Director of Mission Assurance

• 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
• border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly
• 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
• Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle
• London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com .
• Role Overview:
• Lead Mission Assurance across Supplier Quality, Hardware Quality, and Configuration Management.
• Establish independent assurance authority across manufacturing and supplier environments.
• Ensure products, suppliers, and processes meet quality, compliance, traceability, and mission-readiness requirements.
• Build scalable mission assurance systems supporting production scale

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality, manufacturing quality, inspection, and configuration management.
• Drive CAPA, root-cause investigations, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Own configuration integrity including ECO/ECN governance and serialized tracking.
• Maintain readiness for AS9100, FAR/DFARS, and audit/compliance requirements.
• Partner cross-functionally on production readiness and supplier quality.
• Minimum Requirements:
• 12+ years in quality, mission assurance, supplier quality, or configuration management leadership.
• 5+ years managing multi-functional quality organizations.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, RF, electronics, or high-reliability manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of configuration-controlled and serialized hardware environments.
• Preferred Requirements:
• Experience supporting radar, RF, or advanced electronics manufacturing.
• Familiarity with DCMA/DCAA engagement and traceability-controlled production.
• ASQ, CQE, CMII, or equivalent certification.
• Why CHAOS?
• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits : 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
• Our Perks: Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Team Growth: 250 employees and counting across 5 global offices
• The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity
• 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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