Location: Kanata, ON

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 recognition for 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. 

 
YOUR ROLE

As an OS MTS, you will develop components for WR next generation real-time operating system. Leveraging your operating systems expertise, you will help design and implement new capabilities while upholding VxWorks’ core principles of security, safety, high performance, and real-time reliability.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE 

In your daily job you will:

• Design and develop OS technologies for WR next generation RTOS
• Develop and deliver high-quality design, code, and tests following a CI/CD model and agile methodology
• Investigate and resolve issues reported during product verification and from customers
• Create design documents for new technologies and conduct code reviews 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware and software solutions
• Participate in all aspects of the software development process

Key skills and competencies for succeeding in this role are:

• 8+ years of relevant technical experience in operating systems development, including kernel and device driver development.
• Excellent understanding of OS concepts such as processes, threads, memory management, and file systems.
• Excellent programming skills using C
• Proficiency in assembly, C++, Python, and other development languages is a plus.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Strong understanding of operating system concepts
• Experience with RTOS software development such as core OS kernel capabilities.
• Experience with low-level drivers, board bring-up, or architecture-level development
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Exceptional team player who works well in collaborative environments.
• Ability to be a technical lead in a project or technical area
• Self-managed, fast learner with the desire and ability to master new technologies.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g. git) and the iterative and agile/scrum software development processes.
• Experience in developing software compliant with industry certification standards, including DO-178C, ISO 26262, ASPICE, MIL is a plus.
• Ability to drive a project end-to-end, from concept and requirements through implementation, delivery, and release

BENEFITS - Canada

• Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid Work.
• Company-sponsored health, dental, and life insurance.
• Income protection through short and long-term disability coverage.
• Matching RRSP.
• Vacation and various time off policies to encourage work-life balance.
• Well-being programs: Employee assistance program, mental well-being through Unmind.
• Learning benefits: LinkedIn Learning subscription and seminars.

Compensation

This role is compensation range is between $110,00 to $140,000 CAD plus annual incentive plan bonus. Compensation is determined through interviews and a review of the education, experience, knowledge, skills, location, and abilities of the applicant, and equity with other team members.

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.   

Wind River is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

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“Wind River is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law”