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The company's 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. \nCHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com.\nRole Overview: \nCHAOS is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer with deep expertise in combined power and analog board design to lead the development of high-reliability electronics for aerospace and military applications. This role spans the full product lifecycle, from requirements definition and architecture trades through detailed circuit design, analysis, layout guidance, board bring-up, verification, production support, and field testing of mission-critical systems. \nThe ideal candidate is a hands-on power and analog board designer who can own complex mixed power, precision analog, sensing, filtering, and control circuit designs while coordinating technical details across RF, digital, embedded software, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams. \nThis is a full-time, on-site position in El Segundo, CA. \nResponsibilities: \nPower electronics and analog board design for aerospace and defense electronics, including board-level implementation, integration, and verification across one or more programs \nSupport architecture trades and define design approaches for power distribution, DC/DC conversion, analog front ends, sensing, filtering, control, protection, and monitoring circuitry \nSchematic design and simulation for power electronics and analog circuits \nResolve complex technical issues involving power, controls, EMI/EMC, and system integration with limited supervision \nGuide PCB layout execution for low-noise analog design, high-current power paths, grounding, shielding, creepage/clearance, thermal management, and isolation of sensitive circuits \nPerform design margin evaluation, derating, tolerance analysis, thermal assessment, and failure analysis for mission-critical hardware \nSupport hardware integration, verification, qualification testing, production transition, failure analysis, and field support \nMinimum Requirements: \nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of relevant engineering experience \nExperience designing complex power and analog electronics for aerospace, defense, avionics, radar, EW, communications, space systems, or other high-reliability systems \nStrong understanding of power electronics fundamentals, including DC/DC conversion, regulation, protection, sequencing, filtering, power distribution, thermal management, and design margin \nStrong understanding of analog circuit fundamentals, including low-noise design, grounding, shielding, signal conditioning, filtering, op amps, references, data converters, and sensor interfaces \nExperience with EMI/EMC mitigation and layout practices for mixed power, analog, digital, and RF board environments \nHands-on experience supporting verification, qualification, production transition, failure analysis, and field support for high-reliability hardware \nDemonstrated ability to work independently on complex technical problems and coordinate with cross-disciplinary engineering teams \nAbility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance \nPreferred Requirements: \nAdvanced Degree (MS or PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or related discipline \nExperience with Avionics platforms \nExperience with low- and high-voltage aerospace applications, including 28 VDC and 270 VDC \nFamiliarity with aerospace standards such as RTCA/DO-160, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810, and MIL-STD-1275 \nExperience contributing to design standards, analysis templates, qualification approaches, or review processes for engineering teams \n\nWhy CHAOS?\nHealth Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company\n Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more\nOur Perks: Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code\n Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses\nTeam Growth: 250 employees and counting across 5 global offices\n $150k-210k\nThe 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. \nRecruiting Agencies: CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach. 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