Intern - RTOS development

Intern RTOS Development

Location:

Kanata, ON

Within the Wind River Cloud team, we work with large‑scale projects including Kubernetes, Docker, Open Stack, and fast‑paced open‑source technologies that are in high demand from customers. Wind River Cloud has adopted these technologies into the core of our product, driving us to find experienced individuals who can contribute to full software stack solutions to fulfill the strict requirements of edge computing use cases from security to high availability.

The team delivers services in configuration management, fault management, and host management and is a leading contributor to the open‑source StarlingX cloud‑native project, managing critical infrastructure for highly distributed edge solutions, primarily 5G.

As an RTOS development engineer, you will contribute to the development of Wind River’s next‑generation real‑time operating system. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers to design, implement, and validate core OS functionality, while growing your expertise in real‑time systems.

This role is ideal for candidates with a strong academic foundation in operating systems—particularly real‑time systems—and hands‑on experience from demanding courses or projects (e.g., building kernels, schedulers, or synchronization primitives).

• Contribute to the design and implementation of OS components with guidance from senior engineers
• Develop high‑quality, maintainable code and tests within a CI/CD and agile environment
• Debug and resolve issues found during testing or reported by internal teams
• Write clear technical documentation for designs and implementations
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including hardware, tools, and verification
• Learn and apply best practices in real‑time, safety‑critical software development

• Working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, System Design or related field
• 0–3 years of relevant experience, including internships, co‑ops, or academic project work
• Knowledge of operating system concepts, such as:
  • Threads and scheduling (including real‑time scheduling)
  • Synchronization (mutex, semaphores, queues)
  • Memory management and virtual memory
  • Interrupts and concurrency
• Programming skills in C
• Hands‑on experience implementing OS‑level concepts, for example through:
  • A real‑time systems course (e.g., University of Waterloo CS452 or equivalent)
  • Robotics or other OS systems projects
• Strong problem‑solving and debugging skills
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix development environments
• Experience with Git or similar version control systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Eagerness to learn and grow in a collaborative environment

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.