Electronic Warfare Hardware 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 Hardware 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
- Design and optimize antenna systems for electronic warfare platforms
- Utilize frequency hopping and other counter-jamming techniques to enhance system robustness1
- 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
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Receiver design experience including analog, digital and analog circuit design including familiarity with Altium or similar tools
- Specific experience with integrating RWRs, Electronic Sensing, COMINT, SIGINT or ELINT systems at the subsystem level
- Familiarity with Receiver channelizers
- RF Filter design and analysis
- RF testing or range experienceEMI/EMC testing, analysis and certification testing
- 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.
ITAR Restrictions:
Bonus Points
- EA/ECM Technique or mode design experience
- Communications system design and analysis
- ATAK or similar system integration experience
- Exposure to RF machine learning techniques
- Flight test experience
- Familiarity with autonomous systems
- Familiarity with Receiver channelizers
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.
