Jobs at Chaos Industries

Design and develop advanced radar signal-processing algorithms for detection, tracking, and classification. Optimize and implement algorithms in software or hardware, analyze radar data, develop system simulations, design radar modes, define system requirements, and lead field testing. The role also involves documenting findings, presenting progress, and mentoring junior engineers while working onsite in Hawthorne, California.

Develop advanced radar signal-processing algorithms for target detection, tracking, and classification. Lead radar capability development, optimize real-time algorithms, implement solutions in software or hardware, analyze radar data, and maintain system simulations. Responsibilities include defining requirements, designing radar modes, leading field tests, documenting findings, and mentoring junior engineers. This is a full-time onsite role in Hawthorne, California.

Own system integration and testing across hardware, software, and firmware. Conduct lab, production, and field verification; troubleshoot mechanical, electronic, and software faults; develop test plans, procedures, test benches, and suites; configure system hardware; program test equipment; and collaborate with systems and engineering teams to prepare products for deployment.

Own system integration and testing across hardware, software, and firmware. Conduct lab and field verification, troubleshoot mechanical, electronic, and software faults, develop test plans and procedures, configure system hardware, and set up test equipment and benches. Collaborate with lead and broader engineering teams to move products from assembly through deployment readiness. The role is primarily onsite in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, four to five days per week.

Design and develop advanced airborne radar signal-processing algorithms for target detection, tracking, and classification. Optimize implementations for real-time performance across software, FPGA, DSP, and GPU platforms; build radar simulations and models; analyze radar data; define system requirements; support field testing and data collection; and present technical findings. The role is full-time onsite in Hawthorne, California.

Design and implement high-performance embedded software for software-defined radio platforms. Develop low-level Linux, firmware, device-driver, and RF hardware interfaces; lead firmware/software integration; and support system integration, testing, validation, and deployment. The role requires C/C++, Python, real-time and bare-metal programming, ARM platforms, and embedded Linux experience. This is a full-time onsite position in Hawthorne, California, supporting defense-related products and U.S.-only data systems.

Lead systems engineering for a clean-sheet airframe design, including system architecture, CONOPS, requirements, specifications, trade studies, subsystem selection, integration and testing, verification and validation, and customer demonstration hardware selloff. Support software and flight hardware testing, data reduction, and post-test aerospace analysis. The role is full-time onsite in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, and requires U.S. Person status and extensive systems engineering experience.

Own and mature the company’s cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance program. Responsibilities include conducting risk assessments, maintaining risk registers, designing control frameworks, developing policies, managing GRC workflows, coordinating audits, tracking remediation, supporting customer and supplier cybersecurity reviews, and reporting risk posture to executives. The role requires close collaboration across IT, cybersecurity, physical security, manufacturing, legal, compliance, and business teams, with four onsite days weekly and up to 25% travel.

Lead full-cycle executive searches for senior and C-suite roles. Partner with executives and hiring managers to define leadership needs, develop market-mapping and sourcing strategies, engage passive candidates, assess talent, coordinate interviews, negotiate offers, and provide compensation and market intelligence. Maintain pipeline metrics, improve search processes, and advise leadership on hiring strategy while managing confidential searches in an onsite defense technology environment.

Lead the full lifecycle design and integration of high-reliability digital electronics for aerospace and military systems. Responsibilities include digital circuit and PCBA design, FPGA and processor integration, signal and power integrity analysis, PCB layout guidance, board bring-up, verification, troubleshooting, qualification testing, production support, documentation, and coordination with cross-functional engineering teams, vendors, suppliers, and customers.

Design ruggedized, mission-critical products across physical and human-facing systems, from concept through production. Develop concepts, prototypes, form factors, and user interactions while balancing ergonomics, durability, manufacturability, and operational constraints. Collaborate with hardware, software, UI, mechanical engineering, product, and brand teams; participate in field testing and operator research; guide trade studies and design direction; and help establish a cohesive product language for defense and dual-use systems.

Design, build, and operate secure Azure cloud infrastructure and backend services for distributed radar systems. Develop scalable, low-latency services that ingest and process real-time sensor data; automate deployments with infrastructure as code and DevOps practices; and own observability, resiliency, reliability, and operational readiness. Collaborate with software, hardware, and systems engineers while influencing platform architecture and technical direction.

Develop and validate 3-DOF and 6-DOF missile flight and engagement simulations, integrating vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion, guidance, navigation, control, sensors, and tactical software. Perform Monte Carlo, uncertainty, sensitivity, trajectory, and performance analyses; support SIL, HITL, HWIL, laboratory, ground, and flight testing. Analyze telemetry, conduct postflight reconstruction and model correlation, resolve discrepancies, maintain simulation software and automated tests, and document validation evidence and engineering results.

Serve as CHAOS Industries’ primary employment law advisor and oversee the company’s broader litigation portfolio. Advise on hiring, terminations, investigations, accommodations, compensation, immigration, policies, agreements, workforce changes, and compliance across jurisdictions. Partner with the People Team and business leaders, deliver training, manage outside counsel and litigation budgets, develop litigation strategy, and coordinate litigation holds. The role reports to the General Counsel and requires California or D.C. bar admission and U.S. Person status.

Design and operate secure Azure cloud infrastructure and backend services supporting distributed radar systems. Build real-time sensor-data services, infrastructure as code, automated deployments, observability, monitoring, resiliency, and production operations. Shape platform architecture and collaborate with software, hardware, and systems engineers to deliver reliable, scalable, secure capabilities. Experience with Python, cloud platforms, Terraform, Kubernetes, containers, CI/CD, and distributed systems is valuable.

Leads mechanical design, integration, and qualification of ruggedized electronic hardware and enclosures for aerospace and defense applications. Owns subsystem mechanical design, CAD models, production drawings, structural and thermal analyses, interface documentation, supplier coordination, make-buy assessments, production transition, configuration control, and sustainment. Collaborates across mechanical, electrical, RF, power, and systems engineering teams while resolving complex integration challenges and supporting environmental qualification.

Design, build, and operate secure Azure cloud infrastructure and backend services for distributed radar systems. Develop low-latency services that ingest and distribute real-time sensor data, automate deployments with infrastructure as code and DevOps practices, and own monitoring, observability, resilience, and operational readiness. Shape platform architecture and collaborate with software, hardware, and systems engineers to deliver reliable end-to-end capabilities.

Lead end-to-end mechanical design and integration of missile and UAV launcher systems for ground and maritime platforms. Define mechanical and electro-mechanical interfaces, design ruggedized structures and safing features, ensure compliance with military standards, lead supplier and customer technical interactions, support production transition and sustainment, and resolve integration issues.

Design and integrate ruggedized electronics, enclosures, mechanisms, and mounts for ground- and sea-mobile platforms. Create and maintain 3D CAD models and interface documentation, perform first-order structural and thermal analyses, support prototyping, system-level integration, qualification, and production transition while working with customers and suppliers.

Design and assess secure architectures for software, embedded, hardware, and cloud systems. Lead threat modeling, risk assessments, compliance/ATO support (RMF, NIST, CMMC), security testing, and remediation. Establish secure engineering standards, mentor teams, and collaborate across engineering and program stakeholders to integrate security throughout the product lifecycle.