Mid-Career Software Engineer

CHAOS Industries•Los Angeles, CA

1h•$150,000 - $240,000•Onsite

About The Position

CHAOS Industries is seeking a skilled, motivated software engineer to support R&D and product engineering, initially focused on next-generation radar products. The role is collaborative and provides opportunities to work across multiple capabilities and expand skills across the company’s product families. The position supports R&D and production software development, software integration with hardware, and deployed capabilities used by U.S. and international customers. It is full-time and on-site in El Segundo, Los Angeles, California.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
At least 5 years of professional object-oriented software development experience.
Extensive or advanced Python experience.
Experience with Agile lifecycle processes, including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development methodologies.
Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams.
Solid understanding of and extensive experience with software development using Linux.
U.S. Person status, as the position requires access to U.S.-only data systems.

Nice To Haves

Development experience with ground or airborne sensors, such as radars, EO/IR, or electronic warfare systems.
Experience designing and implementing radar modes and algorithms, signal processing, target detection, and tracking.
Current or previous DoD security clearance.
Experience with software and hardware networks.
Experience with CUDA.
Experience with Software-Defined Radios, such as Ettus.
Experience with advanced time synchronization technologies beyond NTP.
Experience developing near-real-time, embedded software.
Experience with Git.
Experience with containers such as Docker or Podman.
Familiarity with cloud computing and virtualization technologies such as WSL, KVM, Hyper-V, or VMware.
Experience with BIOS, Secure Boot, TPM, Network Boot, or PXE.
Experience with hardware and software drive encryption, such as LUKS or OPAL.
Experience with 2D and 3D visualization, ideally in defense use cases such as SIMDIS.
Experience with DoD and related system/software architectures and messaging standards, such as OMS, SOSA, or Link-16.
Experience with modeling and simulation, including hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop testbeds such as DIS, VR-Forces, or AFSIM.
Experience with production-level software development and deployment, including DevOps, DevSecOps, and/or CI/CD using modern FOSS/COTS toolsets.
Experience with full-lifecycle software development of high-TRL systems.
Experience with hardware/software integration and test (I&T), and verification and validation (V&V) of high-TRL systems.
Experience with additional languages such as C++, Rust, NodeJS, Java, or Go.

Responsibilities

Develop R&D and production software for next-generation radar products.
Support integration of software with hardware, primarily commercial off-the-shelf hardware.
Support software capabilities deployed for U.S. and international customers.
Work full-time on-site in the El Segundo, Los Angeles office.