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QNX

Last updated May 14, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is QNX?

QNX is a commercial Unix-like real-time operating system (RTOS), primarily aimed at the embedded systems market. It's known for its reliability, microkernel architecture, and support for real-time applications. QNX is commonly used in car infotainment systems, industrial control systems, medical devices, and other mission-critical applications where deterministic performance and stability are crucial.

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What other technologies are related to QNX?

QNX Competitor Technologies

VxWorks is a competing real-time operating system (RTOS) often used in embedded systems.

mentioned alongside QNX in 17% (2k) of relevant job posts

Windows CE (Windows Embedded Compact) is a competing embedded operating system, though less prevalent now.

mentioned alongside QNX in 57% (557) of relevant job posts

INTEGRITY RTOS is a safety-critical RTOS that competes with QNX in markets like automotive and industrial.

mentioned alongside QNX in 28% (869) of relevant job posts

Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) is a Linux-based operating system for automotive applications, making it a competitor.

mentioned alongside QNX in 54% (165) of relevant job posts

Android Automotive

Android Automotive is a full-stack, open source, highly customizable platform for automotive, making it a competitor.

mentioned alongside QNX in 29% (280) of relevant job posts

FreeRTOS is a real-time operating system. It is a competitor to QNX, particularly in resource-constrained applications.

mentioned alongside QNX in 9% (885) of relevant job posts

Embedded Linux is a competing operating system platform for embedded systems.

mentioned alongside QNX in 6% (1.2k) of relevant job posts

Green Hills Software offers competing RTOS and development tools.

mentioned alongside QNX in 37% (182) of relevant job posts

QNX Complementary Technologies

Real-Time Controls

QNX is used in real-time control systems, so technologies enabling these systems are complementary.

mentioned alongside QNX in 84% (479) of relevant job posts

AUTOSAR Adaptive

AUTOSAR Adaptive is a software architecture standard that QNX can support, making it complementary.

mentioned alongside QNX in 63% (495) of relevant job posts

Object-Oriented Analysis/Object-Oriented Design is complementary as it is used in the software development process.

mentioned alongside QNX in 65% (453) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention QNX?

Job function

Jobs mentioning QNX

Orgs mentioning QNX

Engineering & R&D

0% (10.5k) job posts

1 organizations

Engineer

0% (10.4k) job posts

183 organizations

Software Engineer

0% (6.5k) job posts

701 organizations

Embedded Engineer

2% (1.6k) job posts

367 organizations

Software Architect

0% (611) job posts

134 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning QNX?

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Industry

Matching Teams

Matching People

Scientific and Technical Services

Ford Motor Company

Manufacturing

Scientific and Technical Services

Manufacturing

Scientific and Technical Services

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