Mechanical Design Engineer

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:

Chaos is seeking an experienced mechanical design engineer to work with a small, focused team to rapidly conceptualize, design, prototype, and field innovative products. A successful candidate will be self-directed and success-oriented in an organization that values progress over process. This is a full-time position on-site in Hermosa Beach, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, assemble, and test mechanical hardware
• Rapid prototype (including additively manufacture) solutions in internal and external machine shops
• Create and maintain CAD models for production hardware
• Use hand calculations, finite element analyses (FEA), and computer-aided designs (CAD) to ensure all hardware meets or exceeds internal and customer requirements
• Participate in design reviews and hardware qualifications
• Serve as technical interface with vendors and suppliers

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Experience with CAD and FEA software packages in a professional setting
• Experience with designing for manufacturability
• Proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Hands-on experience with hardware integration whether in a professional setting or personal projects/hobbies
• Experience working with prototyping and machine shop equipment
• Experience working in a fast-paced organization with multiple competing deadlines and shifting priorities
• Strong attention to detail and work ethic
• Strong knowledge of industry practices, drafting standards, and drawing notes for military and commercial hardware design documentation

Preferred Requirements:

• Master's degree in an engineering discipline
• Experience with SolidWorks for designing parts and assemblies
• Experience with at least one commercial FEA or multiphysics simulation package (NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS, CFD codes, COMSOL, etc.)
• Experience designing RF products
• Experience interpreting and applying military specifications and standards
• Experience developing concepts for proposals and writing proposals

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, beautiful office location in Hermosa Beach with ocean views!
• Compensation Components: competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance + (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Company Size: 60 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: $110,000 - $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.

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