Senior Radar Software EngineerCHAOS Industries • Hawthorne, CA, United States

Senior Radar Software Engineer

CHAOS Industries • Hawthorne, CA, United States

30+ days ago

Job type

Full-time

Job description

CHAOS Inc. is a global technology company delivering next-generation capabilities to the defense and critical industrial sectors. Founded in 2022 by a seasoned leadership team, CHAOS has quickly become the place where world-class multi-disciplinary engineers come to build mission-critical technologies. CHAOS has a mission-focused culture, dedicated to solving the toughest technical challenges. Its unique agile engineering approach enables rapid prototyping, while deep partnerships with defense and industry ensure real-world solutions.

Role Overview :

CHAOS is seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Senior Radar Software Engineer to join our team supporting our R&D and product engineering initially focusing on our next-generation radar products. This is a highly collaborative role which will allow you to work on multiple capabilities within our product offerings. As a member of our engineering team, you also have the opportunity to expand your skillset across our product families.

Responsibilities :

Research & Development (R&D) and Production software development for our next-generation radar products
Support system integration of software on hardware (mostly commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware)
Support deployed software capabilities in the hands of our U.S. and international customers
Work full-time on-site in our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California

Minimum Requirements :

Bachelor's or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree

10+ years of experience in professional, object-oriented software development

Extensive / advanced Python experience

Experience with Agile lifecycle processes including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development Methodologies

Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams

Solid understanding and extensive experience in software development using Linux

U.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S.-only data systems

Preferred Requirements :

Development experience in Ground or Airborne Sensors (Radars, EO / IR, EW, etc.)

Experience designing & implementing radar modes & algorithms, signal processing, target detection, and tracking

Current or previous DoD security clearance

Experience with Networks (software and hardware)

Experience with CUDA

Experience with Software-Defined Radios (SDRs) (e.g. Ettus)

Experience with advanced Time Synchronization technologies beyond NTP

Experience developing near-real-time, embedded SW

Experience with git

Experience with Containers (e.g. Docker, Podman, etc.)

Familiarity with cloud computing and virtualization technologies (e.g. WSL, KVM, Hyper-V, VMware)

Experience with BIOS, Secure Boot, TPM, Network Boot, PXE

Experience with HW & SW drive encryption (e.g. LUKS, OPAL, etc)

Experience with 2D and 3D Visualization ideally in defense use cases (e.g. SIMDIS)

Experience with DoD & related System / SW Architectures and messaging standards (e.g. OMS, SOSA, Link-16, etc)

Experience with Modeling & Simulation, including hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop testbeds (e.g. DIS, VR-Forces, AFSIM)

Experience with production-level SW development & deployment, including DevOps, DevSecOps, and / or Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI / CD) using modern FOSS / COTS toolsets.

Experience with full lifecycle SW development of high-TRL systems

Experience with HW / SW I&T and V&V of high-TRL systems

Experience with additional languages such as C++, Rust, NodeJS, Java, Go, etc.

Why CHAOS?

Health Benefits : Your medical, dental and vision benefits will be 100% paid for by the company

Additional benefits : life, FSA, HSA, 401k (+ Company match), 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 + (coming soon!) annual bonuses

Company Size : 150 employees and counting!

More About Us : We're building the next generation of aerospace, defense and critical industry technologies with a seasoned team of mission-focused individuals. We were founded in June 2022 and our goal is to become the platform where world-class engineers come to solve critical, real-world problems. We use agile engineering approaches which enable rapid prototyping, deep partnerships with the defense industry ensuring real-world application, and our newly-invented Coherence platform (through which we've made a fundamental breakthrough) improves sensor performance and decision-making in real-time. As of April 2025 we have raised $490M (including a $275M Series C at a $2B valuation) from some of the most prominent VC funds and investors including Accel, NEA, 8VC, and Valar. With a managing team that includes Epirus' founding members (responsible for building a $1.5B company from scratch) + key drivers from Palantir (instrumental in Palantir's growth to $1B in revenue), we are well-positioned to become one of the fastest growing companies to date!

Salary Range : $140,000 - $220,000

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and / or training, critical skills, and / or business considerations.

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