Director of Sustainment

• 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 sustainment operations supporting deployed radar, RF, and mission systems.
• Own depot repair, refurbishment, RMAs, spares, and lifecycle support execution.
• Build scalable sustainment systems supporting fleet growth and operational readiness.
• Drive coordination across Manufacturing, Mission Assurance, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Programs

Responsibilities

• Lead depot and repair operations.
• Own repair throughput, turnaround time, and fleet readiness metrics.
• Drive field-failure investigations and corrective action coordination.
• Develop spares, obsolescence, and lifecycle support strategies.
• Stand up sustainment SOPs, workflows, and reporting infrastructure.
• Minimum Requirements:
• 10+ years in sustainment, depot operations, repair operations, or lifecycle support.
• 5+ years of leadership experience.
• Experience supporting complex aerospace, defense, RF, or electronics hardware.
• Strong operational leadership capability in high-tempo environments.
• Preferred Requirements:
• Experience supporting deployed defense systems.
• Familiarity with FRACAS, serialized tracking, and depot repair workflows.
• Experience scaling sustainment organizations.
• 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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