CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries is seeking a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Engineer to design, build, and maintain simulation environments for testing autonomous effector platforms. This role bridges software development and flight hardware by creating full system integration test benches for flight controllers, sensors, and propulsion systems. The ideal candidate will collaborate with GNC and software teams to validate vehicles before ground and flight trials while maintaining complex test infrastructure.
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California, United States
Company Size
51-200 employees
Founded
2022
CHAOS Industries builds omniscient defense systems that give military, commercial, and border teams more time to detect and respond to threats by leveraging its Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™). The company delivers advanced sensing and detection solutions that fuse distributed sensors, networking, and software to produce actionable intelligence against evolving threats. Founded and staffed by U.S. veterans and Silicon Valley innovators, CHAOS positions itself as a systems integrator for modern defense problems. Its growth and market traction are reflected in a $510M Series D raise valuing the company at $4.5B.
Exclusive: Counter-drone radar firm Chaos raises $510 million in defense tech boom
Nov 13, 2025
Chaos Industries Reaches Nearly $5 Billion Valuation
Dec 1, 2025
CHAOS Industries Raises $510 Million Led by Valor Equity Partners to Accelerate Next-Generation Defense Systems
Nov 13, 2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Chaos Industries collects $510M in Series D round
Nov 17, 2025
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