Senior Autonomy & Guidance Software Engineer

Senior Autonomy & Guidance Software Engineer

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems purpose-built for today’s realities. CHAOS Industries’ products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats. CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised $1B in total funding. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and London.

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Role Overview:

CHAOS is seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Senior Guidance Software Engineer to join our R&D team. You will have an opportunity to lead the design of our guidance software on a clean sheet airframe design and to expand your skillset across our product families as a member of Engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Implementation of guidance and navigation software within COTS software frameworks
• Support system integration of software on flight hardware
• Work full-time on-site in our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California
• Minimum education:
  
  Bachelor’s or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related degree
• 10+ years of experience in professional, object-oriented software development
• Experience with design and implementation of guidance algorithms for UAS platforms using commercial autopilot frameworks like Ardu Pilot
• Practical understanding of flight dynamics of fixed wing and rotary wing platforms
• Solid understanding and extensive experience in software development on microcontroller architectures (STM
  32 or similar) and on Linux hosted on Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC or Microblaze architectures
• Experience developing real-time embedded software to include hardware interfaces
• Experience with integration of vendor provided low-level drivers and firmware
• 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
• U.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S.
  
  -only data systems

Preferred Requirements:

• Current or previous DoD security clearance
• Experience with EO/IR sensor integration
• Experience with radar sensor integration
• Experience with firmware development using VHDL and embedded software development flow on AMD/Xilinx FPGAs
• Experience with git
• Experience with production-level software development and deployment, including Dev Ops, Dev Sec Ops , and/or CI/CD using modern FOSS/COTS toolsets
• Experience with full lifecycle software development of high-TRL systems
• Experience with HW/SW I&T and V&V of high-TRL systems

Why CHAOS?

• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
• Our Perks: Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Team Growth: 200 employees and counting across 5 global offices

Salary Range: $160,000 - $240,000

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. Actual salary offers may vary based on work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.

Equal Employment Opportunity policy statements are available upon request. This position may require access to information and technology that is subject to U.S. export controls.