Principal RUST Software Engineer

Principal RUST Software Engineer

Philadelphia PA

Full-time Onsite (No Remote Options)

9/80 Work Week (Every Other Friday Off)
Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance REQUIRED

$200000 to $250000 Bonus Full Benefits

Summary

Seeking a Principal RUST Software Engineer to serve as a key technical leader in the strategic evolution of our mission-critical systems. This role is not just about writing code; it is about providing expert-level architectural direction and driving organizational change. The Principal Engineer will be instrumental in setting the direction and strategy for product and infrastructure development by leading the full-scale adoption and deployment of the RUST programming language across multiple embedded product lines. You will be responsible for defining the RUST engineering roadmap ensuring code is secure and memory-safe and mentoring senior and junior engineers on complex implementation patterns for our C5 and Cyber Solution Centers. The selected candidate will operate as a key team member on a Scrum team shaping the future of secure high-assurance software in the aerospace and defense sector.

Key Responsibilities

• RUST Strategic Leadership: Define champion and drive the comprehensive strategy and roadmap for RUST adoption deployment and integration across multiple mission-critical product lines ensuring technical alignment with long-term business goals.

• Architectural Guidance & Standards: Establish and enforce principal-level best practices design patterns and architectural standards for memory-safe and efficient usage of RUST especially in resource-constrained embedded environments.

• Technical Mentorship & Development: Serve as the primary technical mentor subject matter expert and ultimate reviewer for RUST code and complex design artifacts significantly elevating the skill set of the broader engineering team.

• Legacy Modernization: Guide and execute the complex integration or conversion of significant legacy C/C software components into production-ready RUST solutions prioritizing security and performance parity.

• High-Assurance Software Development: Apply expert-level computer science engineering and mathematical analysis concepts to develop high-assurance maintainable software (primarily in RUST C/C and Python) for embedded real-time operating systems (e.g. VxWorks Linux Integrity).

• Advanced Troubleshooting: Investigate diagnose and resolve the root causes of the most complex and systemic technical issues (e.g. race conditions memory issues) at the system level often requiring independent judgment and cross-functional team leadership.

• SDLC Ownership: Drive and participate in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle including leading requirements decomposition system-level design review implementation hardware-software integration and formal test verification.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate closely with program managers systems engineers and external stakeholders to translate high-level mission requirements into prioritized scoped and actionable technical tasks.

• Develop software test plans procedures and relevant technical documentation ensuring compliance with industry and customer standards (e.g. NSA Type 1 DO-178).

Qualifications

• Experience: A minimum of 12 years of progressive prior relevant experience demonstrating increasing technical responsibility with a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science or a related field (or 10 years with a Graduate Degree or 16 years without a degree).

• RUST Expertise: 5 years of hands-on experience developing production RUST software including a demonstrated deep architectural understanding of the language its concurrency models and its application to high-assurance systems.

• C/C Interoperability: Extensive experience with C/C development and object-oriented design particularly in scenarios requiring integration or conversion to RUST.

• Clearance: Must be a U.S. Citizen with an Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance .

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience developing RUST software for embedded systems.

• Experience converting CC code to RUST.

• Object-oriented design and implementation experience with exposure to software modeling and UML tools such as IBM Rhapsody or Magic Draw/Cameo.

• Experience developing device drivers and Board Support Packages for real-time embedded systems.

• Experience with Information Assurance and/or cryptography.

• Experience with NSA Type 1 certification or other SW certification such as DO-178.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Required Experience:

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