Growth Associate - Science & Technology (S&T)

Government acquisition process, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and non-traditional acquisition pathways used for R&D and prototyping.

Experience supporting Federal R&D proposals/white papers, with demonstrated success capturing complex low TRL awards.

Experience building trust with technical and operational stakeholders, translating customer needs, and driving aligned internal execution.

Ability to obtain a Top Secret / Secure Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.

Direct experience with DoD / USG labs and innovation organizations (e.g., DARPA, ARL, AFRL, ONR), including their solicitation and evaluation norms.

Experience with BAAs/CSOs, OTA/consortium pathways, and SBIR/STTR execution and transition.

As the S&T Growth Associate, you will build and lead CHAOS’ R&D-focused business with DoD and U.S.

Government labs and innovation organizations.

You will identify and shape early-stage opportunities, align CHAOS technical capabilities to customer problem sets, and drive capture execution from initial customer engagement through award.

You will operate upstream of programs of record.

You will develop relationships, shape problem framing, and build transition pathways that connect lab-sponsored R&D to operational sponsors and follow-on funding.

You will partner closely with CHAOS engineering teams to ensure customer priorities inform internal roadmaps, and coordinate with Service Growth Leads (Army, Air Force, Navy, etc.) where relevant to expand opportunities and accelerate transition.