Chaos Industries
Principal Systems Engineer
$198K–$320K
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; the posting does not state an alternative.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
About the job
Own end-to-end systems engineering for an autonomous modular aircraft program, leading its architecture, requirements, MBSE environment, integration, verification, qualification, and lifecycle support.
What you'll do
- Lead systems engineering and technical decisions across program phases, reviews, customer engagements, and lifecycle tradeoffs.
- Own the modular system architecture, requirements baseline, interfaces, and variant trade studies.
- Establish and govern the SysML-based model environment and digital thread, including requirements traceability and model-based verification.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 15+ years of aerospace/defense systems engineering experience, including program ownership across multiple lifecycle phases.
- Hands-on MBSE and SysML modeling experience; experience defining and governing complex, multi-variant or modular system architectures.
- Experience leading technical reviews, interfacing with customers, and conducting model-based verification and simulation-driven V&V.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree.
- Experience with modular aircraft, UAS, or multi-mission platforms; establishing an MBSE environment and digital thread/digital twin from the ground up; ability to obtain/maintain Secret/Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Pay
$198,000 - $320,000 USD base salary
Tools
SysML, Cameo Systems Modeler/MagicDraw, Rhapsody
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