Hardware Quality Engineer, CHAOS Industries

$120-170k

+ Generous pre-IPO stock option grants and (coming soon!) annual bonuses

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

Offers relocation assistance

Office located in Hawthorne, CA

Next-gen defense & critical industry technologies

Job no longer available

Next-gen defense & critical industry technologies

101-200 employees

B2BSecuritySaaSAerospace

Job no longer available

$120-170k

+ Generous pre-IPO stock option grants and (coming soon!) annual bonuses

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

Offers relocation assistance

Office located in Hawthorne, CA

101-200 employees

B2BSecuritySaaSAerospace

Company mission

To redefine defense through technology.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years in quality inspection / QC / manufacturing quality roles
Experience with board-level and/or mechanical hardware inspection
Ability to read drawings, schematics, and specifications (GD&T preferred)
Experience with ERP/MES systems for build tracking and sign-off
Familiarity with IPC standards (J-STD-001, IPC-A-610)

Desirable

Experience in aerospace/defense or high-reliability hardware
Experience in multiple production domains (R&D, T2P, LRIP, FRP)
AS9100 environment experience, Experience performing FAI (AS9102)
Strong MRB / nonconformance handling experience

What the job involves

Act as lineside quality authority for hardware inspection and acceptance
Own in-process and final inspection, buy-offs, and release decisions
Ensure hardware meets drawing, spec, and workmanship requirements
Execute quality control within ERP/MES systems (review, sign-off, traceability)
Serve as primary POC for manufacturing quality issues on the floor
Perform in-process and final inspection of hardware (mechanical + electrical)
Execute first article inspection (FAI) and verification against drawings/specs
Approve/reject hardware and sign off on build completion
Review travelers, routers, and build records in ERP/MES
Ensure traceability, configuration, and documentation are complete and accurate
Enforce workmanship standards (IPC, internal specs)
Identify, document, and segregate nonconforming material
Support MRB and disposition activities
Drive immediate containment on the floor
Act as first responder to quality issues during builds
Interface directly with Manufacturing, Test, and Engineering
Ensure no hardware progresses with unresolved quality issues

Our take

In the modern world, defence industries must meet ever-evolving threats through new technologies, meaning that forward-thinking is the crux of battling sophisticated threats. CHAOS Industries consists of engineers and researchers building the next generation of defence and critical industry technologies.

Its products to date include the CHAOS Coherent Distributed Network, a time synchronicity platform, and HYDRA that facilitates land, sea and air-based detection and communications. Easy to integrate into existing defence systems, HYDRA can be deployed into challenging warfare environments - providing unique solutions for US defence industries.

In the face of a highly complex threat landscape, it’s unsurprising that CHAOS has received considerable funding. This will support the company’s commercial growth and product development. It also hired a former congressman and ex-CIA veteran as its Chief Strategy Officer, exemplifying its alignment with key defence sectors in the US.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Company benefits

Medical, dental and vision benefits will be 100% paid for by the company
Life, FSA, HSA, 401k (+ Company match), and more
Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO (for exempt employees), casual dress code
Generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance + (coming soon!) annual bonuses

Company HQ

Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA

Leadership

Bo Marr

(Co-CEO, CTO & Co-founder)

Previously on the Board of Directors at Epirus, Technical Director at Raytheon and studied a PhD at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Brett Cummings

(CFO & Co-founder)

Is also an Advisor at Next Play Capital. Previously a CFO at United Cities North America, Senior Advisor at Formation 8 and 8VC.

John Tenet

(Co-CEO & Co-founder)

Also Co-Founder at Epirus. Previously Partner at 8VC, Principal at Valar Ventures and an Associate at Allen & Company.

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