Vannevar Labs builds next generation defense software for the public servants keeping our country safe. As a team, we exist because we believe in public service, and we think that our democracy and government improve only if we put serious, collective effort into improving them, including the technology our government uses.

This mission has become urgent. Ukraine is engaged in a war for survival with Russia. China regularly flies nuclear-capable bombers into Taiwan and Japan’s airspace. The US and our allies are fighting a war of deterrence with woefully outdated technology. We build software to support these missions, including providing battlefield information to allies, identifying malign activity, and helping the US deter and deescalate conflict.

We are a profitable growth startup with some of the best defense investors in the world, including General Catalyst, DFJ Growth, Point72, and enterprise tech investors Costanoa and Felicis.

About the role

The sensing team at Vannevar Labs is building a new hardware product that supports a widespread need for cheap, attritable, and easily coordinated sensing. We’re looking for someone with expertise in RF signal interpretation and how modern machine learning techniques can be applied to characterize unknown RF signals, identify known ones, flag anomalous RF activity, and many other problem of interest to national security.

You will be a member of a cross-functional team made up of software engineers, machine learning specialists, former military officers, and product strategists. You will bring critical domain expertise to the team and have an opportunity to set the standard for how Vannevar Labs conducts sensing R&D efforts.

What youll do

Create, implement, and deploy RF sensing solutions for the identification of known signals and the characterization of unknown signals
Partner with other engineering teams to deliver solutions in a variety of domains including machine learning, hardware, embedded software, and visualization tools.
Mentor other engineers and grow our team’s domain expertise in RF sensing
Travel up to 20% of the time to meet with mission owners, better understand requirements, and deliver capabilities

About you

Proven experience applying machine learning techniques to RF signal processing problems
Experience building and owning signal processing and machine learning capabilities end-to-end
Strong communications skills and ability to work with engineers with limited domain expertise
Proven experience with Python in production systems

Nice to haves

Knowledge of RF signal concepts including modulation techniques, beamforming, symbol correlation, adaptive signal processing, target tracking, noise analysis, etc
Possession of active U.S. security clearance (TS/SCI) and ability to maintain clearance

At Vannevar Labs, were committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If youre interested in this role and dont meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we offer

The salary range for this position is $160,000-$210,000 + equity + 401K match. Within the range, individual pay is determined by experience, relevant education, and/or training.

We’re proud to offer competitive benefits that support our employees. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:

Health, dental, and vision insurance
100% remote first culture. You can work from anywhere in the US and all full time employees have WeWork access
Unlimited PTO including competitive vacation and holiday schedules
Lifestyle stipends - Monthly mental health, wellness & fitness stipend, in-home office setup stipend and family planning assistance
Salary top-up during military reserve duty
Fully paid parental leave
Child and pet care reimbursement during travel

Vannevar Labs is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you dont feel like youre a perfect fit. If youre passionate about contributing to our mission, wed love to hear from you!

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