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 of engineers and scientists with a wide range of knowledge and skills. Our team specializes in building autonomous multi-agent drone systems. Our mandate is to build autonomous multi-agent systems embedded on platforms of all kinds, aerial, floating or underwater drones. We therefore ensure the protection of our customers' critical infrastructures and the protection of Canadian territory. We therefore have a concrete and very 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 that allows communication with embedded systems in collaboration with customers;
• Work closely with multidisciplinary, dynamic and growing teams specializing in the creation of intelligent agents and an embedded intelligent agent framework;
• 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 the 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 these tasks in compliance with the team's 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);
• Intellectual curiosity, the desire to learn and diversify is essential;
• Ability to work in a team, listen and promote collective intelligence is essential.
• Experience with Agile development methods (scrum,...)
• A strong sense of code quality and good programming and architectural practices is desired;
• Experience with Agile development methods (Scrum, Kanban) is an asset;
• An interest in embedded systems;
• Intellectual curiosity, the desire to learn and diversify;
• Ability to work in a team and promote collective intelligence;
• A strong sense of professional ethics is essential.
• Good command of spoken and written English

This position requires a good knowledge of English for writing technical documents, to interact, support and/or provide services to international clients, employees and/or partners as well as to foreign governmental authorities who do not speak French.

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

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, Health Spending Account, Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Short-Term Disability, Travel Insurance, Employee Assistance Program and Well-Being Program.
• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with company contribution and DCPP match, with no vesting period.
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Discounts on home and auto insurance.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview; our team will gladly work with each candidate to meet their specific needs. All accommodation information will be treated confidentially and used solely for the purpose of providing an adapted 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) or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All candidates must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access, including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and be able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret security 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.