Software Engineer; radar R&D And Production Focused
Listed on 2026-05-18
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Software Development
Software Engineer
Software Engineer (radar R&D And Production Focused)
Build production-grade radar software for next-generation radar systems
Location:
Hawthorne, California, United States
Compensation: $120, USD / year
Job Tags:
Software
The Role Software Engineer (Radar R&D and Production Focused)
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems purpose-built for today s realities. Designed and built by top U.S. military veterans and Silicon Valley innovators, CHAOS Industries products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats. In a world where technological threats move at unprecedented speed, CHAOS Industries delivers advanced sensing and detection solutions that give the ultimate advantage: time.
CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised $1B in total funding from leading investors including 8VC, Accel, and NEA. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and London.
Role OverviewCHAOS is seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Mid-career Radar Software Engineer to join our team supporting our R&D and product engineering initially focusing on our next-generation radar products. This is a highly collaborative role which will allow you to work on multiple capabilities within our product offerings. As a member of our engineering team, you also have the opportunity to expand your skillset across our product families.
Responsibilities- Research & Development (R&D) and Production software development for our next-generation radar products
- Support system integration of software on hardware (mostly commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware)
- 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
- 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
- Development experience in Ground or Airborne Sensors (Radars, EO/IR, EW, etc.)
- Experience designing & implementing radar modes & algorithms, signal processing, target detection, and tracking
- Current or previous DoD security clearance
- Experience with Networks (software and hardware)
- Experience with CUDA
- Experience with Software-Defined Radios (SDRs) (e.g. Ettus)
- Experience with advanced Time Synchronization technologies beyond NTP
- Experience developing near-real-time, embedded SW
- 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 BIOS, Secure Boot, TPM, Network Boot, PXE
- Experience with HW & SW drive encryption (e.g. LUKS, OPAL, etc)
- Experience with 2D and 3D Visualization ideally in defense use cases (e.g. SIMDIS)
- Experience with DoD & related System/SW Architectures and messaging standards (e.g. OMS, SOSA, Link-16, etc)
- 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 Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (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: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
- Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company…
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