Senior RF Circuit Design Engineer

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 Senior RF Circuit Design Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and test of advanced sensor systems. You will work with a highly talented and motivated team in a fast-paced agile environment. A successful candidate should be able to anticipate and pro-actively tackle problems, collaborate openly, communicate clearly and concisely, and possess an innovative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Work with an agile team to design and perform trades of various component selections including amplifiers, mixers, switches, resistors, diodes, filters, and antennas
• Design and conduct simulations in linear and EM simulators, develop schematics and layouts, perform analysis, conduct testing and integration, and contribute towards test equipment design
• Utilize knowledge and experience with RF design tools such as HFSS, AWR, ADS, Ansys, Altium, and/or others
• Provide technical expertise from development through production & post-production phases
• Work full-time onsite out of our office in Hawthorne, California

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Math or related degree
• 5 years professional experience in designing microwave RF circuits
• Design, analysis, and test experience in high frequency circuits
• Experience with RF test equipment, such as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, and network analyzers as well as transmission line, s-parameter, and matching network analysis.
• Ability to work on-site in Hawthorne, CA

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Degree (MS/PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Math or related degree
• Experience with design and development of advanced sensor systems
• Experience with radar architecture, hardware requirements development, and flow-down process
• Component and module test experience
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams
• Demonstrated ability to innovate
• Proposal experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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: $130,000 - $200,000

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.