Posted 47 months ago
Researcher - 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 advanced OS technologies for embedded and edge devices, including scheduling, IPC, isolation and failover. The posting states a total target annual compensation of $106,000 to $156,000.
Responsibilities:
- Collect and analyze research on OS scheduling, synchronization and isolation
- Lead research and implementation of advanced OS technologies
- Optimize communication, boot and recovery execution speed
Requirements summary:
- PhD in Computer Science, Operating Systems or related field
- Knowledge of OS architecture and CPU architecture
- Proficiency in C/C++, Assembly and Rust
- Experience modifying Linux, FreeBSD or FreeRTOS subsystems
- 2+ years research experience in a university, industry or government lab is an asset
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- Employer posting date
- 2022-12-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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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 | Doctorate (required) |
| Fields of study | Computer Science, Operating Systems, Applied Mathematics |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Company size | 10001+ |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong |
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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 OS concepts such as scheduling, synchronization, distributed service/state mgmt., IPC, and isolation techniques.
Lead and collaborate on research and implementation of advanced OS technologies, including but not limited to: IPC/Communication optimization, QoS control and partitioning/isolation, resource allocation and control. As well as, distributed error recovery/failover and safety.
Explore optimization opportunities for communication, boot and recovery execution speed based on the latest research progress.
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:
PhD degree in Computer Science, Operating Systems, Applied Mathematics, or related technical fields.
Knowledge in Operating Systems architecture and design, CPU architecture and Computer Systems theory.
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 such as SOSP, SIGOPS, IEEE or Linux Kernel summits are assets.
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