Antenna Engineer

The role

You will design, analyze, and test antennas and RF front ends for radar, electronic warfare, and sensing systems. You will work on antenna development from architecture trades through prototype build, integration, qualification, and production.

What you will do

• Support antenna architecture and design trades
• Develop and analyze antennas and phased arrays for active and passive RF systems
• Contribute to phased-array antenna development, including AESA systems
• Perform electromagnetic modeling and array analysis using HFSS, CST, MATLAB, and Python
• Build and integrate antenna prototypes
• Support laboratory testing, measurement, and analysis
• Compare measured antenna performance with simulation and analytical predictions
• Support antenna verification and qualification activities
• Work with RF, digital, mechanical, and thermal engineers to resolve integration challenges
• Participate in design reviews and help develop requirements

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Engineering Physics, or a related field
• Graduate research, thesis, project, or internship experience involving antenna design, electromagnetics, RF systems, or related topics
• Understanding of antenna theory, electromagnetic propagation, polarization, and antenna measurement
• Familiarity with phased arrays or array analysis through coursework, research, or project work
• Experience with electromagnetic simulation tools such as HFSS or CST, and analysis tools such as MATLAB or Python
• Ability to communicate technical work clearly and collaborate across engineering disciplines
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Nice to have

• Research or project experience with phased arrays, AESA antennas, or RF front ends
• Experience with wideband or narrowband antenna architectures, such as Vivaldi, TCDA, or log-periodic designs
• Experience building antenna prototypes or performing antenna measurements
• Experience with beamforming, array calibration, mutual coupling, scan performance, or sidelobe analysis
• Internship or project experience in radar, EW, aerospace, defense, or related RF sensing applications
• Technical contributions demonstrated through publications, conference presentations, patents, or research awards

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 while you're working onsite
• fully-stocked kitchen
• unlimited PTO
• casual dress code
• pre-IPO stock option grants
• relocation assistance

Before you apply

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
• CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach

About the company

CHAOS Industries is a defense company founded in 2022 that uses Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) to empower warfighters and commercial operators. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles with global offices.