CHAOS Industries · 7 hours ago
Effector Embedded Software Engineer
Hawthorne, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $240K/yr
10+ years expCHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems purpose-built for today’s realities. The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will be responsible for the design and implementation of embedded software for various product families, focusing on high-performance software for software-defined radio platforms.
AerospaceGovernmentMilitaryNational Security
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design and implement high-performance embedded software for software-defined radio platforms
Develop low-level software and firmware interfaces for complex RF hardware
Lead firmware/software integration efforts
Support full system integration, testing, and validation through deployment
Work full-time on-site in our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
10+ years of professional embedded software development experience
Strong experience with Linux embedded development and device drivers
Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems and real-time programming
Python experience for scripting, automation, and system integration tasks
Experience with real-time operating systems and bare-metal programming
Experience developing software for ARM-based embedded platforms
Experience developing embedded software for software-defined radios and/or radio transceiver chips
Experience with modern software development practices (Git, CI/CD, automated testing)
Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams
U.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S.-only data system
Preferred
Current or previous DoD security clearance
Experience with Analog Devices RF transceivers
Experience with the Linux IIO framework
Experience integrating with AMD/Xilinx FPGAs, Nvidia GPUs, and other heterogeneous computing architectures
Experience implementing and optimizing low-latency, high-throughput signal processing algorithms
FPGA development experience (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog)
Hardware-in-the-loop testing and validation
Experience with production-level software development & deployment, including DevOps and CI/CD
Experience with full lifecycle SW development of high-TRL systems
Experience with HW/SW I&T and V&V of high-TRL systems
Benefits
Health 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
‘No meeting Fridays’
Unlimited PTO
Casual dress code
Competitive base salaries
Generous pre-IPO stock option grants
Relocation assistance
(coming soon!) annual bonuses
Company
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems that give the ultimate advantage—domain dominance.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1BKey Investors
Valor Equity PartnersAccel8VC
2025-11-13Series D· $510M
2025-04-30Series C· $275M
2024-11-13Series B· $145M
Leadership Team
Bo Marr
Co-founder, co-CEO, CTO of Chaos Industries
John Tenet
Founder & CEO
Recent News
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