Senior Engineer - Board Support Packages

Location Ottawa, Canada, Office based work - 3 days 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.

YOUR ROLE The Senior Engineer - Systems (Board Support Packages) provides technical expertise and leadership for developing and maintaining BSP components and configurations. Senior Engineers work independently on hardware enablement, support new platforms, and mentor junior engineers in BSP development.

In your daily job you will: Development & Implementation

Develop and maintain BSP components and configurations

Enable new hardware platforms and processors

Support hardware bring‑up and validation

Write high‑quality, maintainable code following team standards

Debug and resolve complex BSP‑related issues

Optimize BSP performance and compatibility

Technical Leadership

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers

Participate in code reviews and technical discussions

Contribute to architecture and design decisions

Drive technical improvements and best practices

Lead technical initiatives and small projects

Team Collaboration

Collaborate effectively with team members and cross‑functional partners

Work with distributed teams across US, Romania, and India

Share knowledge through documentation and technical discussions

Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives

Contribute to team process improvements

Board Support Packages Specific

Develop and maintain BSP components and configurations

Enable new hardware platforms and processors

Support hardware bring‑up and validation

Work with hardware vendors and partners

Configure device trees and hardware abstraction layers

Design solutions for complex BSP problems

Guide technical direction for BSP components

Maintain compatibility across hardware platforms

How You Will Contribute Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

5+ years of software engineering experience

3+ years of experience with embedded systems and hardware

Experience with C/C++ programming in production systems

Strong background in software development lifecycle

Technical Skills

Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming

Solid understanding of embedded systems and hardware

Experience with embedded systems development

Knowledge of build systems (Yocto, Buildroot, or similar)

Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills

Experience with version control (Git) and code review

Understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum)

Domain Knowledge

Board support packages (BSP)

Hardware enablement

Device trees and hardware configuration

Bootloaders (U‑Boot, etc.)

Hardware abstraction layers

Embedded hardware interfaces

Performance optimization

Soft Skills

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers

Technical writing and documentation skills

Problem‑solving and analytical thinking

Self‑directed and proactive

Attention to detail and quality

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Yocto Project

Experience with hardware bring‑up and validation

Understanding of processor architectures (ARM, x86, etc.)

Experience with device drivers

Knowledge of bootloaders and boot processes

Open source contributions

Experience in automotive, aerospace, or industrial sectors

Key Performance Indicators

BSP quality and compatibility

Hardware enablement completion

Code quality and technical contributions

Project delivery and BSP improvements

Code review participation and quality

Mentoring and knowledge sharing

Technical problem resolution

Team collaboration and communication

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.

Security Clearance Requirements Successful candidates must engage in a security clearance process in regard 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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