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Salary: USD 140,000 - 280,000 / annual
CHAOS Industries is a defense technology company founded in 2022 and backed by $1 billion in funding from top-tier investors including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company develops multi-product defense solutions powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), serving warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams.
This Principal Radar Systems Development Engineer role focuses on designing and developing cutting-edge radar capabilities with minimal guidance. You will lead the development of advanced radar signal processing algorithms for target detection, tracking, and classification, optimizing them for real-time performance and resource constraints. Your work will span both software implementation (C++, Python, MATLAB) and hardware (FPGAs, DSPs).
Key responsibilities include:
- Design and develop advanced radar signal processing algorithms
- Lead new radar capability development independently
- Optimize algorithms for real-time performance and resource constraints
- Implement algorithms in software and/or hardware platforms
- Analyze radar data to evaluate system performance and identify improvements
- Develop and maintain system simulations and models
- Design radar modes and contribute to system requirements and specifications
- Conduct modeling and simulation of radar systems, subsystems, and signal processing chains
- Plan and lead field tests and data collection activities
- Document and present technical findings to leadership
- Mentor and guide junior engineers
The role is full-time, onsite at the El Segundo, CA office. CHAOS has 350+ employees across offices in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London.
**Requirements:**
- Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field (or equivalent work experience)
- Deep understanding of radar systems and modes
- Strong understanding of radar principles, signal processing techniques, and algorithms
- Strong familiarity with Python or MATLAB
- Systems Engineering experience with RF (Radio Frequency) systems
- Expertise in digital signal processing (modulation, filtering, detection)
- Expertise in algorithm development
- Expertise in data analysis
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of multidisciplinary teams
**Preferred Qualifications:**
- Graduate degree in STEM or related field (or equivalent work experience)
- Expertise with radar waveform design, matched filtering, Doppler processing, and clutter rejection techniques
- Strong foundation in both sides of the Systems Engineering V
- Experience with C++
