Senior Systems Engineer, Algorithm Development - Effectors

About the role

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 Effector team in 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.

- 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 El Segundo, CA

Minimum qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) or another related field or equivalent work experience

- 10+ years of relevant airborne radar systems development experience; deep understanding of airborne radar systems and modes.

- Strong understanding of radar principles, signal processing techniques, and algorithms to include radar waveform design, matched filtering, doppler processing, and clutter rejection techniques

- Strong understanding of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) design principles to include antenna capabilities and beamforming

- Familiarity with programming languages like Python, MATLAB, or C++

- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team

Preferred qualifications:

- Expertise with firmware (VHDL or Verilog) implementation of radar algorithms

- Expertise with GPU implementation of radar algorithms

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, casual dress code