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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 advanced defense systems powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) that enable warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to maintain domain dominance.
This Systems Development Engineer role focuses on designing and developing cutting-edge radar capabilities. You will lead the development of advanced radar signal processing algorithms for target detection, tracking, and classification with minimal guidance. Key responsibilities include optimizing algorithms for real-time performance under resource constraints, implementing solutions in C++, Python, MATLAB, FPGAs, and DSPs, and analyzing radar data to evaluate system performance.
You will design radar modes, contribute to system requirements and specifications, develop modeling and simulation tools for radar systems and signal processing chains, and plan/lead field tests and data collection activities. The role also includes mentoring junior engineers and documenting technical findings for leadership. This is a full-time, onsite position in El Segundo, CA.
CHAOS offers competitive benefits including 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with 50% match up to 6% of pay, FSA, HSA, life insurance, free daily lunch, no-meeting Fridays, unlimited PTO, and casual dress code. The company 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 knowledge 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++
