Director of Mission Assurance
About The Position
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: 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.
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.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting radar, RF, or advanced electronics manufacturing.
- Familiarity with DCMA/DCAA engagement and traceability-controlled production.
- ASQ, CQE, CMII, or equivalent certification.
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.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
- 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay)
- FSA
- HSA
- Life insurance
- Free daily lunch
- ‘No meeting Fridays’
- Unlimited PTO
- Casual dress code
- Relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
