Senior Systems Engineer, Algorithm Development - Effectors

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.

• Support the Effector team in design and development of cutting-edge radar capabilities

• 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 Hawthorne, CA

• 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

• 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

• Compensation Components: competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance + (coming soon!) annual bonuses

• Company Size: 400+ 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