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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Hardware Systems Engineer - **Company:** CHAOS Industries - **Location:** El Segundo, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $190,000.0 - $270,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Systems Engineering, Hardware Design, Integrated Development Environments, Requirements Management, Systems Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Jama (Software), MagicDraw - **Published:** August 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/4bd7563d-50f8-4638-b846-7970ab08f214 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field with 1012+ years of relevant engineering experience * Background in space systems, missile systems, avionics, radar, EW, or defense electronics * Strong understanding of system architecture, interface definition, and engineering tradeoffs * Proven technical leadership of small multidisciplinary engineering teams delivering complex hardware products in a fast-paced development environment * Experience performing system architecture trade studies and allocating system and hardware requirements * Strong attention to detail and execution * Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance Preferred Requirements: * Master's degree in an engineering or business discipline * Experience interpreting and applying military specifications and standards * Experience writing technical proposals * Experience designing for manufacturability and production transition * Experience with prototype integration and customer demonstrations * Hands-on experience developing, integrating, and troubleshooting complex hardware systems * Requirements management or MBSE tools (DOORS, Jama, Cameo, MagicDraw, SysML) ## Description Chaos is seeking a Senior Staff Hardware Systems Engineer to lead the technical development of next-generation defense systems from concept through field deployment. You will translate mission needs and product strategy into system architectures and integrated hardware solutions. Working across disciplines, you'll solve complex technical problems, drive engineering tradeoffs, and ensure products perform reliably in operational environments. The ideal candidate combines deep technical credibility with team leadership, systems thinking, and experience delivering hardware in a fast-paced environment. This individual leads from the front, personally executing high-impact technical tasks in support of program success. This is a full-time position on-site in El Segundo, CA. Responsibilities: * Lead a small cross-functional hardware development team, establishing technical priorities and driving execution from concept through production * Lead hardware systems engineering from early product definition through architecture, requirements, qualification, production, and lifecycle support * Define system architectures and allocate functionality across mechanical, electrical, RF, software, and test subsystems * Define and manage internal and external interfaces * Lead system-level trade studies balancing performance, SWaP-C, manufacturability, reliability, schedule, and cost * Make timely technical decisions under ambiguity while balancing mission performance, risk, schedule, manufacturability, and cost * Develop new product concepts and support proposals and technology demonstrations * Identify technical risks early and drive practical mitigation strategies * Lead technical reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR * Personally contribute to critical engineering work as needed to ensure team and program success * Collaborate with manufacturing, suppliers, and test teams to mature designs into production ## Related Videos - [How to Domain Model – An example from manufacturing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/742-how-to-domain-model-an-example-from-manufacturing) - [Quantum Computing - The tiny and the big challenges](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/934-quantum-computing-the-tiny-and-the-big-challenges) - [Times of (climate) crisis - How and why sustainable software is a must!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/988-times-of-climate-crisis-how-and-why-sustainable-software-is-a-must) - [Breaking the Hardware Mindset: Overcoming Barriers to System-Level Innovation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1635-breaking-the-hardware-mindset-overcoming-barriers-to-system-level-innovation) - [The future of automotive mobility: Upcoming E/E architectures, V2X and its challenges](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/374-the-future-of-automotive-mobility-upcoming-e-e-architectures-v2x-and-its-challenges) - [Kettle and Pot or Peas in a Pod? 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