Embedded Systems Developer

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 highly diverse 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 drones. We therefore ensure the protection of our clients' critical infrastructure and protect 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 allowing communication with embedded systems in collaboration with clients;
• Work in close collaboration with multidisciplinary, dynamic, and growing teams that specialize 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 capacity to deploy AI-based algorithms on "Low SWAP" platforms.

Essential Functions

• Perform functional and performance tests in simulated environments and during field trials;
• Document and effectively communicate the results of tests performed;
• Develop tools allowing communication with or analysis of 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 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 in code execution 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 the deployment of 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 taste to learn and diversify is essential;
• Having aptitudes for teamwork, listening, and fostering collective intelligence is essential;
• Having experience with Agile development methods (scrum, ...);
• A keen sense of code quality and good programming and architecture practices is desired;
• Having experience with Agile development methods (Scrum, Kanban) is an asset;
• Having an interest in embedded systems;
• Having intellectual curiosity, the taste to learn and diversify;
• Having aptitudes for teamwork and fostering collective intelligence;
• Having 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, 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.