Senior Embedded RUST Software Engineer

Join a cross-functional team building mission-critical, NSA-certified cybersecurity devices using custom in-house hardware. This fully on-site role in Dedham, MA focuses on production-quality Rust development, high-speed data, and practical solutions for national security.

Compensation: USD 156,965 - 170,000 per year. Schedule: flexible options with an every other Friday off (9/80 schedule).

What you’ll do

• Contribute to developing mission critical NSA-certified cybersecurity devices within a rapidly growing product line
• Work with custom in-house hardware as part of a cyber group cross-functional team
• Focus on the cutting edge of cybersecurity and high-speed data
• Build smarter encryption and cybersecurity products through embedded software development

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering (or related STEM field) plus 8+ years of relevant experience; or Master’s degree plus 6+ years relevant experience
• Department of Defense SECRET security clearance required at time of hire
• U.S. citizenship required
• Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information

Preferred skills and experience

• Real-time, multi-threaded embedded software experience, preferably on Linux
• Experience supporting long development lifecycles, product lifespans, and regular technology refresh
• Demonstrated experience delivering production-quality Rust (design, coding, testing, debugging, and maintenance)
• Proficiency with Rust concepts including ownership, borrowing, lifetimes, error handling, and concurrency
• Experience designing and implementing systems-level, embedded, backend, networking, or performance-sensitive software in 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, including Cargo, crates, dependency management, formatting, linting, and CI/CD integration
• Experience troubleshooting complex defects, performing code reviews, and contributing to collaborative engineering practices
• Ability to work across disciplines, including systems, hardware, cybersecurity, test, and program teams
• Experience with related languages (for example, C/C++, Python) and modern practices for integrating Rust into established codebases

Technologies you may work with

• Rust, Linux, Cargo, UML, C/C++, Python, CI/CD

Nice to have

• Hypervisor technology
• Linux
• UML
• Device drivers

Benefits

• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits: 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health and wellness programs (including on-site gym), employee resource and social groups, and more
• Sign-On Bonus Eligible for New Hires
• Learn more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace options: fully on-site. While on-site, you will be part of the Dedham team.