Hallmark Global Solutions Ltd

Technical Lead – Rust (Safety-Critical Real-Time Systems)
Need above 10+ years exp
Mountain View, CA
Contract / Contract-to-Hire
Can work on W2 or C2C
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced
Rust Software Engineer
to develop next-generation safety-critical embedded software for automotive real-time systems. The ideal candidate will combine deep expertise in
Rust
,
real-time operating systems
, and
functional safety standards
to build secure, deterministic, and highly reliable software platforms.
The role involves designing and implementing low-level platform components, middleware, device drivers, communication stacks, and safety-critical applications running on MCU, MPU, or heterogeneous multi-core platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Software Architecture &amp; Development
<ul>
<li>Design and develop safety-critical embedded software using Rust.</li>
<li>Develop low-level platform software, middleware, drivers, and system services.</li>
<li>Build high-performance real-time applications with deterministic behavior.</li>
<li>Define software architecture and interface specifications.</li>
<li>Optimize memory footprint, startup time, and CPU utilization.</li>
<li>Perform code reviews and ensure compliance with safety guidelines.</li>
</ul>
Functional Safety
<ul>
<li>Contribute to safety concept implementation and software safety requirements.</li>
<li>Develop software compliant with ISO 26262</li>
<li>Support safety analysis activities:</li>
<li>FMEA</li>
<li>FMEDA</li>
<li>FTA</li>
<li>DFA</li>
</ul>
Real-Time Systems
<ul>
<li>Design solutions for:</li>
<li>Hard real-time systems</li>
<li>Interrupt-driven architectures</li>
<li>Multi-threaded systems</li>
<li>Time-sensitive networking</li>
<li>Analyze worst case execution time (WCET).</li>
<li>Develop interrupt-safe and lock-free software components.</li>
<li>Ensure deterministic system behavior.</li>
</ul>
Security &amp; Reliability
<ul>
<li>Implement secure boot and trusted execution concepts.</li>
<li>Apply secure coding practices.</li>
<li>Design memory-safe software architectures.</li>
<li>Perform threat analysis and mitigate cybersecurity risks.</li>
</ul>
Integration &amp; Validation
<ul>
<li>Integrate Rust components with:</li>
<li>C/C++</li>
<li>AUTOSAR</li>
<li>Linux</li>
<li>QNX</li>
<li>RTOS platforms</li>
<li>Develop unit, integration, and system tests.</li>
<li>Support CI/CD and automated quality gates.</li>
</ul>
Mandatory Technical Skills
Rust Programming (Expert)
<ul>
<li>Ownership, borrowing, lifetimes</li>
<li>Traits and generics</li>
<li>Async programming</li>
<li>Unsafe Rust review and containment</li>
<li>FFI integration (Rust ↔ C/C++)</li>
<li>no_std development</li>
<li>Embedded Rust ecosystem</li>
<li>Cargo workspace management</li>
</ul>
Embedded Systems
<ul>
<li>Bare-metal development</li>
<li>MCU and MPU architecture</li>
<li>ARM Cortex-M / Cortex-R / Cortex-A</li>
<li>Memory-mapped peripherals</li>
<li>DMA, interrupts, watchdogs</li>
<li>BSP and device drivers</li>
</ul>
Real-Time Systems
<ul>
<li>FreeRTOS</li>
<li>Zephyr</li>
<li>SafeRTOS</li>
<li>AUTOSAR OS</li>
<li>QNX</li>
<li>RT Linux</li>
</ul>
Communication Protocols
<ul>
<li>SPI</li>
<li>I2C</li>
<li>UART</li>
<li>CAN / CAN-FD</li>
<li>Ethernet</li>
<li>SOME/IP</li>
<li>DDS</li>
<li>BLE</li>
<li>UWB</li>
<li>TCP/IP</li>
</ul>
Safety &amp; Quality
<ul>
<li>ISO 26262 ASIL-B/C/D</li>
<li>MISRA</li>
<li>ASPICE</li>
<li>Static analysis</li>
<li>Formal verification concepts</li>
<li>Safety case development</li>
</ul>
Development Tools
<ul>
<li>Git/Gerrit</li>
<li>Jenkins/GitHub Actions</li>
<li>CMake/Bazel</li>
<li>QEMU</li>
<li>Lauterbach</li>
<li>Vector CANoe</li>
<li>SonarQube</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications
Automotive Domain
<ul>
<li>AUTOSAR Classic</li>
<li>Secure ECU communication</li>
<li>Vehicle networking</li>
<li>SDV architectures</li>
<li>HSM integration</li>
</ul>
Advanced Skills
<ul>
<li>Hypervisors</li>
<li>Mixed-criticality systems</li>
<li>Multi-core safety architectures</li>
<li>Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)</li>
<li>Cryptography</li>
<li>Formal methods</li>
<li>Rust safety-qualified toolchains</li>
</ul>
Education
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's or Master's degree in:</li>
<li>Computer Engineering</li>
<li>Electrical Engineering</li>
<li>Embedded Systems</li>
<li>Computer Science</li>
</ul>
Experience
For Technical Lead
<ul>
<li>8+ years embedded software development</li>
<li>3+ years leading architecture teams</li>
<li>Safety-certified product experience</li>
</ul>
Ideal Candidate Profile
<ul>
<li>Strong C/C++ background transitioning to Rust</li>
<li>Experience delivering ASIL-B to ASIL-D systems</li>
<li>Deep understanding of real-time constraints</li>
<li>Comfortable reviewing and justifying unsafe Rust usage</li>
<li>Excellent debugging and system-level problem-solving skills</li>
<li>Experience building software for vehicle ECUs, controllers, gateways, cockpit platforms, or safety domains</li>
</ul>

Technical Lead – Rust (Safety-Critical Real-Time Systems)

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