Staff RF Signal Processing Engineer

The role

The Senior Engineer will develop and refine advanced DSP algorithms to detect, identify, and track RF signals. They will integrate and test signal processing software with RF/SDR hardware and host processing platforms.

What you will do

• Develop, implement, and refine advanced DSP algorithms to detect, identify, and track RF signals
• Integrate and test signal processing software with underlying RF/SDR hardware and host processing platforms

Required qualifications

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field
• 5+ years of relevant development experience
• Experience working with RF sensing systems (active or passive) and advanced signal processing techniques
• Experience working with recorded I/Q data and generating synthetic I/Q data
• Strong theoretical understanding and practical application of signal processing techniques (e.g., FFT analyses, matched filtering, cyclostationary analysis)
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, C++, or MATLAB for algorithm development and integration into current code base
• Experience with software defined radios (SDR) and associated signal processing toolkits
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to work on-site 3-5 days per week in Hawthorne CA or Washington D.C.
• Periodic travel, up to 30%
• U.S. citizen
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Nice to have

• M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field
• Current U.S. security clearance
• Expertise in cyclostationary signal processing
• Demonstrated experience identifying commercial and non-commercial communication waveforms
• Expertise with electromagnetic spectrum sensing and classification techniques (e.g., machine learning for signal classification)
• Experience implementing signal processing algorithms for tactical applications
• Experience implementing signal processing algorithms on RFSOC hardware
• Experience with agile development tools like JIRA and Confluence
• Experience in DoD, military, or other Government environment performing in a related subject area

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay)
• FSA
• HSA
• life insurance
• Free daily lunch
• fully-stocked kitchen
• unlimited PTO
• casual dress code
• pre-IPO stock option grants
• relocation assistance
• annual bonuses (coming soon!)

Before you apply

• U.S. citizen
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

About the company

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London.