Mission Assurance Lead

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantagedomain dominance. The companys 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 .

Role Overview:

• Own contract quality and compliance requirements (CQR) across programs and products
  Establish and enforce quality systems metrics and reporting
  Drive RCCA across internal quality functions (SQE HQE/QC)
  Ensure alignment to customer regulatory and program requirements
  Lead strategic quality initiatives to scale production and reliability

Responsibilities:

• Contract Quality & Compliance (CQR)
  • Own interpretation and flowdown of contract quality requirements
  • Ensure compliance to customer regulatory and internal standards
  • Maintain audit readiness and support customer / government audits
  • Ensure documentation traceability and configuration control meet requirements
• Quality Systems & Metrics
  • Define and maintain quality KPIs (yield defects escapes delivery quality)
  • Establish dashboards and reporting for internal and executive visibility
  • Ensure consistent data capture and integrity across systems (ERP/MES)
  • Drive accountability to metrics across SQE and HQE
• RCCA & Issue Management
  • Own root cause and corrective action framework across the organization
  • Lead high-severity and systemic RCA efforts
  • Ensure containment corrective action and effectiveness validation
  • Drive closure of recurring or systemic quality issues
• Cross-Functional Quality Leadership
  • Act as central coordination point across SQE HQE Manufacturing and Engineering
  • Ensure consistent application of quality standards and processes
  • Align teams on priorities risks and corrective actions
• Strategic Quality Initiatives
  • Identify gaps in quality systems processes and organizational capability
  • Implement scalable processes for production readiness and growth
  • Drive continuous improvement in reliability yield and compliance

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors in Engineering or related field
• 812 years in quality reliability manufacturing or mission assurance roles
• Experience owning quality systems in a regulated environment (AS9100 / ISO 9001)
• Strong experience with RCCA (8D 5-Why DMAIC)
• Experience managing quality metrics and driving accountability across teams

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with defense contracts and CQR / compliance requirements
• Experience supporting audits (customer regulatory internal)
• Familiarity with both supplier and production quality (SQE QE/QC scope)
• Experience scaling quality systems in high-rate manufacturing
• Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

Why CHAOS

• Health Benefits: Medical dental and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: 401k ( 50% company match up to 6% of pay) FSA HSA life insurance and more
• Our Perks: Free daily lunch No meeting Fridays unlimited PTO casual dress code
• Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries generous pre-IPO stock option grants relocation assistance and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Team Growth: 250 employees and counting across 5 global offices

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus equity and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations.

Recruiting Agencies: CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach. Unsolicited submissions will not be reviewed or compensated.

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