Embedded Systems Developer

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Montreal – a world leading AI hub, is home to new Centre of Research & Technology in Artificial Intelligence eXpertise (cortAIx) collaborating with leading Canadian AI research groups in Montreal and Toronto. With competencies in major industrial markets Thales is bringing artificial intelligence to life for our customers creating exciting jobs for AI researchers and developers who will create solutions that will transform our world from the bottom of oceans to the depths of space and cyberspace. As an early adopter of open, creative and collaborative innovation model, Thales is building the Centre of Research and Technology in Artificial Intelligence eXpertise (cortAIx). Led by Thales, cortAIx, the IVADO (Institute of Data Valorization) and the Vector Institute of Toronto, is located in Montreal’s famous Little Italy, in the heart of Montreal’s innovation community.

Embedded Systems Developer

Montreal, QC (On-Site) Full Time

Job Summary

Working as a Senior Embedded Systems Developer at Thales Digital Solutions, you will be paired with a dynamic and growing team composed of engineers and scientists with varied knowledge and skills. Our team specializes in building multi-agent autonomous drone systems. Our mandate is to build multi-agent autonomous systems embedded on platforms of all kinds, aerial, floating, or subsurface. We therefore ensure the protection of our customers' critical infrastructure and the protection of Canadian territory. We therefore have a concrete and real impact on the security of these critical systems.

As an Embedded Systems Developer at Thales Digital Solutions:

• As an embedded systems developer, you will be responsible for developing, testing, and delivering software that can be deployed on embedded systems or used to communicate with embedded systems in collaboration with customers;
• Work closely with multidisciplinary, dynamic, and growing teams specializing in the creation of intelligent agents and embedded intelligent agent frameworks;
• As an embedded systems developer, you will have a concrete impact on our ability to deploy AI-based algorithms on Low SWAP platforms.

Essential Functions

• Perform functional and performance tests in simulated environments and during field trials;
• Effectively document and communicate the results of tests performed;
• Develop tools to communicate with or analyze the behavior of embedded systems;
• Participate in the smooth running of activities within an Agile team (Sprint Planning, Daily Meeting, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective);
• Perform all of these tasks in compliance with team best practices.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science (or higher) in information technology or any other related and relevant field;
• The candidate should have at least 5 years of relevant experience;
• Very good knowledge of C++
• Very good knowledge of executing code in a real-time environment
• Very good knowledge of Linux
• Good knowledge of Python and its ecosystem
• Very good understanding of the challenges related to deploying artificial intelligence on robotic platforms
• Good knowledge of ROS2 or an equivalent framework
• Good command of spoken and written French.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in IoT and multi-agent systems is an asset;
• Knowledge of Rust is an asset;
• Experience in Data storage (SQL, NoSQL, and others);
• Having intellectual curiosity, the desire to learn, and to diversify is essential;
• Having teamwork skills, listening skills, and promoting collective intelligence is essential;
• Experience with Agile development methods (Scrum, Kanban) is an asset;
• An interest in embedded systems;
• A good sense of professional ethics is essential;
• Good command of spoken and written English

This position requires a good knowledge of English for drafting technical documents, interacting with, supporting, and/or providing services to international clients, employees, and/or partners as well as foreign government authorities who do not speak French.

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.

• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.

• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.

• Employee Discounts on insurance (home, and auto).

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.

About Thales

In a world that is increasingly fast moving, unpredictable – and full of opportunities, trust is essential for societies to flourish. Trust in our institutions. Trust in our systems. Trust in technology. Trust in each other.

And the people we all rely on to make the world go round, they rely on Thales. They come to us with big ambitions: to make life better, to keep us safer.

From the bottom of the oceans to the depths of space and cyberspace, we help our customers navigate uncertainty with confidence and new frontiers with optimism. Thinking smarter and acting faster - mastering ever greater complexity and every decisive moment along the way.

We collaborate to architect and deliver high technology solutions that are both imaginative and resilient, human-centered and sustainable. So that together we can harness the extraordinary power of technology to build a future we can all trust.