Junior Embedded RUST Software Engineer (cleared)

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Dedham, MA

4d•$94,388 - $99,550•Onsite

About The Position

As a Junior Embedded RUST 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. This role involves making advanced Cybersecurity and Encryption products even smarter.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field.
Department of Defense SECRET security clearance is required at time of hire.
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.
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.
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
Real-Time multi-threaded Embedded software, preferably on Linux OS.
Long development lifecycle and product lifespans, requiring maintenance and regular technology refresh.
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
Passion for designing complicated systems and working on problems of diverse scope.
Ability to turn CONOPS, Specifications or Requirements into software design, code, test plans, and then execute testing/debugging.

Responsibilities

Developing mission critical NSA-certified Cybersecurity devices.
Working with custom hardware built in-house.
Developing 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.
Developing and maintaining 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.
Working across disciplines—including systems, hardware, cybersecurity, test, and program teams—to translate technical requirements into robust software solutions.
Defining the scope, schedule, and expectations for the work executed.
Executing projects with little guidance and providing technical direction and leadership.
Turning CONOPS, Specifications or Requirements into software design, code, test plans, and executing testing/debugging.
Identifying opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.