Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Location

Kanata, ON | Canada

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Position at Wind River

Member of Technical Staff – Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Location:  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

About Wind River

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability. 

Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world.  Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestones including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and  building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.

The company has received industry recognitionfor its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world.

About the Team

Wind River is seeking an experienced developer to join the HELIX Virtualization Platform development team.  The successful candidate will develop new features, modify existing features by adding new functionality and certify features for Helix Virtualization Platform, used by our Aerospace, Industrial and Automotive customers.

Responsibilities:

• Work with product management and system architect to understand customer requirements
• Develop product features in accordance with customer requirements
• Actively participate in certification of Helix Virtualization Platform
• Provide technical leadership to junior members of the team
• Take initiatives to improve features and processes
• Help keeping team focused and organized for releases
• Identify, communicate, and coordinate inter-team dependencies
• Seek opportunities to collaborate between teams

Minimum Qualifications:

• BSc / MSc degree (Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical degree).
• Solid understanding of software development methodology
• Minimum 7 year experience in designing complex software features
• Minimum 7 year experience working in a software design and development role
• Solid programming experience in C and assembly (x86, ARMv8)
• Ability to work well in a team
• Strong technical leadership skills
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong documentation and writing skills
• Familiarity with software configuration management tools and defect tracking tools
• Knowledge of DO-178 and ISO26262 certification standard and certification experience is an asset

Benefits

• Hybrid work model for workplace flexibility
• Comprehensive health, dental, and life insurance
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• RRSP matching for financial security
• Flexible time-off policies for work-life balance
• Learning benefits, including a LinkedIn Learning subscription and seminars

Join us at Wind River, where we're not just shaping technology; we're shaping the future of a safer, more connected world. Your journey to make a meaningful impact begins here. 

Security Clearance Requirements  

Successful candidates must engage in a security clearance process in regards to their citizenship in order to perform fundamental job duties, as per applicable law. In particular, candidates with certain citizenship may not be able to perform such fundamental job duties. Currently, this includes citizens of the following countries: Belarus; Burma; China; Cuba; Iran; North Korea; Syria; Venezuela; Afghanistan; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of Congo; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Haiti; Iraq; Lebanon; Libya; Russia; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Zimbabwe. The security clearance process may take a significant amount of time to complete, and any offer of employment will be contingent on the candidate's legal ability to perform the fundamental job duties. Wind River is committed to meeting its obligations to candidates under applicable human rights law and privacy law in this regard.  

APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE: 

Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. At Wind River, we strictly adhere to all applicable data privacy laws. Please review Wind River's Applicant Privacy Notice, which can be found here. 

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