Senior Modeling & Simulation Engineer, Ops Analysis

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 a highly-skilled and motivated Senior Modeling & Simulation / Ops analysis Engineer to join our team supporting our R&D and mission engineering initially focusing on our next-generation C2, sensors and effects. This is a highly collaborative role which will allow you to work on multiple capabilities within our product offerings. As a member of our engineering team, you also have the opportunity to expand your skillset across our product families.   

Responsibilities: 

• Design, implement, and perform Ops Analysis / Mission Engineering for our next-generation C2, sensor, and effector systems
• Integrate COTS and GOTS SW solutions with our SW and simulations
• Develop tactically relevant scenarios for our current and potential customers working with business development and engineering
• Develop and report Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs) and Measures of Performance (MOPs) for our systems
• Visualization of our systems using COTS, GOTS, and internal tools
• Work full-time on-site in our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree
• 10+ years of professional applied experience in Defense
• Experience with COTS (e.g. MAK VR-Forces) and/or GOTS (e.g. AFSIM) Modeling & Simulation tools
• Experience with modeling & simulation standards (DIS, HLA, and/or TENA)
• Experience implementing and performing analysis on tactical scenarios
• Experience with Agile lifecycle processes including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development Methodologies
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams
• U.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S.-only data systems 

Preferred Requirements:

• Current or previous DoD security clearance 
• Experience with Ground or Airborne Sensors (Radars, EO/IR, EW, etc.)
• Experience with Command & Control (C2) systems
• Experience with 2D and 3D Visualization ideally in defense use cases (e.g. SIMDIS)
• Experience with DoD & related System/SW Architectures and messaging standards (e.g. OMS, SOSA, Link-16, etc) 
• Experience with git
• Experience with Containers (e.g. Docker, Podman, etc.)
• Experience with SW languages such as Python, C++, Rust, NodeJS, Java, Go, etc. 

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 daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO (for exempt employees), casual dress code
• Compensation Components: competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance + (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Company Size: 85 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 2024 we have raised ~$240M with 8VC and Accel as leading investors. 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!

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