About the role
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems purpose-built for today's realities. Designed and built by top U.S. military veterans and Silicon Valley innovators, CHAOS Industries' products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats. In a world where technological threats move at unprecedented speed, CHAOS Industries delivers advanced sensing and detection solutions that give the ultimate advantage: time.
CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised $1B in total funding from leading investors including 8VC, Accel, and NEA. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Seattle, and London.
Role Overview:
- Lead a team responsible for the design and development of cutting-edge communications and data link systems to interconnect and support Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN)
- Support key capabilities to support existing CHAOS sensor products
- Develop new communications product families with leading-edge capabilities
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop advanced directive data links to connect nodes in a CDN
- Implement approaches to reduce the RF signature created by the data links
- Working with a group of timing experts, lead an effort to incorporate highly accurate time-transfer algorithms into the network
- Lead the development of new communications capabilities with minimal guidance
- Procure or develop low-cost, robust hardware to achieve data links in tactical environments between mobile nodes
- Explore and implement approaches to position nodes accurately without reliance on GPS
- Implement algorithms to achieve advanced directional beamforming
- Optimize algorithms for real-time performance and resource constraints
- Implement algorithms in software (e.g., C++, Python, MATLAB) and/or hardware (e.g., FPGAs, DSPs)
- Analyze radar data to evaluate system performance and identify areas for improvement
- Develop and maintain system simulations and models to support algorithm development and performance evaluation
- Working with radar exports, implement algorithms to relieve network data transfer requirements as means of reducing demands on the network
- Contribute to the development of system requirements and specifications
- Modeling and Simulation of radar systems and sub-systems as well as the signal processing chain
- Plan and lead field tests and data collection activities
- Document and present technical findings and progress to leadership
- Mentor and guide junior engineers
- Work full-time onsite at our office in El Segundo, CA or San Diego, CA
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) or another related field or equivalent work experience
- +10 years of experience of directional communications systems
- Strong familiarity with programming languages like Python or MATLAB
- Systems Engineering experience with RF (Radio Frequency) systems
- Expertise in digital signal processing (e.g. modulation, filtering, and detection)
- Expertise in algorithm development
- Expertise in data analysis
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Experience leading a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Preferred Requirements:
- Graduate degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) or another related field or equivalent work experience
- Strong foundation in both sides of the Systems Engineering V
- Experience with C++ and/or other computer languages
- Deep understanding of radar systems and modes
- Strong understanding of radar principles, signal processing techniques, and algorithms
- Expertise with radar waveform design, matched filtering, doppler processing, and clutter rejection techniques
Why CHAOS?
- Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
- Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
- Our Perks: Free daily lunch, 'No meeting Fridays', unlimited PTO, casual dress code
- Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
- Team Growth: 200 employees and counting across 5 global offices
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