CHAOS Industries · 11 hours ago
Firmware Engineer
Hawthorne, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $225K/yr
5+ years expCHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems purpose-built for today’s realities. They are seeking a highly-skilled FPGA Engineer to support R&D and product engineering, focusing on next-generation radar products and collaborating across various product capabilities.
AerospaceGovernmentMilitaryNational Security
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design and implement complex FPGA designs targeting our next-generation sensor products
Support system integration of FPGA designs with complex software systems
Support deployed FPGA capabilities in the hands of our U.S. and international customers
Work full-time on-site in our office in Hawthorne, California
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related degree
5+ years of experience in a professional setting performing detailed digital RTL design targeting FPGAs
Extensive experience with the entire FPGA design life cycle: RTL design, behavioral simulation, place and route, timing analysis, hardware integration
Extensive experience developing in Verilog and SystemVerilog
Extensive experience with the ARM AMBA AXI Protocol (AXI4, AXI4-Lite, AXI4-Stream)
Extensive experience with the AMD (Xilinx) Vivado Design Suite and SoC FPGAs (Zynq, Ultrascale/Ultrascale+, Versal)
Experience with Network Protocols (TCP/UDP/IP)
Experience with Serial Protocols (I2C, JTAG, UART, SPI, CAN)
Experience using Bash and Python for scripting and testing
Experience modifying software drivers and applications when needed to validate FPGA designs
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
Experience designing and implementing highly performant baseband signal processing in an FPGA
Experience translating high level algorithms from Simulink/MATLAB or similar into RTL including FPGA Vendor IP implementations
Experience developing and implementing software drivers (C/C++/Python) to interface with FPGA designs
Experience with FPGA Ethernet IP blocks (1G/10G/40G/100G)
Experience with Software-Defined Radios (SDRs)
Experience in Ground or Airborne Sensors (Radars, EO/IR, EW, etc.)
Experience with Time Synchronization technologies (NTP / PTP)
Experience with HLS Synthesis and languages (C/C++/SystemC/Chisel)
Experience with VHDL
Experience with high-speed, multi-layer, digital printed circuit board (PCB) design
Current or previous DoD security clearance
Experience with GPUs and/or AI engines
Experience with git
Experience with Bitbucket CI, Jenkins or similar CI/CD flows
Experience with DoD & related System/SW Architectures and messaging standards (e.g. OMS, SOSA, Link-16, etc)
Benefits
Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay)
FSA
HSA
Life insurance
Free daily lunch
‘No meeting Fridays’
Unlimited PTO
Casual dress code
Competitive base salaries
Generous pre-IPO stock option grants
Relocation assistance
(coming soon!) annual bonuses
Company
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems that give the ultimate advantage—domain dominance.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1BKey Investors
Valor Equity PartnersAccel,New Enterprise AssociatesAccel
2025-11-13Series D· $510M
2025-04-30Series C· $275M
2024-11-13Series B· $145M
Leadership Team
Bo Marr
Co-founder, co-CEO, CTO of Chaos Industries
John Tenet
Founder & CEO
Recent News
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