Field Application Engineer - Aerospace & Defense - Wind River : Job Details

Field Application Engineer - Aerospace & DefenseLocation: West Coast, USA

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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 missions — such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers — and in recent 5G milestones — including the world's first successful 5G data session with Verizon and in building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.

The company has received industry recognition for 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.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

You will work closely with account managers on key accounts and strive to become the trusted technical advisor to our customers by understanding their business needs and addressing those needs through Wind River's products and services.

You must have experience in embedded software engineering, preferably within Aerospace and Defense sectors. You should be capable of understanding customers' problems and be able to effectively communicate solutions using our product offerings and services.

You should also know and have experience with software project development cycles and have been exposed to project management. Some travel within the US will be required.

Interface & Collaboration

Working with the leading provider of integrated embedded software solutions, you will work with some of the most talented engineers in the Aerospace & Defense industry to draft technical solutions to challenging problems.

Your opportunity is to join as a key member of a highly talented and motivated, customer-facing field engineering team. You will be responsible for understanding our customers' business and technical needs and to work with them in the capacity of technical evangelist and trusted advisor in crafting the next generation Intelligent systems.

Responsibilities

As an experienced Field Application Engineer and system architect in a customer-facing role, you will be guiding your customer through their Digital Transformation journey. Responsibilities include understanding their technical needs, architecting technical solutions, and demonstrating them through product presentations, proof of concepts, and evaluations.

You will engage with customers in a consultative and business led approach striving to help them maximize their business transformation goals through aligning with Wind River's Intelligent systems.

You will focus on crafting ideal technical solutions and business strategy that is win-win for customers and Wind River.

ABOUT YOU

Core Competencies & Demonstrated Success

• Embedded software development and system architecture experience in a Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) environment using VxWorks and Linux is required.
• C/C++ development, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with Wind River Simics Modeling and Simulation is a plus.
• Familiarity with flight safety DO-178C standards, networking fundamentals and US government cyber security standards is a plus.
• Familiarity with other languages such as Ada/Java/Python/Rust/Perl is a plus.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently.
• Curious and interested in learning new skills with an openness to communicating with Account Managers, Engineering, Field Engineering leaders and others to learn what you don't know.
• Experience with Cloud Native technologies including Kubernetes, containers, microservices, etc., and a good understanding of AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure is strongly preferred.
• Some experience with DevSecOps development methodologies including an understanding of tools such as Gitlab, Jenkins, Docker etc.
• Some amount of travel will be required.

Qualifications

• BSCS or BSEE is required.
• 5+ years of embedded software development or solutions architecting, preferably within an Aerospace & Defense technology marketplace.

Flexible home office! We offer the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule or 100% remote. 100% Employee covered Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance. Flexible Time Off policy + 12 observed Holidays. 401K with company match. Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

26195 Wind River Systems, also known as Wind River, is an Alameda, California-based wholly owned subsidiary of TPG Capital.