Job Description
Senior Field Application Engineer - Aerospace & Defense
Location: Central, USA
Location: Central, USA
US Citizens Only
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.
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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.
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.
As our customers look to gain a competitive advantage in this digital first world, they are looking to companies like Wind River to partner within their journey. Wind River is answering this call through our delivery of the world’s first Cloud Native Environment that enables developers of intelligent edge devices to transform and optimize their device life cycle from Development to Deployment, to Operations, and Servicing.
Your opportunity is to join as a key member of 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 Sr. 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
Benefits
- Flexible home office! We offer the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule or 100% remote
- Named Top Workplace for the 8th year in a row
- Wind River’s commitment to DEIB
- 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)
- Wellness Benefits through Unmind
*varies by region and country
Special Clearance Requirements
This position will perform work that the U.S. government has specified can only be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil, and therefore any offer will be contingent upon verification of both of these requirements.
Security Clearance Requirements
Successful candidates must engage in a security clearance process in regards to their citizenship in order to perform fundamental job duties, as per applicable law. In particular, candidates with certain citizenship may not be able to perform such fundamental job duties. Currently, this includes citizens of the following countries: Belarus; Burma; China; Cuba; Iran; North Korea; Syria; Venezuela; Afghanistan; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of Congo; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Haiti; Iraq; Lebanon; Libya; Russia; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Zimbabwe. The security clearance process may take a significant amount of time to complete, and any offer of employment will be contingent on the candidate's legal ability to perform the fundamental job duties. Wind River is committed to meeting its obligations to candidates under applicable human rights law and privacy law in this regard.
Compensation
The OTE (On Target Earnings) - salary plus commission at a 60% / 40% split. Salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, location and abilities of the applicant, and equity with other team members. Employees in this role are also eligible for the following benefits in accordance with the terms of the Company's plans: health, dental, vision insurance, life insurance, flex time off, eligibility to enroll in 401k, 12 paid holidays.