Software Certification Tools Senior Engineer

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 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 — and in recent 5G milestones — including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and in 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 to join us and help advance the future software-defined world. 

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Wind River is seeking a Software Certification Tools Senior Engineer to create and maintain the software tools and infrastructure used to plan, execute, package and deliver the suite of Wind River safety critical software products. This position requires proven skills in software tools development and excellent oral and written communication skills.

ABOUT YOU

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, test and deploy software-based tooling to ensure compliance (e.g. tools to import, export, data parsing, configuration, test, analysis, reporting and automation).
• Deploy process tooling infrastructure (build, configuration, maintenance) for use by developers, testers and management.
• Create concise documentation for software tools and infrastructure (e.g. including user guides, work instructions, design, test and release documentation).
• Maintain legacy software tools, supporting global engineering teams.
• Work within an Agile development process, with responsibilities for specific tools and projects.

Qualifications and Skills

• BSc degree (Computer Science, Computer/Electronic Engineering or equivalent).
• 5+ years of experience in the development of software tools used to ensure safety or quality of a product development process.
• Extensive knowledge of Python (including debugging modified code) and proficiencies with a range of complementary languages including C/C++, Java, bash.
• Experience using the following Python packages or their equivalent; mongoengine; Flask, requests, Jinja2, redis, python-docx.
• Experience with Clang/LLVM and/or GCC toolchains and their various output file data, such as AST, II, DWARF and ELF.
• Strong experience in Linux server management.
• Experience maintaining legacy code in production environments (i.e. re-use, update of existing code without side effects).
• Experience using and managing NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
• Experience creating and maintaining Docker images.
• Experience with Jenkins, Airflow, Luigi or equivalent.
• Able to analyze and decompose problems into potential technical solutions.
• Able to develop structured code (re-usable, configurable, readable, testable, maintainable).
• Experience developing software in an AGILE environment using tools such as Jira / Confluence, Git.
• Strong communication skills written and verbal.

Benefits

• 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.

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. 

To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com. 

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.                    

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.   

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