UAS Pilot/Flight Test & Mission Operator at chaosindustrieschaosindustries · El Segundo, California, United States

Workplace: Remote, Hybrid, On-site

Posted: 2026-10-22

Skills: PythonCHAOS 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, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com . Role Overview: The UAS Pilot/Flight Test & Mission Operator is based in El Segundo, California, and supports the full lifecycle of unmanned aircraft operations at CHAOS — from development, verification, validation, and production acceptance testing through fielded customer missions, demonstrations, and operational deployments. This role suits someone who thrives in dynamic, hands-on environments, is equally comfortable in a structured test-range setting and an unpredictable field deployment, and can move fluidly between rigorous test-card execution and customer-facing mission support. The role requires the ability to fly Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3 UAS platforms across a range of airframe types and propulsion systems — including fixed-wing, VTOL, multirotor, turbine, and electric ducted fan (EDF) aircraft, among others. Depending on qualification and assignment, the operator may serve as Remote Pilot in Command, Pilot at the Controls, Ground Control Station Operator, Visual Observer, Test Conductor, Payload/Sensor Operator, Range Safety Observer, Mission Coordinator, or Test Technician. You'll be embedded with customers and engineering teams alike, integrating CHAOS systems into existing infrastructure and ensuring reliability under real-world conditions. Beyond flying and mission support, this role…Sign in to see the original postingBrowse more developer jobs on RoleBurst