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# Chief of Staff, Manufacturing at CHAOS Industries

- **Company:** CHAOS Industries
- **Location:** El Segundo, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-06-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/chaosindustries/jobs/5173335007

## Job description

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](https://www.chaosinc.com).

Role Overview:

As CHAOS Industries scales production of advanced defense systems, manufacturing execution becomes a critical competitive advantage. We are seeking a Chief of Staff, Manufacturing to serve as a force multiplier for our manufacturing organization—driving strategic initiatives, solving complex operational challenges, and ensuring critical priorities translate into measurable outcomes.

Working closely with Manufacturing Leadership, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Program Management, you will lead high-impact projects that improve throughput, enable scale, and strengthen operational performance across the business. This is a builder’s role: you will identify bottlenecks, develop solutions, and drive execution in areas that do not neatly fit within existing organizational boundaries.

The ideal candidate combines the structured thinking and analytical rigor of a top-tier consulting background with the ownership mindset and bias for action required to build in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This is a 0-to-1 role: you will be standing up structure, owning cross-functional work that has no home yet, and acting as connective tissue across a leadership team that is still being built—not optimizing a machine that already runs.

High performers in this role are positioned to move into manufacturing leadership seats as the organization scales.

Responsibilities:

- Establish and run the manufacturing operating rhythm—performance reviews, operating mechanisms, and decision forums that create accountability across functions.
- Own cross-functional work that does not yet have a clear home: identify bottlenecks, run root-cause analyses, drive issues to closure, and stand up the structure to keep them closed.
- Build executive-level analyses, business cases, and decision-support materials that inform strategic and operational decisions.
- Develop the metrics backbone—throughput, quality, labor, capacity, and on-time delivery reporting—into a single operating picture leadership can run on.
- Support capacity planning, facility expansion, and production ramp efforts as a hands-on project owner.
- Lead special, high-priority initiatives on behalf of manufacturing leadership.

Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of experience spanning both a strategy/consulting environment and an operating role where you owned execution and results (manufacturing, industrial, or operations).
- Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives from problem definition through implementation.
- Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capabilities.
- Experience developing executive-level presentations, analyses, and recommendations.
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
- Proven ability to drive outcomes through influence rather than positional authority; this role leads cross-functional work without direct reports.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and project leadership skills.
- U.S. citizenship is required: this role accesses export-controlled information and requires a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance—current, or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

Preferred Requirements:

- Experience at a top-tier consulting firm such as McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, Oliver Wyman, LEK, or Accenture Strategy.
- Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, supply chain, aerospace, defense, or other operationally intensive organizations.
- Experience leading operational excellence, business transformation, production scaling, or organizational effectiveness initiatives.
- Familiarity with manufacturing operations, production systems, supply chain management, or industrial engineering principles.
- Experience working directly with senior executives and leadership teams.
- Active U.S. Department of Defense Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

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: 350 employees and counting across 5 global offices

Salary Range: $150,000 - $220,000

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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## About CHAOS Industries

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: CHAOS Industries develops multi-application defense technologies, including radar, detection, and electronic warfare systems powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), to deliver domain dominance for warfighters and critical infrastructure.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series D, Unicorn)
- **Headquarters**: Los Angeles, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: John T. (CEO), Bo Marr (Co-founder & CTO), Brett Cummings (Co-founder & President)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Defense and Space Manufacturing
- Target customers: U.S. Department of Defense (Army, Air Force, Navy), allied governments, border protection agencies, commercial air operators
- Mission: Redefining modern defense by giving warfighters and operators the ultimate advantage through faster sensing, detection, and effects.

## Products & Services
- **Hydra Platform**: A multi-application software-defined platform providing land-based, sea-based, and air-based detection, communications, and electronic effects. It is the core operating system for CHAOS’s product portfolio.
- **VANQUISH**: A distributed early-warning radar system designed for air defense and counter-UAS (CUAS) missions. It provides long-range detection (up to 250 km) at a low cost per square kilometer ($100/km²).
- **Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™)**: The proprietary technology that enables time-synchronized networking of sensors and effectors, improving sensing, detection, and engagement capabilities across a wide area.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $4.5 billion (as of November 2025, per Series D announcement)
- **Total Funding**: $1.002 billion across four rounds
  - Series A (March 2023): $70M led by 8VC
  - Series B (November 2024): $145M led by Accel
  - Series C (May 2025): $275M led by New Enterprise Associates and Accel
  - Series D (November 2025): $510M led by Valor Equity Partners, with continued backing from 8VC and Accel
- **Annual Revenue**: $75M (estimated)
- **Notable Investors**: Valor Equity Partners, Accel, 8VC, New Enterprise Associates, AFWERX, Overmatch Ventures
- **Key Partners**: U.S. Army (added to G‑TEAD Marketplace in December 2025)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 100% YoY (to 143 employees)
  - Active job postings increased 534.8% YoY
  - Acquired Ziva Corporation (November 2025) and CHAOS INDUSTRIES UK LIMITED
  - Added to the U.S. Army’s G‑TEAD Marketplace for accelerated acquisition
  - Expanded presence to Washington DC, San Francisco, San Diego, London, and Amman

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary CDN™ Technology**: A unique time-synchronized networking approach that enables a distributed, software-defined sensor grid, replacing monolithic Cold War-era radar systems.
- **Speed to Market**: The company’s products are being added to government acquisition marketplaces (e.g., G‑TEAD) within months of launch, demonstrating rapid fielding capability.
- **Talent Density**: Strong hiring from top defense tech companies (Anduril, Palantir, Epirus, RTX, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman) and a high proportion of technical staff (36% of workforce).
- **Government Traction**: Direct integration with the U.S. Army and Air Force acquisition pathways, plus a dedicated federal lobbying team.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling Production**: Moving from R&D to mass production of radar and effector systems, with a focus on cost reduction ($100/km² protection).
- **International Expansion**: Building business development teams in Europe (London) and the Middle East (Amman) to capture allied defense markets.
- **Product Portfolio Diversification**: Expanding beyond radar into electronic warfare, communications, and effector systems through the Hydra platform and acquisitions.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring across engineering, business development, and operations to support rapid growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Work**: Employees work on “the world’s most urgent problems”—restoring American air superiority and protecting critical infrastructure.
- **Rapid Growth Trajectory**: The company has grown from a startup to a $4.5B unicorn in three years, offering significant career advancement opportunities.
- **Engineering Culture**: 36% of the workforce is in technical roles, with a focus on cutting-edge radar, signal processing, and machine learning. Key leadership includes a VP of Machine Learning.
- **Location Flexibility**: Offices in Los Angeles (HQ), Washington DC, San Francisco, San Diego, London, and Amman. Roles span multiple locations.
- **Compensation**: Employee reviews rate compensation at 4.5/5.0.
- **Veteran-Friendly**: The company actively recruits veterans.
- **Recent Departures Note**: Some senior leaders (VP ML Infra, Operations Partner) have left in early 2026, suggesting a high-intensity environment.

## Sources
1. [chaosinc.com](https://www.chaosinc.com/)
2. [Greenhouse Careers](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/chaosindustries)
3. [CB Insights](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/chaos-industries)
4. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/chaosindustries)
5. [chaosinc.com/team](https://www.chaosinc.com/team)

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