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Rust Software Developer

Company:
Donatech
Location:
Herndon, VA
Posted:
November 17, 2025
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Description:

Position would require the candidate to be a W2 employee of Donatech.

US Citizenship Required

Active Secret Clearance Required.

Support the engineering team members in embedded software application development specifically with Rust

Lead the adoption and deployment of Rust and associated techniques, idioms, design patterns, and tooling throughout multiple product lines

Apply computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis concepts and principles in the development of software for the target hardware

Work closely with cross functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, and operational performance requirements and design of the overall system

Support and participate in all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, hardware-software integration, and formal test

Investigate root causes of complex issues, and implement solutions, working independently or with a multi-discipline team

Develop software test plans and procedures, and other relevant technical documentation

Utilize modeling tools and equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests, prototype, and evaluate results

Participate in peer reviews, identify, track and repair defects

Utilize a variety of software languages (primarily Rust, C/C++, and Python developing code for embedded real time operating systems (VxWorks, Linux, Integrity))

Requirements

U.S. citizenship with ctive Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance

Bachelor's or Masters degree in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

3+ years of experience developing Rust software for production systems with a deep understanding of the language

10+ Years of experience developing emebedded software systems

Experience with C\C++ development and object-oriented design

Experience with development of embedded systems

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferred Additional Skills

Experience converting C\C++ code to Rust

Experience developing Rust software for embedded systems

Object-oriented design and implementation experience, with exposure to software modeling and UML tools such as IBM Rhapsody or MagicDraw/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

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