Software Architect \u2013 RTOS Kernel Development

Description Position at Wind River

Software Architect – RTOS Kernel Development

Location:

US or Canada, hybrid-onsite preferred

Citizenship Requirements

US or Canadian Citizen (Restricted Citizenship. Security and Citizenship Clearance Required)

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.

About the Role

The successful candidate will join a global and highly skilled RTOS development team to lead and develop our next generation VxWorks Operating System. This candidate shall collaborate with remote technical leads to lead and drive innovative ideas and design and develop new capabilities, while ensuring the core values of VxWorks being a secure, safe, high performing and reliability operating system. This candidate will also engage in leading specific technical areas.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of operating system components, ensuring alignment with VxWorks core values.
• Mentor and coach team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Develop and deliver high quality design, code, and test following a CI/CD model and agile methodology.
• Perform in-depth analysis and troubleshooting of issues, driving resolution and improvement.
• Collaborate with product management team to define and scope out product capabilities.
• Develop and enforce best practices for coding, documentation, and testing within the team.
• Participate in all aspects of the software development process using Agile development.

Qualifications/Skills:

• BSc / MSc degree (Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical degree).
• 15+ years of relevant technical experience in software operating system development.
• Proven experience in a leadership or mentoring role within a development team.
• Excellent in C/C++ and assembly language development.
• Exceptional analytical and debugging skills.
• Deep understanding of operating system concepts, such as user process management, memory management, and file systems.
• Experience with RTOS software development such as core OS kernel capabilities.
• Low level device driver, BSP board bring up, or architecture level development is a plus.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with virtualization technologies is a plus.
• Strong leadership and team collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with iterative and agile/scrum software development processes.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
• Knowledge of ASPICE or automotive standard is a plus.

BENEFITS

• Flexible home office! We offer the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule or 100% remote.
• Named Top Workplace for the 8th year in a row.
• Wind River’s commitment to DEIB.
• 100% Employee covered Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance*
• Flexible Time Off policy* + 12 observed Holidays.
• 401K with company match.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible…