Construction Engineer
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage-domain dominance. 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.
CHAOS 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.
Role Overview:
We're looking for a Construction Engineer to provide technical oversight and quality/compliance verification on build-outs, tenant improvements, and capital projects across CHAOS's multi-site manufacturing, lab, and office portfolio. This role travels domestically and internationally to CHAOS's active job sites, reviewing in-progress and completed work against construction documents, codes, and specifications, and making sound, on-the-spot technical judgment calls in CHAOS's best interest when questions of compliance or quality arise.
Responsibilities:
- Travel to active CHAOS construction and tenant improvement sites (U.S. and international) to inspect work in progress and verify compliance with construction documents, specifications, and applicable codes/AHJ requirements.
- Based out of El Segundo, California
- Review contractor and subcontractor work quality, materials, and installation methods against approved plans and specs; identify deficiencies, code gaps, or deviations.
- Serve as a technical point of contact during site visits for general contractors, subcontractors, architects, and engineers on questions of compliance, specification intent, and quality standards.
- Exercise sound judgment to make or recommend field decisions in CHAOS's best interest when conditions, conflicts, or ambiguities arise on-site, escalating significant issues to the Director of Facilities.
- Support RFI review, submittal review, and quality-control walkthroughs; document findings and punch items.
- Prepare clear, organized site visit reports and inspection documentation (photos, findings, recommended corrective actions) for the FM team and stakeholders.
- Coordinate with EHS/Compliance and cleared personnel on any work touching secure or classified spaces, without independently managing classified scope.
- Support acquisition due diligence and new-site onboarding by assessing physical condition, code compliance gaps, and buildout scope.
- Maintain organized, audit-ready documentation from site visits: inspection records, findings, and correspondence.
Minimum Requirements:
- 5-8+ years of experience in a construction engineering, project engineering, quality/compliance, or field inspection role on commercial or industrial projects.
- Working knowledge of applicable building codes, permit/AHJ processes, and standard construction specifications.
- Ability to read and interpret architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing drawings and specifications.
- Demonstrated ability to independently evaluate site conditions and make sound technical judgment calls.
- Comfortable working across multiple concurrent, geographically distributed projects with limited on-site support infrastructure.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to produce clear, concise site reports.
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively, both domestically and internationally (travel expected to scale with active build phases).
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience with manufacturing, lab, or cleanroom environments.
- Experience working on defense, government, or other secure-facility contractor sites.
- Familiarity with SCIF/ICD 705 construction requirements or willingness to work alongside cleared personnel on secure builds.
- Experience reviewing BAS/BMS and controls tie-ins on mechanical/electrical systems.
- Eligibility for a U.S. government security clearance.
- Passport/ability to travel internationally without restriction.
Salary Range: $120,000 - $160,000
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.
Recruiting Agencies: CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach. Unsolicited submissions will not be reviewed or compensated.
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