Chaos Industries
Staff RF Geolocation Engineer
$180K–$230K
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Education
- B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
About the job
Develops and validates passive RF geolocation algorithms for distributed sensing products, from mathematical design and simulation through software integration, calibration, and field testing.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and evaluate passive RF geolocation and imaging algorithms, including TDOA, FDOA, and hybrid approaches.
- Build simulations and real-time software, assess performance under real-world impairments, and support integration, calibration, and field validation.
- Coordinate with hardware and systems teams on RF front-end and timing requirements; document technical methods and results.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of relevant experience developing RF signal processing, estimation, or geolocation algorithms.
- Demonstrated experience with passive RF geolocation methods and statistical detection frameworks.
- Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, C++, or similar languages; must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Nice to have
- M.S. or Ph.D. in a related technical field; current U.S. security clearance.
- Expertise in passive geolocation or distributed coherent sensing, peer-reviewed contributions, or real-time algorithm optimization.
Pay
$180,000 - $230,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, MATLAB, C++, DSP, GPU, FPGA, JIRA, Confluence
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