Jobs at Chaos Industries

Leads the design and development of tactical communications and data-link systems for coherent distributed networks. Responsibilities include RF systems engineering, digital signal processing, directional beamforming, time transfer, GPS-denied positioning, radar analysis, algorithm optimization, modeling and simulation, hardware development, field testing, technical documentation, and mentoring engineers.

Develop and validate 3-DOF and 6-DOF missile flight and engagement simulations. Integrate flight dynamics, guidance, navigation, control, seeker, propulsion, sensor, and hardware models into closed-loop, SIL, HITL, and real-time environments. Analyze trajectories, Monte Carlo results, telemetry, and flight-test data; support system trades, verification, test planning, model correlation, postflight reconstruction, and anomaly resolution. Maintain simulation software, automated tests, documentation, and engineering deliverables.

Owns end-to-end support for deployed defense systems worldwide. Responsibilities include 24/7 incident response, real-time fleet monitoring, remote diagnostics, hardware and software troubleshooting, on-site deployments, root-cause investigations, post-incident reviews, documentation, and automation. The role requires Linux, networking, scripting, physical systems experience, strong communication under pressure, rotating on-call availability, travel, and security-clearance eligibility.

Design and implement guidance and navigation software for clean-sheet airframes and UAS platforms. Responsibilities include developing embedded real-time software, supporting airframe design, integrating software with flight hardware, incorporating low-level drivers and firmware, and contributing to system integration and testing. The role is full-time onsite in Hawthorne, California, and requires extensive object-oriented software development experience, UAS guidance algorithm expertise, embedded microcontroller and Linux platform experience, and U.S. Person status.

Design and implement high-performance embedded software for software-defined radio platforms. Develop low-level software and firmware interfaces for RF hardware, lead firmware and software integration, and support system integration, testing, validation, and deployment. The role requires embedded Linux, device drivers, C/C++, Python, real-time and bare-metal programming, ARM platforms, and radio transceiver experience. This is a full-time, on-site position in El Segundo, California.

Develops and supports production and R&D software for next-generation radar products. Responsibilities include integrating software with commercial hardware, supporting deployed capabilities for U.S. and international customers, and collaborating on a small engineering team. The role requires advanced Python, Linux, object-oriented development, Agile methodologies, CI, and TDD. Work is full-time onsite in El Segundo, California, with opportunities to work across radar and other defense product families.

Define enterprise AI architecture and governance; build secure LLM platforms, gateways, agent frameworks, retrieval systems, access controls, and cost tracking. Establish AI integration across software development and CI/CD, including automated testing and policy gates. Design secure data boundaries for CUI and ITAR data across cloud, government, on-premises, and air-gapped environments. Align AI usage with CMMC, NIST, FedRAMP, ITAR/EAR, and AI risk-management standards.

Designs, administers, secures, and operates Windows Server and Azure infrastructure in a defense environment. Responsibilities include identity management, cloud deployment, patching, monitoring, automation, backup and disaster recovery, vulnerability remediation, compliance support, incident escalation, infrastructure projects, documentation, and mentoring. The role also supports Microsoft 365, endpoint management, technical standards, and on-call operations.

Integrate software, sensors, RF devices, hardware, and networking in customer and mission environments. Diagnose complex hardware, software, and edge-network issues; develop Python or Bash automation, diagnostics, and observability tools; document configurations and troubleshooting procedures; and relay operational feedback to engineering teams. The role requires hands-on field work, customer collaboration, Linux and networking expertise, and travel up to 50% for deployments and mission support.

Conduct complex workplace investigations from intake through findings, including sensitive discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and executive-level matters. Develop objective reports, partner with HR and Legal on corrective actions, and draft employee relations policies. Build investigation frameworks, improve case-management workflows, analyze trends, create playbooks and training, and lead process-improvement projects. Requires a JD and occasional travel up to 10%.

Conduct full-cycle recruiting for Operations, Legal, and G&A roles, including sourcing, screening, pipeline development, candidate evaluation, offer closing, and candidate experience. Partner with hiring managers and stakeholders, analyze recruiting metrics, manage external agencies, and develop expertise in technical and regulated-industry talent markets. The 12-month contract requires working onsite three to four days weekly in El Segundo, California.

Design, analyze, prototype, integrate, and test antennas and RF front ends for radar, electronic warfare, and sensing systems. Support phased-array and AESA development, electromagnetic modeling, laboratory measurements, verification, qualification, design reviews, and cross-disciplinary hardware integration. The role is intended for an early-career engineer with graduate research or project experience in antennas, electromagnetics, RF systems, or related fields.

Design, analyze, integrate, and test antennas, phased arrays, and RF front ends for radar, electronic warfare, and sensing systems. Own development from architecture and requirements through qualification and production, using electromagnetic modeling, antenna measurements, and model-to-test correlation. Collaborate with RF, digital, mechanical, and thermal teams, guide technical decisions, resolve risks, support prototype and field integration, and contribute to design methods and research partnerships.

Build production software for electro-optical and multi-sensor systems, including simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, autonomous field testing, sensor integration, deployment, monitoring, and edge-hardware fixes. The role emphasizes Python, Linux, Docker, networking, CI, physical-system understanding, field testing, and data-driven debugging. Preferred experience includes EO/IR sensors, embedded Linux, NVIDIA Jetson, CUDA, robotics, simulation, test automation, AI agent harnesses, and defense or aerospace systems.

Build and deploy software for electro-optical and infrared sensing systems across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and real-world field testing. Develop reusable sensor software, autonomous test infrastructure, simulation and replay tools, multi-sensor integration, and edge deployments. Troubleshoot live systems at test sites, monitor fielded software, and deliver rapid fixes. The role emphasizes Python, Linux, Docker, networking, CI, physical-system understanding, and reliable production engineering.

Administer Jira, Jira Service Management, and Confluence across commercial and FedRAMP tenants. Design workflows, automations, service desks, permissions, integrations, and access controls while supporting CUI, CMMC, NIST, DFARS, and audit requirements. Manage user lifecycles, tenant governance, Marketplace apps, migrations, documentation, training, and stakeholder requirements. Serve as the Atlassian escalation point and maintain platform security, compliance, performance, and standardization.

Own the full lifecycle of interceptor special test equipment, including requirements, architecture, mechanical and electrical design, hardware build, automated testing, integration, qualification support, and production deployment. Design fixtures, racks, harnesses, instrumentation, HIL systems, and acceptance stations. Lead hands-on debugging, data acquisition, factory commissioning, configuration control, maintenance, and rate scaling for LRIP and production environments.

Build AI-driven pipelines and automated validation frameworks for radar, RF, sensor, software, firmware, and FPGA systems. Develop anomaly detection, root cause analysis, LLM-powered telemetry interpretation, monitoring dashboards, and CI/CD-integrated testing workflows. Collaborate with hardware and systems engineers to improve defense and sensing products. The role requires production-grade Python, sensor-data expertise, hardware-in-the-loop experience, and on-site work in El Segundo, California.

Develop and deploy software for next-generation radar products, conduct R&D, integrate software with commercial hardware, and support deployed customer capabilities. The role requires advanced Python and Linux expertise, object-oriented software development, Agile practices, continuous integration, and test-driven development. Engineers collaborate on small teams and may work across radar algorithms, signal processing, embedded systems, DevOps, modeling and simulation, and defense system architectures.

Administer private-company equity plans, cap tables, stock records, financings, tender offers, and liquidity programs. Coordinate 409A valuations, ASC 718 reporting, tax compliance, Rule 701 analyses, payroll support, audits, and corporate transactions. Maintain accurate grant and ownership data, manage board and legal documentation, answer employee equity questions, and improve related processes and controls. Partner with People, Legal, Finance, auditors, outside counsel, and third-party providers.