Posted 16 months ago
Researcher – AI/ML Real-Time Embedded OS
@ Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd.
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Huawei Technologies Canada is hiring a full-time Researcher for its Intelligent Real-Time Operating System Lab. The role researches and implements AI/ML techniques for OS scheduling, resource management and performance on edge embedded devices. Compensation targets $106,000 to $156,000 per year, based on education, experience and demonstrated expertise.
Responsibilities:
- Collect and analyze AI/ML research relevant to operating systems
- Lead research and implementation of ML/AI technologies for OS
- Explore and showcase novel optimization opportunities
Requirements summary:
- Master's degree or above in computer science, AI/ML or related field
- Knowledge of AI/ML design, training, inference and tooling
- Proficiency in C/C++, Assembly and Rust
- Ability to apply and modify subsystems of Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, FreeRTOS
- Asset: 2+ years of OS research experience and publications at top OS conferences
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · recruitee
- Employer posting date
- 2025-07-17
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Software development |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Work setting | Office, Laboratory |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Master’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Computer Science, AI/ML, Applied Mathematics |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd.
Saved company profile
Historical company information from a saved The Jobs API profile (LinkedIn/Crunchbase fields). It is not live-verified; figures may have changed. Missing values remain unknown.
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 142,744
- Other recorded names
- Huawei Finland R&D
- Huawei
- Huawei Europe
- Huawei Denmark
- Huawei Norway
- Huawei
- Huawei Serbia&Hungary Rep Office
- Huawei Telekomünikasyon Dış Ticaret Ltd
- Huawei Technologies Italia
- Huawei Switzerland
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Company size | 10001+ |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 190 |
| View page |
Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for a Researcher.
About the team:
The Intelligent Real-Time Operating System Lab focuses on OS architecture, concurrency challenges, and optimal resource management for diverse use cases such as the compute required for AI/ML. This lab aims to innovate operating system designs for mixed-criticality environments that exceed traditional methods. The focus of this lab is to develop next-generation OS platform support to enable high performance, maximum concurrency and challenging resource management with ML/AI agents or services. Our goal is to ensure enhanced performance and reliability in increasingly complex environments that embedded devices at the edge presents.
About the job:
Collect, analyze, and distill the latest research on AI/ML concepts relevant to OS such as scheduling, resource management, performance, and sparsity and isolation techniques.
Lead and collaborate on research and implementation of advanced ML/AI technologies, including but not limited to: kernel config optimization, QoS control and partitioning/isolation, resource allocation and power management.
Explore and showcase novel optimization opportunities to ensure we meet our customers’ expectations for performance and new feature usability making the latest research come to life.
The total target annual compensation (based on 2,080 hours per year) ranges from $106,000 to $156,000 depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.
About the ideal candidate:
Master’s degree or above in Computer Science, AI/ML, and deep understanding of operating Systems, Applied Mathematics, or related technical fields.
Knowledge in AI/ML design, training, inference and tooling to apply to Operating Systems architecture and design.
Experience in theoretical and empirical research Operating Systems.
Proficient in programming languages for system software such as, C/C++, Assembly and Rust.
Ability to apply, evaluate, and modify subsystems of existing Operating systems such as, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, FreeRTOS etc.
Interpersonal skills, cross-group, and cross-culture collaboration.
2+ years of work/internship experience in a university, industry, or government lab(s), in a role with primary emphasis on computer Operating Systems research is an asset.
Publications at top Operating Systems conferences is an asset.
Additional Information:
Huawei Canada is committed to a fair, inclusive, and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodation during any stage of the hiring process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
All applications for this position are reviewed directly by our hiring team, we do not use artificial intelligence tools to screen or select candidates.
Journal
Only you can see this. Kept on this device, and in your account when you sign in.