Embedded Rust Software Engineer (Active Secret Clearance Required)

Location: Camden, NJ – Onsite

Clearance: Active Secret Clearance Required

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Embedded Rust Software Engineer to support the development of embedded software for advanced defense and communications systems. This position will focus on developing reliable, high-performance embedded applications using Rust and working closely with hardware and systems engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle.

This is an onsite position in Camden, NJ, and candidates must possess an active Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

1. Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded software using Rust.
2. Develop software for resource-constrained and real-time embedded environments.
3. Work with embedded hardware and low-level system interfaces.
4. Debug and troubleshoot software and hardware/software integration issues.
5. Participate in software design, code reviews, testing, and documentation.
6. Collaborate with systems, hardware, and software engineering teams.
7. Develop reliable and maintainable software in accordance with established engineering and security requirements.
8. Support integration and testing of embedded software within larger system environments.

Qualifications:

1. U.S. citizenship with an active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance
2. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
3. 3+ years of experience developing Rust software for production systems, with a deep understanding of the language
4. Experience with C/C++ development
5. Excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferred Additional Skills:

1. Experience converting C/C++ code to Rust
2. Experience developing Rust software for embedded systems
3. Experience with the development of embedded systems
4. Object-oriented design and implementation experience, with exposure to software modeling and UML tools such as IBM Rhapsody or MagicDraw/Cameo
5. Experience developing device drivers and Board Support Packages for real-time embedded systems
6. Experience with Information Assurance and/or cryptography
7. Experience with NSA Type 1 certification or other software certification, such as DO-178