Software Engineer (Radar R&D and Production Focused)
About The Position
CHAOS Industries is seeking a mid-career Radar Software Engineer to support research and development and product engineering, initially focused on next-generation radar products. This collaborative role involves contributing to multiple capabilities across the company’s product offerings, with opportunities to expand skills across product families. The engineer will develop software for R&D and production, integrate software with primarily commercial off-the-shelf hardware, and support deployed software capabilities for U.S. and international customers. The role is full-time and on-site in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California. U.S. Person status is required because the position requires access to U.S.-only data systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or higher degree 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 developing software using Linux.
- U.S. Person status, as the role requires access to U.S.-only data systems.
Nice To Haves
- Development experience with ground or airborne sensors, such as radars, EO/IR, or EW.
- 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 (SDRs), 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 programming 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 deployed software capabilities used by U.S. and international customers.
- Work full-time on-site at the company’s office in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits paid 100% by the company.
- 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay.
- FSA and HSA.
- Life insurance.
- Free daily lunch.
- No-meeting Fridays.
- Unlimited PTO.
- Casual dress code.
- Generous pre-IPO stock option grants.
- Relocation assistance.
- Annual bonuses are described as coming soon.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
