Electrical Engineering- Senior

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's 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.We are seeking a Senior Electrical Test Systems Engineer to design, build, and maintain Special Test Equipment (STE), Ground Support Equipment (GSE), and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) infrastructure used to develop, integrate, test, and validate advanced sensor, avionics, and embedded systems in R&D, production, and field environments.

This role is responsible for the electrical architecture, integration, and sustainment of automated test racks, interface test adapters (ITAs), cable assemblies, instrumentation, and subsystem interconnects. The ideal candidate has experience developing complex electronic test systems using commercial instrumentation and industry-standard interfaces within aerospace, defense, or high-performance embedded system environments.

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

Design, develop, integrate, and sustain automated STE/GSE systems for sensor, avionics, and embedded hardware platforms

Architect test racks, interface test adapters (ITAs), cable assemblies, subsystem interconnects, and instrumentation interfaces

Integrate and troubleshoot commercial test equipment including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, VNAs, DMMs, and switching systems

Support hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and subsystem integration test environments for R&D and production programs

Define electrical architectures including power distribution, grounding, signal conditioning, instrumentation, and interface control

Develop electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, rack layouts, and technical documentation

Collaborate with software, systems, RF, electro‑optical, mechanical, and production engineering teams to develop automated test solutions

Support automated verification, validation, acceptance testing, and production test activities

Perform troubleshooting, root‑cause corrective action (RCCA), integration, and test execution for complex hardware/software systems

Support deployment, sustainment, and continuous improvement of lab, production, and fielded test systems

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM discipline

5+ years of experience designing electrical test systems or automated test equipment

Experience designing STE, GSE, ATE, or HIL systems for aerospace, defense, or embedded hardware applications

Experience integrating and automating commercial test equipment using SCPI, Ethernet, Serial, USB, or GPIB interfaces

Practical experience with modular test platforms such as PXIe, LXI, or VXI

Experience with interface test adapters (ITAs), cable/harness design, and subsystem integration

Understanding of electrical interfaces including Ethernet, Serial, USB, LVDS, SPI, I2C, CAN, and discrete I/O

Familiarity with RF, EO/IR, avionics, radar, or embedded electronic systems

Experience developing electrical schematics and hardware documentation using ECAD tools

Familiarity working with automated test environments and software automation teams

S. security clearance

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Experience with high‑speed digital, analog, and RF measurement systems

Familiarity with Python‑based test automation and instrumentation control

Experience supporting high‑rate manufacturing or production test environments

Experience supporting deployed or customer‑facing GSE systems

Familiarity with military or aerospace standards and environmental test practices

Familiarity with environmental and qualification testing including vibration, thermal, and EMI/EMC validation

Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company

Additional benefits: 401(k) with 50% company match up to 6% of pay, FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more

Free daily lunch, No meeting Fridays, unlimited PTO, casual dress code

Compensation: Competitive base salaries, generous pre‑IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon) annual bonuses

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.

As set forth in CHAOS Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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