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Wind River

Engineering Intern

2 days ago• Kanata, Canada
Associate Engineer / Intern – P1

Location: Canada, Kanata, ON

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 
As an Software Engineering Intern on our team, you’ll be responsible for the development and testing of Operating system and Hypervisor features for our next generation Helix Virtualization platform.  As a team member, your contributions encompass software design, coding and testing of new functionality or upgrading existing functionality.
In your daily job you will:
  • Helping develop and test SW modules for VxWorks as well as HVP helping Wind River to grow in its role in new embedded and enterprise market segments.
  • Use Gen AI for software development and testing.
  • Take the initiative to improve features and processes.
  • Contribute ideas for product improvements and iterations.
  • Collaborate effectively with global software engineering teams.
HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE 
Key skills and competencies for succeeding in this role are:
  • Good Knowledge of Operating systems, Virtual Machines and Hypervisors.
  • Strong C / C++ & Assembly language
  • Good Debugging skills using GDB or equivalent tools.
  • Experience in scripting language e.g., Python preferred
  • Experience in using emulators like QEMU preferred
  • Linux Kernel Driver development preferred
BENEFITS - Canada 
  • Company-sponsored health, dental, and life insurance.
  • Vacation and various time off policies to encourage work-life balance.

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Well-being programs: Employee assistance program, mental well-being through Unmind . 
  • Learning benefits: LinkedIn Learning subscription and seminars.

    • 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 .                     

    “Wind River is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law”

    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.

     

     

    Client-provided location(s): Kanata, Canada
    Job ID: o8Ehxfwk
    Employment Type: INTERN
    Posted: 2025-09-07T18:34:22

    Perks and Benefits

    • Health and Wellness

      • Parental Benefits

        • Work Flexibility

          • Office Life and Perks

            • Vacation and Time Off

              • Financial and Retirement

                • Professional Development

                  • Diversity and Inclusion