Associate Engineer - Board

Associate Engineer

Location: Ottawa, Canada, Office based work - 3 days required

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.

As an Associate Engineer - Systems on our team, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of embedded Linux systems software under the guidance of senior engineers and your manager. You may be assigned to Kernel Sustaining, Board Support Packages, Feature Development, User Space Sustaining, Tool Chain, or general Systems work based on team needs and your growth interests.

In your daily job you will:

Complete assigned tasks including bug fixes, small features, tests, and documentation with direction from your team lead or mentor

Participate in code reviews, standups, and sprint ceremonies to learn team practices and deliver quality work

Use version control (Git), follow coding standards, and document your changes

Build skills in Linux systems development—kernel, user space, BSP, toolchain, or feature implementation—depending on your team assignment

Key skills and competencies for succeeding in this role are:

• Eagerness to learn
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  Willingness to grow in one or more of kernel sustaining, BSP, feature development, user space, systems, or tool chain with mentorship and training
• Foundational technical ability
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  Ability to read and write C/C++, use Git, follow build and test procedures, and debug with guidance
• Collaboration
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  Ability to work in a distributed team across US, Romania, and India, ask questions, and communicate progress and blockers clearly

In your daily job you will:

• Complete assigned bug fixes, small enhancements, and tests under direction of senior engineers
• Write clear, maintainable code following team and Linux community standards where applicable
• Run and extend existing test suites; report and help reproduce defects
• Document your changes and update team documentation as needed
• Use Git for version control and follow team branching and review workflows

• Participate in code reviews; incorporate feedback and learn from others’ feedback on your code
• Follow coding standards and project conventions
• Ensure your work meets defined quality and acceptance criteria before submission
• Ask for clarification when requirements or design are unclear

• Work with team members across US, Romania, and India in standups, planning, and retrospectives
• Communicate status, blockers, and questions in a timely way
• Share what you learn and contribute to a positive, inclusive team environment
• Take advantage of mentorship and onboarding to ramp on your assigned technical area

• Assist with applying security patches and CVE-related fixes under guidance
• Help backport patches and run kernel build and test procedures
• Learn…