Manager, Mission Engineering and Weaponeering

About Epirus

Epirus is a high-growth technology company dedicated to overcoming the asymmetric challenges inherent to the future of national security. Epirus' flagship product, Leonidas, is a software-defined system built using intelligent power management techniques which allow power-hungry systems to do more with less.  

Job Summary: This is an exciting role in a growing company. The ideal candidate for the position is someone who has deep technical and leadership experience, with leadership in a startup being a bonus. This Manager role will lead the weaponeering and operational analysis work at Epirus. This role will report to the Director of System Engineering and will work with a cross-functional team to manage the conception, designing, building, testing, marketing, selling, and sustaining Epirus’ product line.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead, develop, and realize the strategic roadmap for Epirus’ internal weaponeering and modeling and simulation work as well as the external communication, collaboration, and commercialization of those efforts. 
• Generate Product Requirements and drive pragmatic decisions for future systems considering system performance, lethality, concepts of operations, cost, and anticipated customer needs. 
• Strong leader who can not only grow and mentor existing team but also experienced in building the team.
• Contribute to proposal coordination across departments to ensure successful customer negotiations, compliant proposal structure, incorporation of win themes, competitive intelligence, and pricing of the proposals to win. 
• Responsible for providing technical product marketing direction and training related to products.
• Ability to steer through ambiguity with minimal guidance.
• Contribute to public speaking, public affairs, and government relations as directed by the CEO and CTO.

 Basic Qualifications:

• BS Degree in Engineering, Physics or Mathematics.
• Ability to work in a US DoD secret clearance environment.
• 10+ years of combined experience and leadership within product engineering, product management, and systems engineering.
• Experience with the test and evaluation of complex systems including experimental design and data analysis.
• Experience with systems modeling and simulation or wargaming.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

•    MS Degree in Engineering, Physics or Mathematics.
•    Experience with RF systems (e.g. radar, comms, EW, etc.) and EOIR systems. 
•    Focused on achieving business objectives, creative problem solving, and employing a growth mindset while defining and supporting a responsible, strategic, compliant, and ethical approach to business challenges.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS: 

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.  

At Epirus, you’ll work with technical peers and great people—and get first crack at some of the defining technology challenges of our time. Here, “impossible” is just a challenge. We're a diverse, fast-growing team of change-makers fueling the future of energy with revolutionary solutions. Join us and rewrite the rules.