Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer

CHAOS Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid

401(k) with company match

Free daily lunch

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

CHAOS Industries is seeking a Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer in El Segundo, CA, to act as a technical authority for power and analog board design. The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of experience and will lead complex technical issues across various programs, ensuring high reliability for aerospace and military applications.

The role involves guiding PCB layouts and overseeing hardware integration while providing significant mentorship to engineering teams. Competitive compensation includes base salary, health benefits, and other perks.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with high-reliability hardware.
• Expertise in power and analog electronics design.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical authority for power electronics and analog board design.
• Lead architecture trades and define design approaches.
• Guide PCB layout strategy for analog and power circuitry.

Skills

Technical leadership in power electronics

Analog circuit design

EMI/EMC mitigation

Cross-disciplinary problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Advanced Degree (MS or PhD) in related fields

Job description

Company

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. 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 www.chaosinc.com.

Role Overview

CHAOS is seeking a Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer with deep expertise in combined power and analog board design to serve as a technical authority for high‑reliability electronics used in aerospace and military applications. This role spans the full product lifecycle, from early architecture and requirements shaping through detailed design, analysis, verification, production support, and fielded system sustainment.

The ideal candidate is an internally and externally recognized technical authority in power and analog electronics who can set technical direction, establish design practices, mentor other engineers, and resolve complex mixed power, precision analog, EMI/EMC, and system integration issues across multiple programs.

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

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical authority for power electronics and analog board design across multiple programs or product lines
• Lead architecture trades and define design approaches for power distribution, DC/DC conversion, analog front ends, sensing, filtering, control, protection, and monitoring circuitry
• Schematic design and simulation for power electronics and analog circuits
• Lead resolution of complex, cross‑disciplinary technical issues involving power, controls, EMI/EMC, and system integration
• Guide PCB layout strategy for low‑noise analog design, high‑current power paths, grounding, shielding, creepage/clearance, thermal management, and isolation of sensitive circuits
• Lead design margin evaluation, derating, tolerance analysis, thermal assessment, and failure analysis for mission‑critical hardware
• Serve as technical authority for hardware integration, verification, qualification testing, production transition, failure analysis, and field support

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 15+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Demonstrated technical leadership of complex power and analog electronics for aerospace, defense, avionics, radar, EW, communications, space systems, or other high‑reliability systems
• Expert understanding of power electronics fundamentals, including DC/DC conversion, regulation, protection, sequencing, filtering, power distribution, thermal management, and design margin
• Expert understanding of analog circuit fundamentals, including low‑noise design, grounding, shielding, signal conditioning, filtering, op amps, references, data converters, and sensor interfaces
• Expertise in EMI/EMC mitigation and layout practices for mixed power, analog, digital, and RF board environments
• Hands‑on experience leading verification, qualification, production transition, failure analysis, and field support for high‑reliability hardware
• Demonstrated ability to set technical direction and lead engineers through ambiguous, cross‑disciplinary hardware challenges
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Preferred Requirements

• Advanced Degree (MS or PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or related discipline
• Experience with Avionics platforms
• Experience with low‑ and high‑voltage aerospace applications, including 28 VDC and 270 VDC
• Familiarity with aerospace standards such as RTCA/DO‑160, MIL‑STD‑461, MIL‑STD‑810, and MIL‑STD‑1275
• Experience establishing design standards, analysis templates, qualification approaches, or review processes for engineering teams

Why CHAOS?

• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: 401(k) (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

Compensation Range

$190k‑260k

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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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.