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Salary: USD 160,000 - 240,000 / 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 advanced defense systems powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) that serve warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams.
You will join the R&D team as a Senior System/Subsystem Engineer, leading systems engineering efforts on a clean sheet airframe design. This is a hands-on technical role where you will own the full lifecycle of system and subsystem development, from architecture and requirements definition through verification and validation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and maintain system architecture and concept of operations (CONOPS)
- Lead development of system and subsystem requirements and specifications from inception through V&V
- Lead system and subsystem integration and test activities, including hardware selloff for customer demonstrations
- Support local and field testing of software and flight hardware
- Work full-time on-site at the El Segundo, California office
You will have the opportunity to expand your skillset across the company's product families and work on cutting-edge defense technology in a collaborative, small-team environment.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science/Computer Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of professional systems engineering experience at a prime systems integrator
- Demonstrated experience developing system/subsystem requirements, performing trade studies, and leading subsystem/component selection
- Practical understanding of UAS (unmanned aerial system) subsystems including sensors, navigation, autopilots, control actuation systems/servos, and power subsystems
- Experience in data reduction and post-test data analysis of aerospace systems
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Experience with modern software development practices (Git, CI/CD, automated testing)
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams
- U.S. Person status required (position requires access to U.S.-only data systems)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Current or previous DoD security clearance
- 10+ years of professional systems engineering experience specifically in UAS and/or missile systems
- Part 107 remote pilot certification
- Experience with EO/IR sensor integration
- Experience with radar sensor integration
- Experience with datalink integration
- Familiarity with DoD standards and handbooks for safety, environments, and testing
- Strong foundation in both sides of the Systems Engineering V-model
- Experience with full lifecycle systems engineering development of high-TRL systems
- Experience with HW/SW integration and test (I&T) and V&V of high-TRL systems
