City : Ottawa

Category : Hourly Temporary/Contract

Industry : Recruitment/Staffing

Employer : The Adecco Group

Adecco is currently hiring a Associate Engineer for a full-time opportunity in Ottawa, ON. This role is ideal for a highly technical and research-driven professional with strong experience in real-time operating systems, system software development, and complex distributed computing environments.

As a Associate Engineer, you will be responsible for contributing to next-generation RTOS technology across embedded devices, cloud and virtualized computing, and automotive domains. You will work on solving complex system-level challenges related to scheduling, resource allocation, isolation, and inter-process communication, while also developing tooling to address system performance challenges.

• Salary: $47/hour

• Location: Ottawa, ON

• Schedule: Monday - Friday

• Contract: Temp-to-perm potential

• Vacancy Status: This posting is for a candidate transitioning from another agency to Adecco.

Responsibilities

• Explore real-time OS research and development targeting embedded devices, cloud, virtualized computing, and automotive domains

• Contribute to the development of next-generation real-time operating system technology for multiple compute platforms

• Solve complex system challenges including scheduling, resource allocation, isolation, and IPC in advanced system use cases

• Develop tooling and solutions to address performance challenges in complex systems

Requirements

• Must be eligible to work and reside within Canada

• Experience in real-time operating system design, development, and integration

• Strong experience in system software development (C/C++)

• Knowledge of CPU architecture for system software development

• Ability to research complex technical topics and translate findings into practical system designs

• Strong communication skills with the ability to document and present technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Why Work with This Client

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge real-time operating system technology

• Exposure to embedded, cloud, and automotive computing environments

• Work on highly complex and impactful system-level engineering challenges

• Collaborative and technically advanced engineering environment

Interested in this position? Apply now! Our dynamic recruitment team is ready to welcome you and support you on your path to success.

At Adecco, our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values — Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customer-Centricity — by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matters. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we are shaping a future that works for everyone.

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