Job Description

Company Description

About Huawei

With 194,000 employees and operating in more than 170 countries and regions, Huawei is a leading global creator and provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. Integrated solutions span across four key domains - telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services. Huawei is committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

About Huawei Canada

Huawei Canada focuses on fundamental research and development aimed at solving complex technical problems in emerging technologies like 5G, AI, Human Computer Interaction and Autonomous Driving. With ongoing research initiatives with 10 Universities across Canada and strategic collaboration agreements with several Universities, we support Canada's rich research community. In 2020, Huawei Canada ranked among the Top 20 corporate R&D investors in the country with a huge 40% increase in R&D investment year over year. Huawei Canada was established in 2008 and now has a total workforce of 1,200 in our six research centers across Canada.

Why work with Huawei Canada?

You will have the opportunity to work on real world problems that impact people across the globe. Many of our researchers are actively involved in publishing conference and journal papers, inventing patents and solving challenging technical problems. With cutting edge tools, access to highly specialized leaders and researchers, and significant funding, you will be well supported to fulfil your potential and pursue your professional dreams.



We are looking for an experienced automotive system software architect to lead the research and development of highly reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure and platforms for intelligent and fully autonomous driving vehicles, including vehicle operating system software platform, central computer and SOA-based digital architecture, automation simulation test platforms, cyber security, vehicle cloud and connectivity. This is an opportunity to solve a wide range of technical challenges, such as building a high-performance and secure OS based on microkernel architecture, deeply customized Linux and in-house hypervisor for automobile-grade safety, seamless app development on heterogeneous hardware chipsets, low-latency and high throughput data processing, powerful AI framework, and complete toolchains to supply Android-like development experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural designs of system software, including vehicle real time operating system and hypervisor, frameworks, and tools for the next generation central computing system of automotive platform;
• Lead the proof-of-concept development to evaluate the architectural designs in terms of functionality, performance, security, and dependability;
• Characterize and optimize OS functions for real time, high performance, security, and functional safety;
• Partner with engineering teams to understand real-world constraints and to support the high-quality implementation of the designs on mass-produced vehicles;
• Dissect and debate design alternatives and make rational decisions based on facts;
• Research key technologies related to software-defined vehicles, such as virtualization, redundant networking, and robotic software frameworks;
• Define the evolution roadmap for system software;
• Deliver accurate technical documentations;
• Follow industry trends and study competitors' technical stacks.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related technology degree;
• 3+ years architecture experience in researching, designing, and prototyping real-time systems;
• 7+ years development experience of building and evaluating dependable systems;
• In-depth understanding of real-time and embedded systems, virtualization technology, kernel internals, ARM architecture, and system design trade-offs;
• Broad understanding of real time optimization from silicon hardware to system software;
• Extensive knowledge of autonomous driving pipeline performance optimization;
• Working experience with customizing Linux kernel to achieve real-time and/or optimize performance;
• Self-motivated and enjoy exploring "undefined" territory, and solving hard problems, and building systems from the lowest level if needed;
• Great communication skills. Ability to influence and socialize technical ideas across the engineering organization.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AUTOSAR;
• Experience with different HW MCALs;
• Experience with FreeRTOS and/or SafeRTOS;
• Experience with Diagnostics-over-IP (DoIP);
• Experience writing software for Over-The-Air (OTA) software update;
• Familiar with real time network optimization or time sensitive network.

Culture Fit:

• Mission alignment: If you want to be part of a team to accomplish this great mission, we will provide you the best possible platform to do that;
• Self-directed: We work best with people that are driven, motivated, and aspire to greatness;
• Hungry to learn: We are eager to see you learn new skills and grow;
• Team orientation: We work in small, fast-moving teams. We watch out for each other and go after big goals together as a team.

Location:

• Waterloo
• Toronto

Additional Information

Working with us provides you the opportunities to network with the world leading professionals, to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical skills, and most importantly, to experience the cutting-edge technology before everyone else.

We thank all applicants for their interest in career opportunities with Huawei. Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.