Staff Electrical Engineer

Chaos, Inc.; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits paid by company

401k with company match

Free daily lunch

No meeting Fridays

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

CHAOS Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Staff Electrical Engineer with deep experience in combined power and analog board design to lead the development of high‑reliability electronics for aerospace and military applications.

You will own complex mixed power, precision analog, sensing, filtering, and control circuit designs while coordinating across RF, digital, embedded software, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 8+ years in power and analog electronics for aerospace/defense or high‑reliability systems.
• Strong fundamentals in DC/DC, regulation, protection, and thermal management.
• Proven experience with EMI/EMC mitigation and mixed‑signal layouts.
• Ability to obtain/maintain U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead power electronics and analog board design for aerospace/defense programs.
• Define design approaches for power distribution, DC/DC conversion, sensing, and control circuitry.
• Perform schematic design and simulation of power/analog circuits.
• Resolve complex issues across EMI/EMC, power, and system integration with limited supervision.
• Guide PCB layout for low-noise analog design and high‑current paths.
• Support verification, qualification, production transition, and field support.

Skills

Power electronics

Analog board design

RF coordination

Digital interfaces

Embedded software coordination

Cross-functional leadership

Independent problem solving

Security clearance ability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com .

Role Overview:

CHAOS is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer with deep experience in combined power and analog board design to lead the development of high-reliability electronics for aerospace and military applications. This role spans the full product lifecycle, from requirements definition and architecture trades through detailed circuit design, analysis, layout guidance, board bring-up, verification, production support, and field testing of mission‑critical systems.

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on power and analog board designer who can own complex mixed power, precision analog, sensing, filtering, and control circuit designs while coordinating technical details across RF, digital, embedded software, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.

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

Responsibilities:

• Power electronics and analog board design for aerospace and defense electronics, including board‑level implementation, integration, and verification across one or more programs
• Support 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
• Resolve complex technical issues involving power, controls, EMI/EMC, and system integration with limited supervision
• Guide PCB layout execution for low‑noise analog design, high‑current power paths, grounding, shielding, creepage/clearance, thermal management, and isolation of sensitive circuits
• Perform design margin evaluation, derating, tolerance analysis, thermal assessment, and failure analysis for mission‑critical hardware
• Support hardware integration, verification, qualification testing, production transition, failure analysis, and field support

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+years of relevant engineering experience
• Experience designing complex power and analog electronics for aerospace, defense, avionics, radar, EW, communications, space systems, or other high‑reliability systems
• Strong understanding of power electronics fundamentals, including DC/DC conversion, regulation, protection, sequencing, filtering, power distribution, thermal management, and design margin
• Strong understanding of analog circuit fundamentals, including low‑noise design, grounding, shielding, signal conditioning, filtering, op amps, references, data converters, and sensor interfaces
• Experience with EMI/EMC mitigation and layout practices for mixed power, analog, digital, and RF board environments
• Hands‑on experience supporting verification, qualification, production transition, failure analysis, and field support for high‑reliability hardware
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex technical problems and coordinate with cross‑disciplinary engineering teams
• 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 contributing to 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: 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

$150k-210k

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.

Please note this position does not necessarily require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

EXPORT CONTROLS - This position may require access to information and technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Your responses to the questions below will be used solely to determine your eligibility under U.S. law to receive information and materials subject to U.S. export controls.

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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