Chaos Industries
Principal Mission Systems Engineer, IPT Lead
$198K–$300K
El Segundo, California, United States +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 15+ years of mission systems engineering experience; direct hands-on USAF mission operations experience required.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
About the job
Owns the Massed Modular Aircraft program’s mission systems architecture and translates USAF operational concepts into requirements, design decisions, and verification activities.
What you'll do
- Define mission systems architecture, requirements, interfaces, and mission-planning workflows based on USAF operational needs.
- Lead mission-level analysis, trade studies, stakeholder reviews, and developmental and operational test planning.
- Serve as the senior mission systems technical authority and coordinate design decisions across engineering teams and government stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 15+ years of mission systems engineering experience, including hands-on experience with USAF mission operations.
- Experience translating operational CONOPS/TTPs into engineering requirements and design decisions.
- Experience supporting developmental and/or operational test planning and execution with operational stakeholders, and direct UAS mission operations experience.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree; former USAF operator background.
- Familiarity with USAF/joint tactical data links and C2 systems; experience with DoD proposals or modular, attritable, low-cost, or mass-producible aircraft programs.
Pay
$198,000 - $300,000 (base salary)
Tools
CONOPS, TTPs, Ground Control Station (GCS), C2, UAS
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