Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

 Job Description: 

The BlackBerry QNX Team is looking for developers with WiFi and networking expertise.  You will be part of a team responsible for the functionality and performance of QNX’s embedded WiFi device drivers and networking stack on some of the most advanced hardware platforms available.  Your work on high quality wireless communications will be vital to QNX partners and customers in several industry segments including automotive, medical, industrial manufacturing and consumer products.

The ideal candidate is an individual with an understanding of how embedded operating systems and device drivers work, how wireless drivers work with the wifi peripheral devices and how CPU architectures/ specific hardware platforms affect OS functionality and performance.  The candidate should be able to debug complex problems and must possess the ability to implement new features and update existing ones.  The candidate will work in a team to create these wifi drivers along with the integration with the wpa supplicant.

Responsibilities:

• Working with network development team to analyze and develop new drivers and features, investigate and resolve customer reported problems and provide support for experimental software.
• Developing and optimizing wifi drivers with continuous improvements in coverage and efficiency
• Providing solid traceability from software requirements to test specifications to test cases to test results
• Working with network driver testers to develop test plans for your development
• Analyzing test results, debugging observed issues, generation of defect reports, verifying fixed issues, updating pre-existing defect reports.
• Creating test reports based on test results for internal and external audiences with high attention to detail.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• University degree in computer science, engineering (or equivalent)
• Intermediate or Senior level experience in embedded design and engineering
• 5+ years as a C developer in an embedded environment

Additional Assets

• working knowledge of Python, Perl and shell scripting
• Working knowledge of QNX or other embedded operating system
• Able to write clear and concise problem reports
• Familiarity with common processor architectures (x86/ARM)
• Familiarity with virtual machines and guest OS techniques
• Ability to work and participate in a team setting with an open, collaborative communication style
• Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills are necessary
• Experience with performance, memory, and postmortem analysis.
• Knowledge of POSIX based operating system
• Knowledge and experience in some of the following; socket APIs, networking stacks, IPv6, network device drivers, network provisioning and debugging, network protocol analysis, firewalls.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40