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.

Serve as the senior technical authority for missile system architecture, requirements, and design decisions

Lead system-level trade studies, technical risk management, and design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR)

Direct integration of airframe, guidance and navigation, propulsion, and avionics subsystems

Own system verification and validation, including test planning and flight test readiness

Provide technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, software, firmware, 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

Minimum Requirements:

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

Chief Engineer, Long-Range Missile Systems

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Benefits

Company

Chaos Industries

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