# Principal Mission Systems Engineer, IPT Lead 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: $198K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-09
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/chaosindustries/jobs/5262759007?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/chaos-principal-mission-systems-engineer-ipt-lead/

## About the role

We are seeking an experienced Principal Mission Systems Engineer who will own the mission systems architecture and operational employment concept for the Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA) program, ensuring the platform is designed not just to fly, but to execute real U.S. Air Force (USAF) mission sets as operators actually employ them. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline, advanced degree preferred
- Demonstrated experience translating operational CONOPS/TTPs into engineering requirements and design decisions
- Strong understanding of mission planning, sensor/payload employment concepts, and command-and-control (C2) interoperability as applied to USAF operations
- Experience supporting developmental and/or operational test planning and execution with operational stakeholders
- Direct experience with unmanned aircraft system (UAS) mission operations, including remotely piloted or autonomous mission employment concepts

Tags: Engineering

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