssessment of WebAssembly/ Clang w.r.t. Airworthiness Certification (d/f/m)**:

- **Location**:_Manching _**:

- **Start**:_As soon as possible _**:

- **Duration**:_6 months _**:
Airbus Defence and Space is developing embedded real-time software for military aircraft. The domain is therefore set to safety or mission critical products. The development shall fulfil considerations of certification aspects as per RTCA DO-178C and its supplements. Furthermore, the product is to be certified according to DO-297, covering Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) Development, DO-326A, covering Airworthiness Security Process Specification and DO-356A, covering Airworthiness Security Methods and Considerations.

Today, virtualization technologies are utilized in several domains as they bring diverse benefits such as the principle of loose coupling. This enables faster deployment and less integration effort but also the important advantage of controlled resource allocation and management.

Different container runtimes are well known and applied in industry. However, none of them are applied in Avionics. As a starting point it is required to compare the virtualization techniques w.r.t. certification objectives, identify possible hindrances and recommend the necessary Means of Compliance.

**Your location**:
Located about an hour’s drive north of Munich, Manching is an up-and-coming market town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here, you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of near-by cities are still within easy reach.

**Your benefits**:

- Attractive salary and work-life balance with an 35-hour week (flexitime).
- International environment with the opportunity to network globally.
- Work with modern/diversified technologies.
- At Airbus, we see you as a valuable team member and you are not hired to brew coffee, instead you are in close contact with the interfaces and are part of our weekly team meetings.
- Opportunity to participate in the Generation Airbus Community to expand your own network.

**Your tasks and responsibilities**:

- Identify critical objectives of the above-mentioned certification guidelines in the context of WebAssembly and Clang (additional concepts can be included as well)
- Assess the fulfillment of objectives, e.g. by reviewing the applied mechanism of the technology (e.g. review WCET calculation options)
- Recommend practices towards fulfillment of the objectives, e.g. propose amendments of the architecture or design/ propose a new standard
- Implement one selected amendment to WebAssembly/ Clang
- Implement a small demonstration of avionics software on amended WebAssembly/ Clang

**The Thesis shall address the following research questions**:

- Which assurance is required in order to fullfill the certification objectives when utilizing WebAssembly/ Clang?
- Which Means of Compliance can be applied for the fulfilment of the certification objectives?
- Which architecture elements are necessary for the implementation on the amended WebAssembly/ Clang?

**Desired skills and qualifications**:

- Enrolled full-time student (d/f/m) in the area of computer science, mathematics or related areas
- Good programming skills
- UML, SysML (an advantage)
- Knowledge in virtualization technologies (in particular WebAssembly, Clang, others)
- Knowledge of functionality and architecture of embedded systems (an advantage)
- Knowledge in modeling methods and tools (an advantage)

Please upload the following documents**:cover letter, CV, relevant transcripts, enrollment certificate.**

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**Company**:
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

**Employment Type**:
Final-year Thesis**Experience Level**:
Student

**Job Family**:
Support to Management

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