Senior Embedded Software Engineer

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.

Role Overview: 

CHAOS is seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Senior Embedded 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  

Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree 
• 10+ 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  

Preferred Requirements: 

• Experience developing near-real-time, embedded SW 
• Experience with CUDA 
• Experience with additional languages such as C++, Rust, NodeJS, Java, Go, etc.  
• 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 Software-Defined Radios (SDRs) (e.g. Ettus) 
• 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 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-loo