Chaos Industries
Senior Communications Systems Engineer
$110K–$151K
El Segundo, California, United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
About the job
Own the communications connectivity backbone for fielded systems, from architecture and hardware qualification through verification, deployment, and field support.
What you'll do
- Develop traceable connectivity requirements, architectures, interfaces, and trade studies across cellular, SATCOM, wireless, and tactical mesh systems.
- Select and qualify communications hardware; integrate it into test plans and support troubleshooting through field deployment.
- Maintain deployment connectivity matrices, configuration baselines, and runbooks, and provide reach-back support to deployed teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
- 7+ years of experience in systems engineering supporting SATCOM, wireless communications, tactical networking, or connectivity products.
- Experience developing, managing, and verifying requirements throughout the product lifecycle; performing RF link-budget analysis, antenna placement optimization, and line-of-sight/NLOS analysis.
- Working knowledge of SATCOM/RF systems, LTE/5G NR and international band plans, satellite internet terminals, and IP networking concepts.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in a related technical discipline; experience with tactical mesh radios, P2P systems, or multi-orbit constellations.
- Experience with secure communications, contested environments, requirements/MBSE tools, test scripting, export compliance, or international deployments.
Pay
$110,000 - $151,000 USD base salary
Tools
5G NR, LTE, SATCOM, Starlink, MPU5/Wave Relay, Cameo, Python, Bash
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