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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
$, to $, Bonus Full Benefits
Summary
Looking for a Principal RUST Software Engineer to play a vital role in the strategic development of our critical systems. This position goes beyond coding and involves providing expert architectural guidance and leading organizational transformations. The Principal Engineer will take charge of steering the direction and strategy for product and infrastructure development by overseeing the widespread implementation and deployment of the RUST programming language across multiple embedded product lines. Responsibilities include outlining the RUST engineering roadmap, ensuring code security and memory safety, and mentoring senior and junior engineers on intricate implementation patterns for our C5 and Cyber Solution Centers. The selected individual will be a key team player in a Scrum team, shaping the future of secure, high-assurance software in the aerospace and defense industry.
Key Responsibilities
Philadelphia PA
Full-time, Onsite (No Remote Options)
9/80 Work Week (Every Other Friday Off)
Department Of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance REQUIRED
$, to $, Bonus Full Benefits
Summary
Looking for a Principal RUST Software Engineer to play a vital role in the strategic development of our critical systems. This position goes beyond coding and involves providing expert architectural guidance and leading organizational transformations. The Principal Engineer will take charge of steering the direction and strategy for product and infrastructure development by overseeing the widespread implementation and deployment of the RUST programming language across multiple embedded product lines. Responsibilities include outlining the RUST engineering roadmap, ensuring code security and memory safety, and mentoring senior and junior engineers on intricate implementation patterns for our C5 and Cyber Solution Centers. The selected individual will be a key team player in a Scrum team, shaping the future of secure, high-assurance software in the aerospace and defense industry.
Key Responsibilities
- RUST Strategic Leadership: Define, promote, and steer the comprehensive strategy and roadmap for RUST adoption, deployment, and integration across various mission-critical product lines to ensure alignment with long-term business objectives.
- Architectural Guidance & Standards: Establish and enforce top-level best practices, design patterns, and architectural standards for efficient and memory-safe application of RUST, especially in limited-resource embedded environments.
- Technical Mentorship & Development: Act as the primary technical mentor, expert, and final reviewer for RUST code and complex design elements, enhancing the expertise of the broader engineering team significantly.
- Legacy Modernization: Lead and execute the intricate integration or conversion of substantial legacy C/C software components into production-ready RUST solutions, prioritizing security and performance equivalence.
- High-Assurance Software Development: Apply advanced computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis concepts to develop secure, maintainable software (especially 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: Lead and participate in all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle, including guide requirements breakdown, system-level design review, implementation, hardware-software integration, and formal test validation.
- 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-).
- Experience: A minimum of 12 years of progressive, prior relevant experience, demonstrating increasing technical responsibility, with a Bachelor's 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.
- 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-.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
