Strategic Mission Engineering Lead, C-UAS

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:

As the Strategic Mission Engineering Lead C-UAS at CHAOS you will lead the design development execution analysis and validation of models and simulations to deliver operational analysis and system performance assessment across defense national security and commercial programs which will guide internal engineering investment and assist business development in shaping customer requirements. You will have freedom to move rapidly and use your expertise to ensure rigorous statistical methods and simulation outcome analysis are tied to current and future threat and blue force concepts of employment. Your experience and work will directly inform critical decisions around product requirements product engineering business development strategy and product road mapping.

This is a foundational hire. You will shape how CHAOS does mission engineering and operations analysis from day one and you will have the freedom to move fast.

Responsibilities:

• Own the overall mission engineering and operations analysis strategy for Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) and Air Defense (AD) product development and business development strategy at CHAOS.
• Inject and translate current and future concepts of C-UAS and AD operation into mission engineering and operations analysis design to include US and allied force standard operating procedures (SOPs) and tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs) for static and mobile C-UAS
• Enable the translation of validated intelligence community products (NASIC DIA MSIC ONI NGIC MCIA and partner agency assessments) for adversary UAS cruise missile and other aerial attack methods and into modeling parameters scenario constructs and red force order of battle for mission-level simulations.
• Lead blue force CONOP-informed scenario development across all domains ensuring scenarios reflect credible blue force CONOPS doctrine and projected capabilities not generic boilerplate.
• Validate blue force operating models assumptions and simulation outputs against authoritative source data; engage customer Air Defense users and partners to resolve discrepancies and refresh representations as new CONOPS and CONEMPS are developed.
• Brief blue force CONOP assessments scenario rationale and analytical findings to senior technical leadership program executives and government customers including DoD DARPA and IC stakeholders up to the flag/SES level in order to better inform their requirements development to advantage CHAOS in future competitive programs.
• Partner with engineers data scientists and analysts to translate operational and intelligence questions into well-structured analytical approaches. The Mission Engineering Leads role is to push back when the question being asked isnt the right one.
• Stay forward of emerging blue force capabilities doctrine TTPs/SOPs and technologies and shape study designs to address whats coming not just whats documented.
• Serve as CHAOSs primary interface to US and allied partner air defenders including coordination of classified data exchanges and mission data accreditation.
• Support programs spanning DoD services DARPA intelligence community and commercial customers.
• Partner with engineering product growth and customer teams to translate operational questions into well-structured analytical approaches and shape new business pursuits. Push back when the framing is wrong.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree or higher in Operations Research Economics Mathematics or a related field.
• 5 years of experience supporting defense intelligence or advanced technology programs through industry or government employment.
• Recent experience planning and executing operational C-UAS and/or Air Defense of US military assets in a deployed combat environment.
• Extensive direct experience with the design and execution of operational real-world employment of C-UAS sensing and effecting capabilities against a peer adversary.
• Significant experience guiding the use of analytical tools and application of rigorous statistical methods to interpret and present results.
• Exceptional data visualization skills and comfort developing CONOPS/OV-1 visuals and briefing packages.
• Demonstrated ability to lead analytical efforts and deliver products with minimal oversight including leading projects and studies.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including experience briefing flag/general officer or SES-level audiences.
• Eligibility to obtain a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance to

Preferred Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Recognized expertise analyzing the full kill chain (find fix track target engage assess) across multiple Air Defense or C-UAS domains including air-to-air air-to-surface surface-to-air space and electronic warfare engagements.
• Deep expertise in leading sensor performance analysis (especially radar) and in guiding the development and validation of models of sensors communications weapons aircraft spacecraft or ground/maritime systems in mission-level simulation environments such as AFSIM or Ansys STK.
• Experience leading study teams or technical working groups across organizations including model accreditation V&V efforts or threat-informed scenario development.
• Experience designing and analyzing large-scale Monte Carlo and DOE-driven simulation campaigns supporting system effectiveness or kill chain assessment.
• Exposure to Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) networking and visualization tools such as MAK VR-Forces SIMDIS or similar.
• Experience supporting rapid development programs across DoD services DARPA ONR AFRL COCOMs the acquisition community or commercial advanced technology programs.
• Experience supporting capture and positioning activities (RFI/RFP responses white papers technical exchanges) and shaping new business pursuits.

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.

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