System Integration Test Engineering

Integration & Test Engineer CHAOS Industries builds advanced sensing and detection systems for warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams. Their products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN), a proprietary architecture that enables distributed, real-time threat detection across complex and contested environments.

Founded in 2022 and backed by $1 billion in funding from 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners, CHAOS operates at the intersection of defense and deep tech. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington D.CHAOS is looking for an Integration & Test Engineer to accelerate the development, integration, verification, and validation of effector systems for air defense applications. This is a highly hands-on role working directly with hardware, firmware, and software across the full stack, from embedded subsystems to complete fielded systems.

You will assemble, configure, and test real hardware, write the scripts that validate it, troubleshoot issues across domains, and support testing in the field. The ideal candidate enjoys getting their hands dirty, learns by doing, and has direct experience integrating drone or UAS platforms. What You'll Do Assemble, configure, and integrate effector hardware, controller electronics, firmware, and software into functioning systems

Develop and maintain automated and manual test scripts, fixtures, and test environments

Troubleshoot integration and test issues spanning hardware, firmware, and embedded software

Support field integration, on-site testing, and customer demonstrations

Support adjacent systems engineering or software integration tasks as program needs evolve

You Should Have 3-5 years of experience in integration and test engineering, embedded systems, or a closely related discipline

Strong hands-on prototype hardware skills including wiring, soldering, and mechanical assembly

Proficiency in Python and/or C/C++ for test automation, calibration, and data analysis scripting

Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines for automated testing

Nice to Have Direct experience with drones, UAS platforms, or similar unmanned effector systems

Familiarity with flight controller software such as PX4 or ArduPilot and associated ground control tools like QGroundControl or Mission Planner

Experience with hardware-in-the-loop or software-in-the-loop simulation environments

Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink for control system modeling or flight dynamics

Exposure to field test operations and transitioning systems from bench to flight testing

Experience with environmental and EMC qualification testing per MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, and MIL-STD-464