# Chief Engineer, Long-Range Missile Systems at Chaos

- Company: Chaos
- What the company does: CHAOS Industries builds a multi-product portfolio powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN TM), giving military, commercial, and border teams the ultimate advantage: domain dominance. Backed by Accel and NEA.
- Company website: https://chaosinc.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: El Segundo, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $220K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-07
- Apply by: 2026-11-21
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/chaosindustries/jobs/5260692007?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/chaos-chief-engineer-long-range-missile-systems/

## About the role

CHAOS is seeking a Chief Engineer to own the technical direction of our long range missile program, from concept and architecture through qualification, flight test, and production transition. You will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team and be the senior technical authority across airframe, guidance, propulsion, integration, and test. This is a build-and-fly environment where you will be accountable for getting real hardware flying. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 15+ years of experience developing missile, munition, or high-TRL flight systems, including technical leadership of a program or major subsystem
- Demonstrated experience taking a system through full lifecycle development, including flight test
- Detailed understanding of tactical aircraft carriage environments and missile employment envelopes
- Intuitive knowledge of propulsion systems and airframe controls as well as guidance/navigation techniques for long range strike systems
- Detailed understanding of target phenomenology and defeat mechanisms

Tags: Engineering

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