Chief Engineer
US$220,000 – US$300,000 / yr base salary
Posted 7 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Chief Engineer, Electronic Warfare Payload”
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- Expected experience
- 15+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- On-Site
| Base salary | US$220,000 – US$300,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyAerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Study levelMaster's or higher
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.
CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com.
Role Overview:
CHAOS is seeking a Chief Engineer to own the technical direction of our electronic warfare (EW) payload, from concept and architecture through qualification, platform integration, field test, and production transition. You will lead a multidisciplinary team and be the senior technical authority across RF hardware, digital signal processing, firmware and software, and systems integration. This is a build-and-field environment where you will be accountable for getting real hardware operating in realistic conditions.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior technical authority for EW payload architecture, requirements, and design decisions
- Lead system-level trade studies, technical risk management, and design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR)
- Direct integration of antenna, RF front-end, digital processing, power, thermal, and mechanical subsystems into host platforms
- Own system verification and validation, including test planning, anechoic chamber and range testing, and field test readiness
- Provide technical leadership across RF, hardware, firmware, software, and systems teams, and mentor senior engineers
- Partner with program management, manufacturing, and customers to translate mission needs into executable technical plans
- Drive configuration control and the transition from prototype to production and fielding, including software and waveform updates
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 15+ years of experience developing EW, radar, or RF sensing and signal processing systems, including technical leadership of a program or major subsystem
- Detailed understanding of EMSO, adversary system operation, EM countermeasure and CCM techniques and their implementation
- Hands on experience with EW technique verification, validation, field and operational testing
- Demonstrated experience taking a high TRL RF system through full lifecycle development, including field or flight test