About the job
CHAOS Industries builds advanced defense systems for today’s most complex challenges. Founded in 2022 and backed by $1 billion in funding from investors including 8VC, Accel, and NEA, the company combines expertise from U. S. military veterans and Silicon Valley engineers. Products center on Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), supporting warfighters, commercial air operators, and border security teams with rapid response, adaptability, and advanced sensing and detection. Headquarters are in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D. C., San Francisco, Seattle, and London. More details at www.chaosinc.com.
Role Overview
- Lead a team focused on designing and developing advanced communications and data link systems to strengthen Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN).
- Support current CHAOS sensor products with essential communications capabilities.
- Drive innovation in new communication product families with advanced features.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop directive data links to connect nodes within a CDN.
- Implement methods to reduce the RF signature of data links.
- Work with timing experts to integrate precise time-transfer algorithms into the network.
- Lead the development of new communications features with limited supervision.
- Identify or build cost-effective, rugged hardware to keep data links working in tactical, mobile environments.
- Research and apply techniques for node positioning without relying on GPS.
- Use algorithms to enable advanced directional beamforming.
- Optimize algorithms for real-time operation and efficient resource use.
- Deploy algorithms in software (such as C++, Python, MATLAB) and/or hardware (such as FPGA).
Location
Hawthorne, California, United States

