Embedded RUST Software Engineer (cleared)

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Dedham, MA

1d•$130,371 - $144,000•Onsite

About The Position

As an Embedded Software Engineer, working with custom Hardware built in-house, for our Cyber group, you’ll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for developing mission critical NSA-certified Cybersecurity devices in a rapidly growing product line. You’ll be working at the cutting edge of Cybersecurity and high-speed data. General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field.
5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.
Department of Defense SECRET security clearance is required at time of hire.
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Demonstrated experience developing production-quality software in Rust, including designing, coding, testing, debugging, and maintaining reliable applications or services.
Proficiency with Rust’s ownership, borrowing, lifetimes, error handling, and concurrency models to build safe, performant, and maintainable software.
Ability to work across disciplines—including systems, hardware, cybersecurity, test, and program teams—to translate technical requirements into robust software solutions.
Proficiency with software tools supporting Integrated Development Environments (IDE), version control, defect tracking, and scripting.

Nice To Haves

Agile experience preferred.
Real-Time multi-threaded Embedded software, preferably on Linux OS.
Long development lifecycle and product lifespans, requiring maintenance and regular technology refresh.
Experience designing and implementing systems-level, embedded, backend, networking, or performance-sensitive software using Rust.
Ability to develop and maintain automated unit, integration, and/or hardware-in-the-loop test coverage for Rust-based software.
Familiarity with the Rust toolchain and ecosystem, such as Cargo, crates, dependency management, formatting, linting, and CI/CD integration.
Experience troubleshooting complex software defects, performing code reviews, and contributing to sound software engineering practices in a collaborative development environment.
Experience with related languages (for example, C/C++, Python) and modern software development practices is a plus, particularly for integrating Rust into established codebases.
Hypervisor Technology
Linux
UML
Device drivers
Shows initiative on assignments and executes projects with little guidance and can provide technical direction and leadership.
Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.

Responsibilities

Make the world’s most advanced Cybersecurity and Encryption products even smarter
Developing mission critical NSA-certified Cybersecurity devices in a rapidly growing product line.
Working at the cutting edge of Cybersecurity and high-speed data.
Designing, coding, testing, debugging, and maintaining reliable applications or services in Rust.
Designing and implementing systems-level, embedded, backend, networking, or performance-sensitive software using Rust.
Develop and maintain automated unit, integration, and/or hardware-in-the-loop test coverage for Rust-based software.
Troubleshooting complex software defects, performing code reviews, and contributing to sound software engineering practices in a collaborative development environment.
Work across disciplines—including systems, hardware, cybersecurity, test, and program teams—to translate technical requirements into robust software solutions.
Integrating Rust into established codebases.
Designing complicated systems and working on problems of diverse scope.
Define the scope, schedule, and expectations for the work you execute.
Execute projects with little guidance and can provide technical direction and leadership.
Turn CONOPS, Specifications or Requirements into software design, code, test plans, and then execute testing/debugging.
Proficiency with software tools supporting Integrated Development Environments (IDE), version control, defect tracking, and scripting.
Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.