Senior Drone I&T Engineer | Embedded Systems & Testing

CHAOS Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k match

Relocation assistance

Annual bonus (coming soon)

Job summary

CHAOS Industries is seeking a Senior Integration & Test Engineer to accelerate development, integration, verification, and validation of effector systems for air defense applications. The role is highly hands‑on, interfacing with hardware, firmware, and embedded software to ensure system requirements are met.

You will plan and execute tests at component, subsystem, and system levels, develop automated scripts, and troubleshoot across the full stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10+ 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 (e.g., 3D printing, rack integration).
• Experience setting up and configuring embedded subsystems such as GPS receivers, telemetry radios, and flight controllers.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C/C++ for test automation, calibration scripts, and data reduction/analysis scripting.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, configure, and integrate effector hardware, controller electronics, firmware, and software into a functioning system.
• Plan, develop, and execute integration and test procedures at the component, subsystem, and system levels.
• Develop and maintain automated and manual test scripts, test fixtures, and test environments.
• Troubleshoot integration and test issues across hardware, firmware, and embedded software.
• Support field integration, on‑site testing, and customer demonstrations as needed.
• Create and maintain integration and test documentation.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of I&T processes, procedures, and best practices.
• Support adjacent systems engineering or software integration tasks as program needs evolve.

Skills

Embedded systems

Prototype hardware

Test automation

Python

C/C++

Drone systems

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Electrical debugging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

PX4

QGroundControl

MATLAB/Simulink

Git

CI/CD

Job description

CHAOS Industries is seeking a Senior Integration & Test Engineer to accelerate development, integration, verification, and validation of effector systems for air defense applications. The role is highly hands‑on, interfacing with hardware, firmware, and embedded software to ensure system requirements are met.

You will plan and execute tests at component, subsystem, and system levels, develop automated scripts, and troubleshoot across the full stack.