Spectrum Sensing Engineer
CHAOS Industries3 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 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.