Senior Command & Control​/Mission Systems Engineer

Hawthorne, California, United States

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.

CHAOS is seeking a highly-skilled and motivated mid-career Command & Control/Mission Systems Software Engineer to join our team supporting our R&D and product engineering, initially focusing on our next-generation Command & Control mission system product family. This is a highly collaborative role that will allow you to work on multiple capabilities within our product offerings and expand your skillset across our product families.

• Research & Development (R&D) and Production software development for our next-generation Command & Control (C2) mission system product
• Support system integration of sensors and effectors
• Support both edge and cloud deployments
• Support deployed software capabilities in the hands of our U.S. and international customers
• Work full-time on-site in our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne, California)

• Bachelor’s or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree
• 5+ years of experience in professional, object-oriented software development
• Experience developing and/or integrating with C2 systems
• Extensive/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 and extensive experience in software development using Linux
• U.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S.
  
  -only data systems
• Current or previous DoD security clearance

• Experience with DoD & related System/SW Architectures and messaging standards (e.g. OMS, SOSA, Link-16, etc)
• Experience designing & implementing tracking and track fusion algorithms
• Development experience in Ground or Airborne Sensors (Radars, EO/IR, EW, etc.)
• Experience with Networks (software and hardware)
• Experience with advanced Time Synchronization technologies beyond NTP
• Experience with git
• Experience with Containers (e.g. Docker, Podman, etc.)
• Familiarity with cloud computing and virtualization technologies (e.g. WSL, KVM, Hyper-V, VMware)
• Experience with Modeling & Simulation, including hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop testbeds (e.g. DIS, VR-Forces, AFSIM)
• Experience with production-level SW development & deployment, including Dev Ops, Dev Sec Ops , and/or CI/CD using modern FOSS/COTS toolsets
• Experience with full lifecycle SW development of high-TRL systems
• Experience with HW/SW I&T and V&V of high-TRL systems
• Experience with additional languages such as C++, Rust, NodeJS, Java, Go, etc.

• 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: 150 employees and counting!
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  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…