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Forward Deployed Engineer - Software

CHAOS Industries
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/30/2026
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems purpose-built for today’s realities. Designed and built by top U.S. military veterans and Silicon Valley innovators, CHAOS Industries’ 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. In a world where technological threats move at unprecedented speed, CHAOS Industries delivers advanced sensing and detection solutions that give the ultimate advantage: time.

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised $1B in total funding from leading investors including 8VC, Accel, and NEA. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com.

Role Overview

The Field Engineering Team is seeking an experienced engineer to join our team in the development and customer delivery of cutting-edge RF systems. With a deep understanding of our engineering, technology, and customers' missions, this individual will help develop and implement our products with customers. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the design, development, and deployment of innovative RF capabilities, with a focus on enhancing systems, sensors, and platforms for national security applications including UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) surveillance systems and integrated air and missile defense. Ability to solve complex technical problems and contribute to rapid prototyping efforts is expected.

Responsibilities

Own customer success outcomes by:

  • delivering and implementing new radar products to customers in the field
  • embedding with customers at customer sites:
    • integrating data from CHAOS into customer systems
    • collecting workflow and product requirements
    • testing, implementing, and troubleshooting products in the field
    • training customers on product usage
    • preparing to pass feedback to engineering teams
  • working with product engineering teams to help prioritize important customer features, address performance improvements, and speed delivery
  • traveling up to 33% domestically and internationally in pursuit of above goals
Minimum Requirements

  • Proficiency in programming languages, software deployment, and network connectivity; preferred practical professional experience working with Python, wireless networks, network protocols/services, and CI/CD implementation
  • Experience deploying to the field to work with customer data systems integrating data
  • An existing or qualification for a United States security clearance

Preferred Requirements

  • Previous or existing commercial or military experience working with radar, air defense, special forces, and/or electronic warfare systems
  • Strong engineering background or degree, preferred in fields such as Physics, Mathematics, RF/Signals Engineering, Systems Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

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: 200 employees and counting across 5 global offices

Salary Range: $140,000 - $240,000

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.

Salary : $140,000 - $240,000

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