Contract Administrator - Defense (AERO)

The role

The Contract Administrator will manage the full contract lifecycle for the Massed Modular Aircraft program. This includes supporting U.S. government prime and subcontracts as well as potential Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales.

What you will do

• Review, draft, negotiate, and administer various contract types for U.S. government prime contracts, subcontracts, and teaming agreements.
• Serve as primary point of contact for contract interpretation, modifications, and correspondence.
• Prepare, negotiate, and administer NDAs, teaming agreements, and other pre-award instruments.
• Monitor and manage contract deliverables, milestones, funding, and performance obligations.
• Support contract administration for potential FMS cases and DCS agreements.
• Ensure compliance with ITAR, EAR, TAAs, MLAs, and applicable LOAs for FMS cases.
• Coordinate with Export Control/Trade Compliance on export license applications and agreements.
• Support international customer communications and negotiations.
• Ensure contract actions comply with FAR/DFARS, agency supplements, corporate policy, and public law.
• Identify and help resolve contractual risks in coordination with Legal, Program Management, and Engineering.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, contract management, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of contract administration experience within the defense/aerospace industry.
• Direct experience with U.S. government contracts (FAR/DFARS).
• Working knowledge of various contract types (FFP, CPFF, CPIF, T&M, IDIQ) and their administration requirements.
• Familiarity with export control regulations (ITAR/EAR) as they apply to contract structuring and performance.
• Strong negotiation, drafting, and analytical skills.
• Experience with Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case administration, Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs), or Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) international agreements.
• Experience with Technical Assistance Agreements (TAAs), Manufacturing License Agreements (MLAs), or other export authorizations.

Nice to have

• Direct experience supporting aircraft, UAS, and related weapons systems programs.
• Certification such as NCMA's Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) or Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM).
• Ability to obtain/maintain Secret/Top Secret/SCI clearance

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 while you're working onsite
• fully-stocked kitchen
• unlimited PTO
• casual dress code
• pre-IPO stock option grants
• relocation assistance
• annual bonuses (coming soon)

Before you apply

• CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach.

About the company

CHAOS Industries is a modern defense company with a multi-product portfolio powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™). Founded in 2022, the company is headquartered in Los Angeles.