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CHAOS Inc. is a global technology company delivering next-generation capabilities to the defense and critical industrial sectors. Founded in 2022 by a seasoned leadership team, CHAOS has quickly become the place where world-class multi-disciplinary engineers come to build mission-critical technologies. CHAOS has a mission-focused culture, dedicated to solving the toughest technical challenges. Its unique agile engineering approach enables rapid prototyping, while deep partnerships with defense and industry ensure real-world solutions.

Role Overview

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Technical Program Manager to lead the successful delivery of our radar product line. This role is critical to aligning cross-functional teams, meeting customer requirements, and ensuring on-time delivery within budget. The Technical Program Manager will collaborate closely with Business Development, Production, Customer, and Engineering teams to oversee program execution, manage budgets, and ensure all technical and contractual objectives are met.

The TPM will report to the Director of Products and operate within the Product/Program Management Office (PMO).

Responsibilities

• Program Lifecycle Ownership: Lead full program lifecycle, ensuring cost, schedule, and performance goals are met.
• Deep Understanding of Program Requirements: Develop a comprehensive understanding of program requirements and maintain open communication with Business Development (BD) to ensure engineering efforts align with mission objectives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate efforts across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, and BD for integrated execution.
• Tools & Metrics: Establish tools and performance metrics for planning, risk management, and seamless execution.
• Customer Engagement: Provide regular updates to stakeholders, addressing needs to ensure alignment and satisfaction.
• Budget & Resource Management: Oversee budget and resource allocation to meet project requirements efficiently.
• Change Management: Manage and document scope changes, ensuring alignment with project goals.
• Work onsite 4-5 days per week out of our office in Hawthorne, California.
• Travel up to 15% as needed to support program and customer objectives.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• B.S. (minimum) in Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
• 7+ years relevant industry experience, preferably in a fast-paced or dynamic environment
• Proven experience leading the full program lifecycle, managing cost, schedule, and performance for programs and contracts valued at $20M or more
• Proven experience managing complex technical programs, involving direct customer engagement, ensuring alignment with customer needs, and collaborating closely with internal teams to deliver successful program outcomes
• Proven commercial or military experience working with radar, air defense, special forces, and/or electronic warfare systems
• Must be able to work on-site 4-5 days per week
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences
• Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident of the U.S.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
  
  

Preferred Requirements

• Advanced degree in a technical field
• Prior systems engineering or software integration experience
• Familiarity with DOD tactical operations and acquisitions processes
• Knowledge of ITAR, government acquisition and reporting
  
  

Why CHAOS?

• Health Benefits: Your medical, dental and vision benefits will be 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: life, FSA, HSA, 401k (+ Company match), and more
• Our Perks: free lunch every day, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO (for exempt employees), casual dress code
• Compensation Components: competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance + (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Company Size: 80 employees and counting!
• More About Us: We're building the next generation of aerospace, defense and critical industry technologies with a seasoned team of mission-focused individuals. We were founded in June 2022 and our goal is to become the platform where world-class engineers come to solve critical, real-world problems. We use agile engineering approaches which enable rapid prototyping, deep partnerships with the defense industry ensuring real-world application, and our newly-invented Coherence platform (through which we’ve made a fundamental breakthrough) improves sensor performance and decision-making in real-time. As of September, 2023 we have raised ~$100M with 8VC as a leading investor. With a managing team that includes Epirus’ founding members (responsible for building a $1.5B company from scratch) + key drivers from Palantir (instrumental in Palantir’s growth to $1B in revenue), we are well-positioned to become one of the fastest growing companies to date!
  
  

Salary Range: $140,000 - $200,000

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.