Software Engineer - Sr. Member of Technical Staff (RTOS development)

Wind River Systems; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Software Engineer to lead the development of its next-generation operating system. In this pivotal role, you will guide a skilled team in innovating and optimizing the VxWorks OS, ensuring it remains a secure and high-performing solution for edge devices. You will collaborate with global technical leads, mentor junior developers, and engage in all aspects of the software development process using Agile methodologies. This dynamic position offers the opportunity to shape the future of embedded systems while fostering a collaborative environment that values innovation and excellence.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Coverage

Matching RRSP

Vacation Policies

Employee Assistance Program

LinkedIn Learning Subscription

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software OS development with leadership experience.
• Deep understanding of OS concepts and embedded security.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of OS components for VxWorks.
• Mentor team members and drive innovation in OS development.

Skills

C/C++

Assembly Language

Operating System Concepts

RTOS Software Development

Analytical Skills

Debugging Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Agile/Scrum Methodology

Education

BSc in Computer Science

MSc in Computer Science

Tools

CI/CD Tools

Virtualization Technologies

Job description

SMTS - Software Engineer - RTOS, Embedded development, Security

Location: US, Remote

US Citizen (Please see the Required Citizenship Clearance Below)

Within the Operating Systems team, we innovate on technologies that will modernize the embedded VxWorks operating system and our Hypervisor solution to enable our Edge Device customers. We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Operating Systems Developer Lead to lead and guide our local team in designing, developing and optimizing our VxWorks operating system components. In this role, you will lead technical projects, mentor junior developers, and drive innovation in our OS development initiatives. Your expertise will play a critical role in developing the next generation VxWorks operating system.

Who You Will Work With:

The successful candidate will join a global and highly skilled RTOS development team to 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 in being a secure, safe, high performing and reliable 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.
• 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 a plus.

Experience with embedded security in some of the following areas:

• Analyzing CVEs impact on embedded designs and integrating custom and open-source code changes to address vulnerabilities.
• Implementing a secure bootloader.
• Creating an encrypted storage devices driver or filesystems.
• Developing encrypted network protocols.
• Securing an embedded design using hardware keystore and asymmetric cryptography.

Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid Work.

Benefits:

• 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.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

Wind River is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, HIV status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status including pregnancy, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Wind River will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on these characteristics.

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.

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.