Embedded Rust Software Engineer (Active Secret Clearance Required)

Embedded Rust Software Engineer

Tampa, FL

Onsite | Direct Hire | Active Secret Clearance Required

About the Opportunity

Nickerson Talent Solutions (NTS) is seeking an Embedded Rust Software Engineer to join a growing defense engineering team developing mission-critical embedded systems and secure communications technologies.

This is an outstanding opportunity for engineers with hands-on C and Rust experience who enjoy developing software close to the hardware in embedded, real-time, and resource-constrained environments. You'll play a key role in developing new embedded software while helping modernize legacy C code into Rust.

Why Join This Opportunity?

• Competitive Salary: $100K-$170K
• 5% Annual Bonus
• Relocation Assistance
• 4 Weeks PTO Starting Day One
• 17 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) with 4% Company Match
• 86% Employer-Paid Medical Coverage
• Direct Hire Opportunity
• Work on cutting-edge embedded defense technologies
• Excellent career growth with a rapidly expanding engineering organization

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded software using C and Rust
• Modernize existing C code by converting it to Rust
• Develop software for embedded processors, ARM-based systems, and SoCs
• Integrate software with firmware and hardware
• Troubleshoot low-level hardware, memory, and processor issues
• Develop and execute software testing
• Create technical documentation and maintain configuration control
• Collaborate with software, hardware, firmware, systems, and cybersecurity teams

Required Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• 2+ years of embedded software development experience
• Professional experience programming in both C and Rust
• Experience developing software close to the hardware
• Experience with ARM processors, embedded systems, or SoCs
• Experience integrating software with firmware and hardware

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of embedded software development experience
• C-to-Rust migration experience
• no_std and heapless Rust
• Python
• ANSI C
• OpenOCD and GDB
• Experience with real-time or resource-constrained embedded systems
• Secure communications, COMSEC, or cryptographic systems
• Aerospace, defense, or other mission-critical environments

Important

This is NOT an application software or web development position.

We're seeking engineers with genuine, embedded software experience who develop software directly on hardware in real-time, low-level, or mission-critical environments.

Location

Tampa, FL (Onsite)

Apply Today!

If you have strong embedded C and Rust development experience, an active Secret Clearance, and are excited to work on advanced, mission-critical embedded systems, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today through Nickerson Talent Solutions (NTS).

#LI-SM1