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Test Equipment Development Engineer (HIL and Test Equipment)

Chaos · El Segundo, California, United States · On-site

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About Chaos

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.

About the role

Derive test equipment functional requirements from system and subsystem specifications. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline
  • 5+ years experience designing and building custom test equipment for aerospace, defense, automotive, or high-reliability electromechanical systems
  • Demonstrated experience translating product requirements into test system architecture
  • Electrical schematic design
  • Wiring and panel integration
More about this role

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, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com .

We are seeking a Special Test Equipment (STE) Designer responsible for the full lifecycle of interceptor test systems — from requirements analysis and qualification strategy through physical design, hardware build, and Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) deployment.

This role owns the realization of the interceptor test ecosystem across:

  • Development benches
  • Qualification fixtures
  • Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems
  • Production acceptance stations

You will ensure that test systems provide rigorous...

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