Full-Time

Robotics Integration Engineer

CX2

CX2

51-200 employees

Autonomous AI-powered RF threat detection platform

Compensation Overview

$150k - $160k/yr

+ Stock Options + 401K Match

No H1B Sponsorship

El Segundo, CA, USA

In Person

US Citizenship Required

Category
Mechanical Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Python
Computer Networking
Docker
C/C++
DevOps
FPGA
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • Strong programming skills in C++ and/or Python
  • Experience with containerization and DevOps practices for robotics (e.g., Docker, CI/CD)
  • Experience with Linux systems programming
  • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including transport protocols, latency, throughput, and reliability trade-offs
  • Experience with robotics middleware and communication frameworks, such as ROS/ROS2, DDS-based systems, or modern pub/sub alternatives
  • Experience integrating and working with real hardware systems (beyond simulation)
  • Familiarity with embedded platforms (e.g., NVIDIA Jetson, FPGA, RTOS)
  • Strong understanding of concurrency, memory management, performance-critical system design
  • Experience profiling and optimizing systems (e.g., perf, Valgrind, tracing tools)
  • U.S. Citizenship, U.S. Green Card holder, or eligibility to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State to conform to ITAR regulations
Responsibilities
  • Integrate sensors, onboard compute, and distributed robotics subsystems across perception, control, logging, and ML workflows
  • Design and maintain reliable data pipelines, middleware interfaces, and communication frameworks for distributed robotic systems operating over high-latency or constrained networks
  • Optimise system performance across CPU, GPU, memory, storage, and network resources
  • Build robust networking solutions for unreliable, bandwidth-constrained, or multi-robot environments
  • Deploy and maintain software on embedded and edge platforms using reproducible environments, containerization, and CI/CD workflows
  • Implement observability, testing, and validation tools to support debugging, field testing, and operational reliability
  • Ensure systems degrade gracefully under high load, intermittent connectivity, or partial failure conditions
Desired Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience with multicopter drones and their autopilot systems (e.g., PX4, ArduPilot)
  • Experience with simulations stacks such as Isaac Sim or Gazebo
  • High-throughput data (video, radar, RF/IQ streams)
  • Zero-copy and shared memory techniques
  • GPU pipelines (CUDA, TensorRT)
  • Edge-to-cloud architectures
  • Knowledge of time synchronization (PTP, NTP, clock drift handling) and distributed systems design patterns
  • Exposure to: SLAM / perception pipelines and ML inference systems in production

CX2 develops AI-enabled hardware and software to manage the electromagnetic spectrum for military use. Its platform autonomously detects, classifies, and counters RF threats at the tactical edge, providing spectrum awareness and emitter tracking with GPS-denied capability and optional high-resolution imagery for threat confirmation. The system is modular and hardware-agnostic, designed to be deployed on drones or vehicles and updated quickly at lower cost compared with traditional EW systems. The goal is to enable rapid, targeted responses to RF threats to protect missions for the U.S. military and its allies, leveraging a leadership team with deep military, defense, and tech experience.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$46M

Headquarters

El Segundo, California

Founded

2024

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Picogrid partnership integrates spectrum sensing into Army air defense.
  • AI threat classification reduces operator workload at tactical edge.
  • $31M Series A from Point72 and a16z accelerates hiring and development.

What critics are saying

  • Anduril erodes CX2's market with $1.5B funding and DIU contracts.
  • Epirus diverts Army contracts using mature EMP counter-drone tech.
  • DoD Replicator favors Northrop Grumman drones over CX2 EW systems.

What makes CX2 unique

  • CX2's Vadris FPV seeker targets drone operators, not platforms.
  • Wraith platform enables GNSS-denied RF geo-location autonomously.
  • Modular architecture deploys across drones and vehicles rapidly.

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Company News

EIN Presswire
Jun 16th, 2025
CX2 Secures $31M Series A Funding

Defense tech startup CX2, co-founded by Nathan Mintz and Porter Smith, announced a $31M Series A funding round in May 2023. The round was led by Point72 Ventures, with participation from new investors like Upfront Ventures, Pax Ventures, and 201 Ventures, as well as existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and 8VC. CX2 focuses on electronic warfare systems, aligning with the evolving nature of warfare, as seen in the Ukraine conflict.

Axios
May 22nd, 2025
CX2 raises $31M for electronic warfare

Electronic warfare startup CX2 has raised $31 million in a Series A round led by Point72 Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, and Pax Ventures. The funding will help CX2 hire more staff and accelerate the development of its electronic warfare tools. CEO Nathan Mintz highlighted the importance of mastering the electromagnetic spectrum, especially in light of the Ukraine conflict. CX2 works with the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division and builds software and hardware for electronic warfare.

Forbes
Jun 7th, 2024
A Secret ‘Electronic Warfare’ Startup Is Raising $15 Million From A16z And 8VC

CX2, which is still in stealth, is being led by serial entrepreneur Nathan Mintz, who co-founded the counter-drone unicorn Epirus.