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Principal Engineer Embedded with Security Clearance

san diego, CA

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About this opportunity

ASD lists this Principal Engineer Embedded with Security Clearance opportunity in san diego, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Principal Engineer Embedded Cryptographic Software to support our Software and Digital Technologies department. As a member of the Software and Digital Technologies department, you’ll get to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. This position will serve on-site at the Rancho Carmel Site in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities

In this role you will design, develop, integrate and test software for our end-user customers and businesses, primarily focused on cryptographic software code bases. Specifically, you will be responsible for the design, architecture, development, and administration of embedded and real time systems. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test, in an Agile software development environment. You will analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or another STEM discipline with 5 years of related experience, or Master's degree with 3 years or a PhD with 1 year of experience

Current active US Government Secret Clearance

Proficient in C/C++

Familiarity with HAIPE, OTNK, and/or IKE

Experience implementing cryptographic mechanisms using dedicated software libraries

Experience with Yocto/Petalinux or WindRiver Linux

Experience with Xilinx platforms (Zynq, Ultrascale+ and VERSAL)

Experience with TCP/IP and common network configurations

Proficient in all areas of the formal software lifecycle process from requirements to testing

Experience integrating low-level firmware and software in complex real-time multi-threaded embedded applications

Experience with developing and debugging embedded real-time systems.

Experience using Jira/Bitbucket/Git and the Agile software development process

Ability to work full-time onsite at our Rancho Carmel location.

Preferred Qualifications

Foundational Knowledge with Rust

Experience with low level driver development

Familiarity with Linux kernel driver development/modifications

Proficiency working with Linux containers (Docker, Kubernetes or similar container orchestration platforms)

Experience with TCP/IP and common network configurations

Experience with RESTful Services

Experience with Software Defined Radios

Experience with the Avionics Operating System

Experience with Communication Protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, Ethernet)

Familiarity with Xilinx tools (Vitis, Vivado)

Familiarity with latest NSA Security Standards

Familiarity with assembly language

Familiarity with bare metal embedded device drivers

Familiarity with PowerPC architectures and peripherals

Familiarity with IBM tools (Rhapsody, DOORS, Clearcase)

Familiarity with Green Hills AdaMulti

Current active US Government Top Secret Clearance

Current active SAP clearance

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Worksite address

san diego, CA, 92189, US

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