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Program Manager

CHAOS Industries · Engineering

Where
El Segundo, California, United States
Posted
Jun 16

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.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Program Manager to lead the successful delivery of our radar product line.

What you'd do

  • Program Lifecycle Ownership
  • Lead full program lifecycle to ensure that cost, schedule, and performance goals are met
  • Provide oversight of all technical and operational functions, planning, organization, and control of resources to complete all contract deliverables and services
  • Plan and direct execution of the contractual, technical, multi-disciplinary engineering, programming, maintenance, and administrative support effort
  • In conjunction with technical delivery team, monitor and report progress through regularly scheduled briefings to leadership on program status and milestones
  • Working with technical delivery leads, manage acquisition and employment of project resources
  • Ensure sufficient qualified staffing to achieve timely and successful completion of the efforts described in the contract statement of work (SOW)
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Coordinate efforts across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, and BD for integrated execution of the program
  • Lead and coordinate efforts to resolve project-related challenges and blockers

What they want

  • B.S. in engineering, computer science, business, or other related field, and/or equivalent Program Management experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • 5+ years of Project/Program Management experience managing complex projects of a similar scope and complexity
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
  • Must be able to work on-site 4-5 days per week in El Segundo CA or Washington D.C.
  • Ability & willingness to travel up to 30% as needed to support program and customer objectives
  • U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident of the U.S.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance