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Position at Wind River

Embedded Software Engineer - College Intern 

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 missionssuch as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestonesincluding the world’s first successful 5G data sessionwith Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networksin the world with Vodafone.

The company has received industry recognitionfor 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 

We seek a summer intern college students to join our Professional Services Embedded Software Engineering team.  This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge development projects and collaborate with a team of experts in the embedded software field. As a contributing member of our North American team, you’ll develop embedded solutions for critical infrastructure industries.

In your daily job you will:

• Develop, implement, and test embedded software systems, including device drivers and Board Support Packages for embedded hardware using Linux, VxWorks Real Time Operating System, or Helix Virtualization Platform
• Produce high-quality software, including projects that require safety certification
• Troubleshoot and debug embedded software, solving complex technical issues
• Collaborate with project teams to deliver mission-critical embedded solutions to clients
• Participate in design, code, and test reviews; contribute to team and customer technical discussions

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE 
Key skills and competencies for succeeding in this role are:

• Pursuing a BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Strong academic performance, involved in student groups, volunteer work, leadership
• Junior, Senior or MS standing for summer internships
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming
• Experience with embedded systems development (device drivers, boot loaders, Board Support Packages, firmware) and familiarity with embedded processors (ARM, MIPS, x86, PowerPC, RISC V)
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to work effectively in a team
• Preferred: Real-time operating system (RTOS) experience (e.g., VxWorks, Linux Preempt-RT, Zephyr)

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.

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