Staff RF Signal Processing Engineer – DSP/SDR Specialist

CHAOS Industries; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with company match

Relocation assistance

Unlimited PTO

Annual bonuses

Job summary

CHAOS Industries seeks a Senior RF Signal Processing Software Engineer to advance electromagnetic warfare systems. You will develop DSP algorithms to detect, classify, and geolocate RF emissions, and integrate software with SDR hardware. Collaboration with multiple teams and field demos are key parts of the role.

The position requires 5+ years of experience, a relevant engineering degree, and the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant development experience.
• Experience with RF sensing systems (active or passive).
• Experience with recorded and synthetic I/Q data.
• Strong signal processing fundamentals: FFT, filtering, cyclostationary analysis.
• Proficiency in Python, C++, and MATLAB for algorithm development.
• Experience with SDRs and related toolkits.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
• On-site work 3-5 days/week in Hawthorne, CA or Washington, DC; travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and refine advanced DSP algorithms to detect and track RF signals.
• Integrate signal processing software with RF/SDR hardware and host platforms.
• Collaborate with Business Development and Production to demonstrate technology.
• Contribute to modelling, testing, and field demonstrations of the radar sensing system.

Skills

DSP algorithms

RF sensing

FFT analyses

Matched filtering

Cyclostationary analysis

Python

C++

MATLAB

I/Q data

SDR experience

Signal processing integration

Technical documentation

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related field

M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field

Tools

SDR toolkits

RFSOC hardware

Job description

CHAOS Industries seeks a Senior RF Signal Processing Software Engineer to advance electromagnetic warfare systems. You will develop DSP algorithms to detect, classify, and geolocate RF emissions, and integrate software with SDR hardware. Collaboration with multiple teams and field demos are key parts of the role.

The position requires 5+ years of experience, a relevant engineering degree, and the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.