Systems Engineer- Development

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 an innovative, high-growth defense technology company. The ideal candidate for the position is someone who has experience with full lifecycle system development. In this role, you will work closely with a talented engineering team, reporting to the Senior Manager, Systems Engineering and part of Systems team. The Systems Engineer – Development role is a multidisciplinary role, with significant breadth (interacting with all engineering disciplines) and depth (from customer needs to unit-level specifications).  The Systems Engineer – Development role will focus on typical Systems Engineering responsibilities, such as requirements definition & management (at system, subsystem, and component levels), system architecture, system analysis, change management, interface definition, etc. Additionally, in this role the Systems Engineer – Development engineer is a key stakeholder in integration, verification, and validation (IV&V) planning and execution to ensure products meet requirements.  As much as possible, a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach is employed to make Systems Engineering processes more thorough and efficient.  As a fast-moving technology company, Systems Engineering at Epirus focuses on supporting the other engineering teams and facilitating rapid development, rather than focusing on overly bureaucratic processes. 

Responsibilities:  

  Requirements 

• Contribute to system requirements definition and management for a product 

• Ensure Key Performance Parameters, as derived through mission modeling and operational analysis, are properly flowed to system requirements 

• Act as an interface with either existing or prospective customers to prove customer requirements / needs are fully satisfied by system requirements 
• Coordinate key requirements with subsystem design teams; ensuring requirement flow-down to hardware and software subsystems is captured and properly traced 
• Collaborate with design engineering to ensure system architecture is properly captured in MBSE diagrams (to include Structural and Behavioral Diagrams) 

• Work with business development to create architectures for new solutions and applications in proposals 
• Maintain architectural definition throughout the development process to ensure team alignment 
• Develop interface control documentation and own interface management between hardware/software/firmware subsystems 

• Perform trade studies and quick-turn impact analyses to facilitate agile hardware/software/firmware development 

• Perform analysis to prove system requirements are addressed by the system design 

• Ensure best practices for configuration management are adhered to 

• Facilitate multi-discipline coordination across teams 

• Participate in IV&V planning and preparation 

• Contribute technical writing and figures to proposals and other business development efforts 

Basic Qualifications: 

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace, or similar field 

• 3-5 years industry experience, preferably with experience spanning the entire product lifecycle (Concept to Delivery) 

• Demonstrated experience contributing to establishment of a technical baseline of a system / product 

• Experience working with Systems Engineering tools for Requirements Management and Product Lifecycle Management (e.g. JAMA, Polarion, DOORS) 

• Experience working with MBSE (e.g. SparxEA, Capella) 

• Experience with Python development or other similar object-oriented languages  

• Experience working with Git/GitHub, or similar version control systems  

• Ability to identify gaps, prioritize in the context of the project / program, and lead an effort involving multiple engineers from other teams to resolve issues 

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. OR  Active Secret or Top Secret clearance, or ability to obtain one desired but not required.  

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Experience working with RF systems (e.g. radar, comms, EW, etc.), preferably including phased arrays 

• Experience working in System Safety and Reliability Engineering 

• Good written and oral communication skills; not afraid to speak up, either to ask for help or disagree on a technical point that warrants more discussion 

• Collaborative; capable of working across all levels of the organization 

• Ability to anticipate and communicate blockers, delays, and cost ballooning within the project before they require escalation 

• Organized; comfortable working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment 

• Focused, with perspective on what matters most, rapidly delivering customer value 

ITAR AND SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS 

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. 

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.