Senior RF Signal Processing Engineer
CHAOS Industries8 hours ago
Base Salary
$180k - $230k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and refine DSP algorithms to detect, identify, classify, track, and geolocate RF signals.
- Develop and redefine passive radar systems into distributed spectrum sensing systems.
- Work with recorded and synthetic I/Q data for algorithm development and testing.
- Integrate and test signal-processing software with RF/SDR hardware and host processing platforms.
- Model signal-processing systems and support software integration and field demonstrations.
- Collaborate with Business Development, Production, and other Engineering teams.
- Document technical details and present technical findings.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of relevant development experience.
- Experience with active or passive RF sensing systems and advanced signal-processing techniques.
- Experience working with recorded I/Q data and generating synthetic I/Q data.
- Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of FFT analysis, matched filtering, cyclostationary analysis, and related signal-processing techniques.
- Proficiency in Python, C++, or MATLAB for algorithm development and code-base integration.
- Experience with software-defined radios and associated signal-processing toolkits.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
- Preferred: master’s degree in a relevant technical field, current U.S. security clearance, expertise in cyclostationary signal processing, communication-waveform identification, electromagnetic-spectrum sensing and classification, machine learning for signal classification, tactical signal-processing applications, or RFSOC hardware.
- Preferred: experience with JIRA, Confluence, and DoD, military, or government environments.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits fully paid by the company.
- 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay, plus FSA, HSA, and life insurance.
- Free daily lunch, fully stocked kitchen, unlimited paid time off, and casual dress code.
- Relocation assistance and pre-IPO stock option grants; annual bonuses are planned for the future.
- Work on-site 3–5 days per week in Hawthorne, California, or Washington, D.C., with periodic travel of up to 30%.
About CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries builds networked sensing, communications, and real-time software systems for defense, government security, commercial aviation, and critical infrastructure operators. It sells integrated hardware–software platforms and related services to government and industrial customers. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the privately held company also maintains offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London, and its products are designed for fielded, time-critical operations.