Core OS Test Team – Kernel Test Automation Student (4 month term) in Ottawa, Ontario

Worker Sub-Type: Student (Fixed Term)

* Job Description: *

BlackBerry® QNX® is a trusted supplier of safe and secure operating systems, hypervisors, frameworks and development tools, and provides expert support and services for building the world’s most critical embedded systems. The company’s technology is trusted in more than 235 million + vehicles and is deployed in embedded systems around the world, across a range of industries including automotive, medical devices, industrial controls, transportation, heavy machinery and robotics.  

BlackBerry QNX software and development tools are standards-based and enable companies to adopt a scalable software platform strategy across product lines and business units. The BlackBerry QNX software portfolio, including our safety pre-certified product versions, is purpose built for embedded systems and scales to support everything from single-purpose devices to highly complex, mixed-criticality platforms.  

*Position Summary  *

As a member of the Core OS Kernel Test team, the candidate student will be involved in the design, implementation and execution of automated test cases that assist in the verification and validation of the QNX kernel and libc library. In this role, the student will learn about the QNX real time operating system and its microkernel architecture while creating test cases using the C language and executing those test cases in the various architectures supported by QNX.

• Location: Ottawa, ON*

Length of Term: 4 Months

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Become familiar with the QNX operating system

• Become familiar with the C library API to be tested and how the API could be used

• Create test cases using C and following our coding standard and verify that the API operates as documented

• Investigate and debug any issues found during the design and implementation of the test cases

• Report any issues to the kernel developers and kernel testers at QNX who are industry experts on embedded real-time systems

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently pursuing post-secondary education in a related field

• Familiarity with Linux or other UNIX-like operating systems

• Programming experience in C

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Eagerness to learn and solve problems

Student Life at Blackberry

• Growth Mindset: employees have access to skills training and professional development courses, mentorship programs as well as unlimited access to our on-demand learning platform.

• Commitment to Wellness: employees have access to events that support physical, mental and financial wellness. We host wellness sessions, fitness courses, discounts to local gyms and offer a 24/7 Employee Assistant Program (EAP).

• Highly collaborative teams and a supportive workplace environment, with organization-wide events and a student social committee.

• Employee Perks: we have snack and beverage programs at all locations. Students also have access to discounts for local stores, transportation, restaurants and activities.

See more about the student program at BlackBerry over on our Instagram @BlackBerryStudentLife

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

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