Embedded Software Engineer

Riverside Research

United States, Virginia, Fairfax

Mar 19, 2025

Embedded Software Engineer

Location

US-VA-Fairfax

ID

2025-3764

Category

Research & Development

Position Type

Full Time Salary

Riverside Overview

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country's most challenging technical problems.

All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.

Position Overview

Riverside Research Institute is currently seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to support and execute cutting-edge firmware development in embedded and mobile network security hardware on behalf of the Riverside Research Open Innovation Center (OIC). The OIC executes research and development in a number of broad areas including the development of secure and resilient systems.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in dynamic research and development (R&D) environments, from ideation through execution, and designing and delivering innovative secure networking and cryptographic solutions to national security customers. As a principal technical contributor, the candidate will be responsible for developing new techniques and technology to address complex and open-ended problems. The candidate should have a track record of outside-the-box problem-solving, interdisciplinary collaboration, and ability to brief stakeholders on technical results.

Responsibilities

The selected candidates will be responsible for:

Algorithm analysis, architecture review, system engineering, implementation, verification, and delivery.

Duties involve all aspects of Embedded Software development, including documentation, implementation, emulation, integration, and test.

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor's degree in, computer engineering, computer science or equivalent
3+ years' experience developing Android platforms (middleware and apps)
3+ years' experience with Networking programming
- Experience with VLAN management, firewalls, IP Tables, IP routing, and bridges
- Network system programming of UNIX and internet sockets using UDP and TCP
- Experience Network debug using tools like Tcpdump
3+ years of cross-platform development using C/C++ and embedded Linux
- Yocto build flow experience
- Device bring-up starting with the root filesystem
Meaningful exposure to the Rust programming language
Experience with source control tools such as Git and SVN

Additional/Desired:

TS/SCI Clearance
Eligible for a Security Clearance
MS degree in computer engineering, computer science or equivalent
Experience with Remote Network Device Interface Specification (RNDIS)
Experience with Cryptography tools such as OpenSSL
Experience with Python scripting

Global Comp

$75,000 - $150,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.

Closing Statement

Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees.
Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran's status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.