Requirements
Clear, testable hardware requirements and bidirectional traceability.
Hardware design assurance
DO-254 Hardware Certification & Training
End-to-end design assurance for airborne electronic hardware, from PHAC planning through requirements, implementation, verification and certification liaison.
RTCA DO-254EUROCAE ED-80FAA AC 20-152AEASA AMC 20-152A
Scope of support
What the engagement can cover.
Scope is tailored to the certification basis, current lifecycle state and evidence already available.
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Hardware certification planning and PHAC development
- 02
Requirements capture and derived-requirement review
- 03
FPGA, ASIC and PLD design assurance
- 04
Elemental analysis and advanced verification planning
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Hardware/software interface consistency
- 06
SOI audit preparation across DAL A–D
Typical outputs
PHACHRD/HDD reviewHVP/HTP reviewCompliance checklist
Training & working sessions
From standard text
to project decisions.
Modules combine standards context with the documents, reviews and evidence choices teams make during delivery.
Design assurance
Detailed design data, implementation controls and configuration baselines.
Verification
Reviews, analyses, tests and independence based on hardware DAL.
Certification
SOI evidence, accomplishment summary and authority-facing readiness.
Instructor assignments and any claimed program history are provided only after internal approval and verification.
Engagement scoping
Information that makes the first review useful.
No compliance outcome is promised from a website form. Scope begins with the program facts and evidence that can actually be reviewed.
Applicable basis
Standard revision, authority or customer basis, assurance level and agreed means of compliance.
Lifecycle state
Current milestone, approved plans, baselines, open findings and target review date.
Requested boundary
Training, gap analysis, document review, evidence recovery or audit-readiness support.
FAQ
Questions before the first workshop.
How does DO-254 relate to DO-178C?+
DO-254 addresses airborne electronic hardware; DO-178C addresses airborne software. Their lifecycle assurance concepts align, while their implementation and verification evidence differ.
Does DO-254 apply to UAV programs?+
Applicability is determined by the certification basis and system safety assessment, not simply by aircraft size or category.
What is an SOI review?+
A Stage of Involvement review evaluates whether plans, development data and verification evidence satisfy the agreed certification approach at defined lifecycle points.
Start with a technical conversation
Make your DO-254 evidence easier to defend.
Tell us the standard, lifecycle stage and evidence challenge. We will help frame a focused next step.
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