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Senior Radar Software Engineer

CHAOS IndustriesMelbourne, Victoria🇦🇺AustraliaPosted 10 Sept 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
DockerRustEncryptionScrumAgileC++JavaPythonVMware

Job Description

  • CHAOS is seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Senior Radar 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
  • 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
Benefits
  • Generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance + (coming soon!) annual bonuses
  • Free daily lunch, 'No meeting Fridays', unlimited PTO (for exempt employees), casual dress code
  • Life, FSA, HSA, 401k (+ Company match), and more
  • Medical, dental and vision benefits will be 100% paid for by the company

Bachelor's or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree10+ years ofexperience in professional, object-oriented software developmentSolid understanding and extensive experience in software development using LinuxAbility to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teamsExperience with Agile lifecycle processes including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development MethodologiesExtensive/advanced Python experienceU.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S.-only data systemsDevelopment experience in Ground or Airborne Sensors (Radars, EO/IR, EW, etc.)Experience designing & implementing radar modes & algorithms, signal processing, target detection, and trackingCurrent or previous DoD security clearanceExperience with Networks (software and hardware)Experience with CUDAExperience with Software-Defined Radios (SDRs) (e.g. Ettus)Experience with advanced Time Synchronization technologies beyond NTPExperience developing near-real-time, embedded SWExperience with gitExperience 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, PXEExperience 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-loop testbeds (e.g. DIS, VR-Forces, AFSIM)Experience with production-level SW development & deployment, including DevOps, DevSecOps, and/or Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) using modern FOSS/COTS toolsetsExperience with full lifecycle SW development of high-TRL systemsExperience with additional languages such as C++, Rust, NodeJS, Java, Go, etcExperience with HW/SW I&T and V&V of high-TRL systems

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