Lead Communications Systems Engineer - Tactical Data Links
CHAOS Industries · Posted Nov 12, 2026
- El Segundo, California, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Lead
- $110K–$240K per year
- 10+ years
Lead a team responsible for the design and development of cutting-edge communications and data link systems to interconnect and support Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN)
Compensation
Salary Range: $110,000 - $240,000
Responsibilities
- Design and develop advanced directive data links to connect nodes in a CDN
- Implement approaches to reduce the RF signature created by the data links
- Working with a group of timing experts, lead an effort to incorporate highly accurate time-transfer algorithms into the network
- Lead the development of new communications capabilities with minimal guidance
- Procure or develop low-cost, robust hardware to achieve data links in tactical environments between mobile nodes
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) or another related field or equivalent work experience
- Nice to have: Graduate degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) or another related field or equivalent work experience
- Nice to have: Systems Engineering V
- Nice to have: C++
- Nice to have: Radar waveform design