The Client is an international high-tech company primarily focused on defense and homeland security, well-known for their work in aerospace, land and naval systems, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance, military and commercial aviation platforms and related fields.
In the Client’s target industries, DO-178B/C compliance is mandatory for many products. Without certification in the standard, businesses risk loss of potential revenues and a weakened competitive position.
The Client had started to work extensively in areas that required compliance, but they had little experience with the testing aspects of certification. Also, because of the rigorous nine-month training required for reviewers, they were unable to find reliable, qualified partners.
After a Deep Dive, Flying Fast and High with Automation
Qualitest had been the Client’s testing partner on other projects for over 20 years and had successfully completed a large number of DO-178 projects for other companies. We had developed our own comprehensive DO-178 employee training program, to ensure qualified reviewers were available on demand. The Client contacted us to help with testing for an aviation project.
As a first step, Qualitest engineers/performance test specialists/architects undertook technical deep dives into the Client’s existing delivery systems.
Our team gained a detailed understanding of the hardware and tools used in the Client’s processes. Then we created an automation testing strategy and identified tools to be used for the steady state project support.
After several proofs of concept, the team identified exactly the right solution. Benefitting from the trust developed over many years partnering with this Client, we created a code and a method-testing platform.
We built an automatic flow designed to do the following for each project:
We then integrated the automatic flow to Jenkins Re-Executions, re-running the tests to measure the impact of code/infrastructure fixed.
Finally, we prepared the final, detailed test report, which contained all the information on tests conducted, fixes applied, results, recommendations and conclusions.
Qualitest’s ongoing commitment to perfecting DO-178 testing, with the help of agile work and automation, paid off. Results achieved on this Client’s project included: