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Salary: USD 155,000 - 230,000 / annual
CHAOS Industries is a defense technology company founded in 2022 and backed by $1 billion in funding from leading investors including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company develops multi-product defense solutions powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), serving warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams.
This Production Test Engineer role focuses on developing and deploying automated test infrastructure for RF and radar-related electronic systems. You will own the automation architecture for hardware control, test sequencing, and data acquisition, working to improve reliability, repeatability, and scalability across lab and production test environments.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and execute automated test solutions for RF and radar-related electronic systems
- Design and maintain Python-based automation for hardware control, test sequencing, and data collection
- Automate workstation provisioning and configuration using Ubuntu/Linux and Ansible
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in automation scripts, lab systems, and networked test environments
- Configure and debug networking (static IPs, VLANs, interface diagnostics)
- Analyze and visualize test data to support engineering validation and program deliverables
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to improve test system efficiency
- Document test procedures, automation workflows, and troubleshooting processes
You will integrate software, hardware, and networking systems to enable efficient engineering validation and support both development validation and production-level test automation needs.
CHAOS offers competitive benefits including 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with 50% match up to 6%, unlimited PTO, free daily lunch onsite, fully-stocked kitchen, and generous pre-IPO stock option grants. The company has 500+ employees across 5 global offices including Los Angeles, Washington D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, and London.
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 3–6 years of experience in test automation, hardware validation, or related engineering roles
- Proficiency in Python for test automation, including virtual environments and automated hardware test development
- Working knowledge of Ubuntu/Linux (command line, log analysis, NIC identification, system configuration)
- Experience with Ansible or similar tools for OS installation and workstation setup automation
- Networking fundamentals including static IP configuration, VLANs, and basic network troubleshooting
- Ability to independently debug and resolve integration issues between hardware, software, and network systems
Preferred:
- Experience with RF systems, radar systems, or high-frequency electronics
- Familiarity with RF test equipment (spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers)
- Experience supporting defense or aerospace programs
- Experience with data analysis and visualization tools (NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib, Plotly, tkinter)
