Chaos Industries
Effector Embedded Software Engineer
$154K–$290K
El Segundo, California, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years of professional embedded software development experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Person status is required because the role requires access to U.S.-only data systems.
About the job
Designs and integrates embedded software and firmware for software-defined radio platforms and RF hardware, supporting system testing and deployment.
What you'll do
- Design and implement high-performance embedded software for software-defined radio platforms and develop low-level firmware interfaces for RF hardware.
- Lead firmware/software integration and support system integration, testing, and validation through deployment.
- Work full-time on-site in El Segundo, California.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of professional embedded software development experience.
- Experience with embedded Linux and device drivers; C/C++ for embedded systems and real-time programming; RTOS and bare-metal programming; and ARM-based platforms.
- Experience developing embedded software for software-defined radios and/or radio transceiver chips; Python experience; and modern software practices including Git, CI/CD, and automated testing.
Nice to have
- Current or previous DoD security clearance.
- Experience with Analog Devices RF transceivers, Linux IIO, heterogeneous computing architectures, FPGA development, or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
Pay
$154,000 – $193,000 USD base salary; $184,000 – $254,000 USD base salary; $211,000 – $290,000 USD base salary
Tools
Linux, C/C++, Python, Git, CI/CD, ARM, VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog, Linux IIO
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