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Principal Systems Engineer, Algorithm Development

CHAOS Industries
Hawthorne, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2025

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 :

  • Support the Systems Engineering design and development of cutting-edge radar capabilities

Responsibilities :

  • Design and develop advanced radar signal processing algorithms for target detection, tracking, and classification
  • 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.
  • Design and development of radar modes
  • 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
  • Participate in field tests and data collection activities
  • Document and present technical findings and progress to the team and stakeholders
  • Work full-time onsite at our office in Hawthorne, CA
  • Minimum qualifications :

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) or another related field or equivalent work experience
  • 5-10 years of radar systems development experience
  • Understanding of radar systems and modes
  • Familiarity with programming languages like Python or MATLAB
  • Systems Engineering experience with RF (Radio Frequency) Systems
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Preferred qualifications :

  • Graduate degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) or another related field or equivalent work experience
  • Strong understanding of radar principles, signal processing techniques, and algorithms
  • Expertise with radar waveform design, matched filtering, doppler processing, and clutter rejection techniques
  • Expertise in digital signal processing (e.g. modulation, filtering, and detection)
  • Expertise in algorithm development
  • Expertise in data analysis
  • Strong foundation in both sides of the Systems Engineering V
  • Experience with C
  • 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 (for exempt employees), casual dress code
  • Compensation Components : competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance (coming soon!) annual bonuses
  • Company Size : 85 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 September 2024 we have raised ~$240M with 8VC and Accel as leading investors. 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 : $110,000 - $240,000 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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