# Mission Execution Lead (US) 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: Senior
- Location: El Segundo, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-18
- Apply by: 2026-11-02
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/chaosindustries/jobs/5241671007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/chaos-mission-execution-lead-us/

## About the role

This role is responsible for driving CHAOS’ growth across the United States by aligning our technical capabilities with the operational needs of military and commercial customers. You will lead high-impact engagements end-to-end—opening doors, shaping requirements, securing commitments, and guiding post-award implementation. Your success depends on staying close to the customer, present in their environment, and engaged at every stage of the mission.

## What they're looking for

- Problem solving mentality . Fight for information, build a team, be creative, a thought leader and relish the opportunity to take on a difficult problem
- Program/Project Management : Proven experience in developing requirements, scoping programs, and delivering to customers in the defense industry
- Enjoy getting your hands dirty – literally : CHAOS is an engineering-first company with a hardware component. This role will involve getting hands-on with hardware in the field with customers
- Risk tolerance : We intend to go with our customers to where they need us most to deliver. Hazardous duty pay for approved locations
- Travel : Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% to customer sites across the United States and abroad in support of mission requirements
- Security Clearance : Active security clearance, or the ability to obtain one

Tags: Engineering