Full-Time

Principal Investigator

R&D Engineering

Posted on 7/9/2025

Silvus Technologies

Silvus Technologies

201-500 employees

Designs and manufactures MIMO tactical radios

Compensation Overview

$180k - $250k/yr

No H1B Sponsorship

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Hybrid

Minimum of 3 days onsite per week; onsite days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

US Citizenship Required

Category
Aerospace Engineering (2)
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Required Skills
Python
MATLAB
C/C++
Requirements
  • M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant technology field (i.e., wireless communications, signal processing, statistics, optimization, networking, RF design, etc.)
  • 10 years of experience in the design and development of wireless systems.
  • 5 years of experience in technical project leadership (i.e., principal investigator).
  • Participation in the complete technology development cycle: design to field testing.
  • Simulation and prototyping software: C/C++, MATLAB, Python, etc.
  • RF propagation, channel modeling, digital communication.
  • Wireless ad-hoc mesh networking, medium access, and routing algorithms.
  • Signal processing algorithms, MIMO, OFDM, beam-nulling, etc.
  • Cognitive radio, congested and contested spectrum, interference mitigation.
  • RF sensing, signal detection, and classification, etc.
  • Technical writing, proposal preparation, and technical presentation.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
Responsibilities
  • Technical management of R&D projects and programs to include: Responsibility for overall system design and requirement specification.
  • Setting and tracking development schedules and tasks.
  • Overseeing paper design, simulation, software, FPGA, and testing efforts.
  • Customer-facing engagement and technical material preparation where needed.
  • Reporting to management as required for strategic planning and assessment.
  • Participate in R&D business development and capture efforts to include: Whitepaper and proposal preparation.
  • Understand current technology and pitch future enhancements and strategies.
  • Communicate (telephone/email/in-person) engagement with government and industry.
  • Work collaboratively within the senior R&D team on the following: Executing larger, team-wide projects.
  • Setting a comprehensive team-wide technology portfolio and pipeline.
  • As necessary, perform other related duties of which the above are representative.

Sillus Technologies designs wireless communication systems using MIMO for mission-critical and tactical use. Its StreamCaster MANET radios create a self-forming network by coordinating multiple data streams across multiple nodes, delivering high-speed links in challenging environments. The company differentiates itself with a focus on defense, public safety, and industrial markets, in-house design and manufacturing, and direct sales including government contracts. Its goal is to provide dependable, high-performance wireless connectivity for critical operations when it matters most.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Founded

2004

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Motorola Solutions' $4.4B acquisition on August 6, 2025, unlocks cross-selling to global public safety customers.
  • FASST 6000 expands revenue into RF sensing and EMSO markets beyond core MANET radios.
  • StreamScape ATAK Plugin, launched March 25, 2026, drives free adoption in military and public safety operations.

What critics are saying

  • Motorola integration disrupts StreamCaster sales, dropping defense revenue 20-30% by mid-2026.
  • Persistent Systems MPU5 captures MANET market share with cheaper radios in 12 months.
  • Failure to hit $600M earnout in 2027 triggers Motorola layoffs and product cuts at Silvus.

What makes Silvus Technologies unique

  • Silvus pioneered Mobile-Networked MIMO technology in 2004 for NLOS tactical communications.
  • StreamCaster MANET radios deliver self-healing mesh networks with unmatched throughput in harsh environments.
  • FASST 6000 scans 144.5 terahertz per second, 100x faster than competing handheld spectrum sensors.

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Company News

Military Embedded Systems
Mar 25th, 2026
Silvus technologies offers free to use StreamScape ATAK Plugin capability.

Silvus technologies offers free to use StreamScape ATAK Plugin capability. March 25, 2026 LOS ANGELES. Silvus technologies now offers the free-to-use StreamScape ATAK Plugin, which leverages the power of StreamCaster MANET radios and the intuitive StreamScape GUI, bringing them directly to users' handheld ATAK [android team awareness kit]-enabled EUD [end-user device]. Designed for mission-critical mobility, the latest update introduces Login Authentication, which adds a layer of critical security to protect networks from unauthorized access and enable full situational awareness and network control. Key features of the update include: * Real-time radio configuration * Dynamic network topology * Performance monitoring and diagnostics * Rapid mission configuration * Login authentication * PTT and talk-group management The StreamScape ATAK Plugin currently supports ATAK versions 4.10 through 5.5 while running StreamCaster MANET radio firmware version 5.0.1.5 or newer. Featured companies. 10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #1600 Los Angeles, CA 90024

Commdex
Jul 22nd, 2025
Infrastructure-Independent Wireless Technology to Eliminate Communication Outages Now Available through Commdex-Silvus Partnership

Commdex, a premier systems integrator for mission-critical communications, has partnered with Silvus Technologies to deploy StreamCaster(R) Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) radios across public safety agencies and emergency response organizations nationwide.

UASweekly.com
Jul 2nd, 2025
Silvus Technologies Unveils Spectrum Dominance 2.0: Next-Gen EW Defenses for StreamCaster UAS Communications

Silvus Technologies unveils Spectrum Dominance 2.0: next-gen EW defenses for StreamCaster UAS communications.

Westwick-Farrow Media
Jun 24th, 2025
Motorola Solutions set to acquire Silvus Technologies

Motorola Solutions has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silvus Technologies for US$4.4 billion in upfront consideration.

dot.LA
Jun 8th, 2025
Silvus Technologies acquired for $5B.

Silvus Technologies, based in Culver City, is being acquired by Motorola Solutions for $4.4 billion, with potential earnout payments bringing the total deal value to $5 billion. Silvus specializes in tactical mesh radios used in challenging environments. The technology originated from DARPA-funded research at UCLA, highlighting LA's capability to produce advanced tech beyond consumer apps and AI models.

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