Antenna Engineer

CHAOS Industries•El Segundo, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

CHAOS Industries is seeking an early-career Antenna Engineer to contribute to the design, analysis, and testing of antennas and RF front ends for radar, electronic warfare, and sensing systems. The engineer will work with experienced engineers on antenna development from architecture trades through prototype build, integration, qualification, and production. This is a hands-on individual contributor role applying graduate research and engineering skills to hardware and collaborating directly with RF, digital, mechanical, and thermal engineers. The position is suited to a recent master’s or doctoral graduate who wants to see antenna designs progress from concept to product. It is a full-time, on-site position in El Segundo, California.

Requirements

Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Engineering Physics, or a related field.
Graduate research, thesis, project, or internship experience involving antenna design, electromagnetics, RF systems, or related topics.
Understanding of antenna theory, electromagnetic propagation, polarization, and antenna measurement.
Familiarity with phased arrays or array analysis through coursework, research, or project work.
Experience with electromagnetic simulation tools such as HFSS or CST, and analysis tools such as MATLAB or Python.
Ability to communicate technical work clearly and collaborate across engineering disciplines.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Research or project experience with phased arrays, AESA antennas, or RF front ends.
Experience with wideband or narrowband antenna architectures, such as Vivaldi, TCDA, or log-periodic designs.
Experience building antenna prototypes or performing antenna measurements.
Experience with beamforming, array calibration, mutual coupling, scan performance, or sidelobe analysis.
Internship or project experience in radar, EW, aerospace, defense, or related RF sensing applications.
Technical contributions demonstrated through publications, conference presentations, patents, or research awards.

Responsibilities

Support antenna architecture and design trades based on mission performance, SWaP-C, reliability, producibility, and cost.
Develop and analyze antennas and phased arrays for active and passive RF systems, including wideband and narrowband architectures.
Contribute to phased-array antenna development, including AESA systems.
Perform electromagnetic modeling and array analysis using tools such as HFSS, CST, MATLAB, and Python.
Build and integrate antenna prototypes; support laboratory testing, measurement, and analysis.
Compare measured antenna performance with simulation and analytical predictions.
Support antenna verification and qualification activities.
Work with RF, digital, mechanical, and thermal engineers to resolve integration challenges and deliver producible designs.
Participate in design reviews, help develop requirements, identify technical risks, and contribute to design decisions.
Contribute to antenna analysis methods, scripts, and test approaches.
Support technical work with university and research partners.