Embedded Systems Software Consultant (Rust RTOS)

Company Description

Seamgen is San Diego’s premier Digital Product Agency, dedicated to transforming the digital landscape through innovative design and technology. We create meaningful, integrated digital experiences across mobile and web environments that exceed our clients expectations.

Job Description

Join an advanced technology initiative with a global satellite telecommunications company developing the next generation of secure network encryption systems. As an expert software engineering consultant, you will play a pivotal role in designing and building a Rustbased RealTime Operating System (RTOS) for edge hardware.
This is a greenfield consulting engagement, ideal for an engineer with deep embedded systems expertise and a passion for Rust. Your contributions will directly impact national defense and secure communications systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement embedded system software using Rust
• Help stand up a new RTOS architecture from the ground up
• Collaborate with internal engineers and mentortrain team members in Rust
• Lead or support ProofofConcept (PoC) development and prototyping efforts
• Develop and maintain secure, highperformance firmware for encryption hardware
• Interface with hardware and systems engineers to ensure seamless integration
• Follow secure coding practices and compliance for defensegrade systems

• Qualifications

  Expertlevel proficiency in Rust (this is nonnegotiable)
  5+ years of embedded software or RTOS development experience
  Strong understanding of systemslevel programming and realtime constraints
  Handson experience with one or more RTOS platforms (FreeRTOS, RTEMS,
  Zephyr, etc.)
  Familiarity with hardware interfaces: UART, SPI, I2C, etc.

  Track record of PoC development, prototyping, or system bringup
  Experience working in defense, satellite, or telecom domains preferred
  Comfortable working with lowlevel debugging and diagnostic tools
  Excellent written and verbal communication for team training and documentation

  
  Proficiencies
  Rust
  Embedded Systems
  RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, RTEMS)
  Systems Programming
  Device Drivers
  Bare Metal NoStd Environments
  PoC Rapid Prototyping
  Secure Firmware
  Crosscompilation Cargo Build Systems
  SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO

  
  Additional Requirements
  U.S. Citizenship required
  Must hold or be eligible to obtain DoD Security Clearance

  
  Bonus Qualifications
  Experience training or mentoring development teams in Rust
  Familiarity with satellite communications, encryption hardware, or aerospace
  systems
  Prior work with highassurance or faulttolerant systems

  Additional Information

  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.