Electronic Warfare Software Engineer

El Segundo, CA
Product & Engineering /
Full Time, Permanent /
On-site
CX2 is a fast growing, venture-backed defense technology company. Our mission is to deliver spectrum dominance to the United States and our allies.

We're seeking a highly skilled Electronic Warfare Software Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience designing, testing and building Electronic Support (ES), Electronic Attack (EA) and/or Anti-jam features for communications, radar and other RF systems.

Key Responsibilities

    • Design, develop, and test electronic warfare systems including jammers, signal processors, and signal identification tools
    • Conduct modeling and simulation for radio system performance and key functions such as triangulation
    • Develop and implement signal processing algorithms for electronic warfare applications
    • Write signal classification algorithms in GNU radio with COTS hardware
    • Design and optimize antenna systems for electronic warfare platforms
    • Utilize frequency hopping and other counter-jamming techniques to enhance system robustness
    • Perform modeling, system analysis and troubleshooting to ensure optimal performance of electronic warfare systems
    • Work alongside, and mentor, a talented team of hardware and software engineers and help generalists understand the fundamentals of EW
    • Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in electronic warfare technology and implement best practices

Qualifications

    • Experience with direction finding, geolocation and signal sorting/deinterleaving algorithms and software
    • Experience with COTS software defined radios (such as GNU Radios) and writing signal classification 
    • Performance modeling using modeling & simulation tools such as Matlab, Suppressor, Brawler or other tools
    • Signal trackers, Kalman filters, multi-int data fusion engines and trackers
    • Experience with data and performance analysis for radar warning receivers, electronic support systems, SIGINT & COMINT systems and jammers
    • Test and Evaluation experience of RF systems
    • Modeling & Simulation including experience with Hardware in the loop testing including CEESIM (combat EM environment simulator) or similar experience
    • Mission planning and mission data file generation 
    • Real time embedded software integration in C++, C#, VHDL, Python, or Haskel
    • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
    • ITAR Requirements:
    • To Conform to US Government Regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. Citizen or National, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here

Bonus points

    • Installed performance analysis of RF systems in real test bodies or aircraft

What We Offer

    • Competitive salary, stock options and benefits, including health, vision and dental
    • Professional growth and development opportunities.
    • Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
    • Access to the latest tools and technologies.
$190,000 - $220,000 a year
Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience and location.
CX2 is a next-generation defense technology company, headquartered in El Segundo, California. Our mission is to secure spectrum dominance for the United States and our allies, by building AI-enabled hardware and software platforms to detect, disrupt and defend the electromagnetic spectrum across land, air, sea and space. Founded by a team of veteran entrepreneurs, with backgrounds from Meta, SpaceX, Epirus and a16z, we are backed by the leading venture investors in the defense ecosystem.