Archibald McKinlay has extensive experience at the leading edge of software safety specification, development and engineering in real time safety-critical systems and systems of systems, with related work in system safety and product assurance.

 

Among his more recent software safety projects are the Denver TREX and Los Angeles Exposition Line specifications (rail transit) regarding system safety and software safety in various control systems, work on the St. Louis Light Rail Extensions and the JFK people mover, and international versions of the NASA Space Station Software Safety Specification.  He also developed the software safety program for the Canadian Automated Air Traffic Control System. He has assessed and improved software safety processes and testing on Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle for the US Marine Corps.

 

McKinlay previously led Software Safety activities at the McDonnell Aircraft Company, contributing to such projects as development/test on the F-15E Strike Eagle weapons systems, the F/A – 18 E/F Hornet flight controls, the Navy T-45A jet trainer and the Advanced Tactical Fighter.  He has also provided software safety training to Wright-Patterson AFB Engineering Center, the Naval Air Development Center, the Naval Air Test Center, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the National Security Agency.

 

McKinlay earned his B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy and his M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.  He participated in the writing of the FAA’s DO-178B Standard for Airborne Software and the IEEE standard for Software Safety Programs Plans.