Spectrum Sensing Engineer
CHAOS Industries2 months ago
Base Salary
$180k - $230k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and refine DSP algorithms to detect, identify, and track RF signals.
- Help transform a passive radar system into a distributed spectrum-sensing system through software and algorithm development.
- Integrate and test signal-processing software with RF/SDR hardware and host-processing platforms.
- Support modeling, software integration, field demonstrations, and collaboration with Business Development, Production, and other Engineering teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of relevant development experience.
- Experience with RF sensing systems, advanced signal-processing techniques, recorded and synthetic I/Q data, and software-defined radios.
- Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of FFT analysis, matched filtering, and cyclostationary analysis.
- Proficiency in Python, C++, or MATLAB for algorithm development and integration.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
- Ability to work onsite 3–5 days per week in Hawthorne, California, or Washington, D.C., and travel periodically up to 30%.
- Preferred qualifications include a master's degree, current security clearance, expertise in cyclostationary processing, communication-waveform identification, electromagnetic-spectrum sensing and classification, tactical signal-processing applications, RFSoC hardware, JIRA, Confluence, and DoD or government experience.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits are 100% company-paid.
- 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay, plus FSA, HSA, and life insurance.
- Free daily lunch, no-meeting Fridays, unlimited PTO, and a casual dress code.
- Relocation assistance and pre-IPO stock option grants are available; annual bonuses are coming soon.
- The role is onsite 3–5 days per week in Hawthorne, California, or Washington, D.C., with periodic travel of up to 30%.
About CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. 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.