Chaos is seeking a Senior Staff Hardware Systems Engineer to lead the technical development of next-generation defense systems from concept through field deployment. You will translate mission needs and product strategy into system architectures and integrated hardware solutions. Working across disciplines, you'll solve complex technical problems, drive engineering tradeoffs, and ensure products perform reliably in operational environments.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical credibility with team leadership, systems thinking, and experience delivering hardware in a fast-paced environment. This individual leads from the front, personally executing high-impact technical tasks in support of program success.

This is a full-time position on-site in El Segundo, CA.

Lead a small cross-functional hardware development team, establishing technical priorities and driving execution from concept through production

Lead hardware systems engineering from early product definition through architecture, requirements, qualification, production, and lifecycle support

Define system architectures and allocate functionality across mechanical, electrical, RF, software, and test subsystems

Define and manage internal and external interfaces

Lead system-level trade studies balancing performance, SWaP-C, manufacturability, reliability, schedule, and cost

Make timely technical decisions under ambiguity while balancing mission performance, risk, schedule, manufacturability, and cost

Develop new product concepts and support proposals and technology demonstrations

Identify technical risks early and drive practical mitigation strategies

Lead technical reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR

Hardware Systems Engineer

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Required

Preferred

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Chaos Industries

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