System Architect - BSP

In a world increasingly driven by software innovation, Wind River is pioneering the technologies to accelerate the digital transformations of our customers with a new generation of Mission Critical AI Systems, with the most exacting standards for safety, security, performance, and reliability. Success will be determined by our ability to innovate with velocity and deliver at the solutions level.

Wind River's impact spans critical infrastructure domains such as telecommunications, including 5G; industrial (automation, sustainable energy, robotics, mining), connected healthcare and medical devices, automotive (connected and self-driving vehicles), and aerospace & defense. We were recognized by VDC Research in July 2020 as #1 in Edge Compute OS Platforms, overtaking Microsoft as the overall commercial leader. Wind River regularly wins industry recognitions for excellence in IoT security, cloud and edge computing, as well as 8 consecutive years as a "Top Work Place". If you're passionate about amplifying your impact on the world, in a caring, respectful culture with a growth mindset, come join us and help lead the way into the future of the intelligent edge!

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Wind River is seeking an experienced developer to join the Helix Virtualization Platform (HVP) & VxWorks development teams. The successful candidate will be responsible for the development, implementation, and certification of safety-critical features and functionality used by our Aerospace, Industrial and Automotive customers. As a team lead, you will lead a highly skilled development team charged with all aspects of the safety-critical software development life cycle, from requirements development to implementation to verification. You will work closely with the product management team and system architects to understand and implement customer-requested features and fixes.

• Define the architecture, design patterns, and standards for BSPs, HAL, bootloaders, and low-level drivers for VxWorks and HVP.
• Create scalable, reusable BSP frameworks supporting heterogeneous SoCs and multi-core architectures.
• Guide the integration of virtualization technologies, partitioning, and safety-critical design into BSP components.

• Lead system-level bring-up on Arm/Intel/PowerPC SoCs including MMU, cache, virtualization extensions, interrupt controllers, timers, security engines, and SoC interconnects.
• Architect and review drivers for high-speed peripherals: PCIe, Ethernet, USB, GPIO, DMA, UART, storage (eMMC/SD), and other SoC IPs.
• Ensure BSP designs meet performance, determinism, and safety (DO-178C, IEC 61508, ISO 26262) requirements.

• Work with product management and system architects to define roadmaps and translate customer needs into deliverable architectures.
• Guide global engineering teams in implementation, reviews, optimization, and debugging.
• Support customer engagements as a technical authority for complex architectural decisions.

• Drive improvements in BSP development processes, coding guidelines (MISRA/CERT), certification readiness, and CI/CD pipeline adoption.
• Identify architectural risks and define mitigation strategies early in the development cycle.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to technical leadership across the organization.

• Deep expertise in embedded systems architecture.
• Strong ability to convert requirements into scalable low-level designs.
• Self-driven, analytical mindset with exceptional problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence technical decision-making across teams.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

• BTech/MTech in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• 10+ years experience in embedded software development, including BSP, HAL, bootloader, and device driver architecture.
• Strong knowledge of:
• Armv7/Armv8-A, Intel x86/64, or PowerPC architecture
• MMU, cache, interrupt handling, SMP/AMP, timers, DMA, secure boot
• Hardware virtualization mechanisms (Arm VE, VT-x, IOMMU, SMMU)
• Proven experience with RTOS or hypervisor-based systems (VxWorks, QNX, HVP, Linux, FreeRTOS).
• Strong proficiency in C and low-level debugging using JTAG, Lauterbach, and hardware probes.

• Experience with safety-certified platforms (DO-178C, ISO 26262, IEC 61508).
• Experience leading architecture for complex multi-core or heterogeneous SoCs.
• Working knowledge of modern CI/CD workflows for embedded systems.
• Experience with secure boot, Trusted Firmware (TF-A), OP-TEE, and platform security architecture.