Head of Systems Engineering & Architecture

Epirus; Torrance (CA); Presencial; USD 248.000 - 277.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Epirus is hiring a Director of Systems Engineering to build and scale its Systems Engineering organization, enabling rapid development, integration, and fielding of complex high-power systems. You will lead chiefs and engineers across disciplines, establish architecture, requirements, and verification practices, and drive cross-functional decisions for performance, cost, and schedule.

You will report to the VP of Engineering and align with hardware, software, manufacturing, and test teams,

Formación

• 12+ years of Systems Engineering or closely related experience.
• Experience building, leading, or scaling a Systems Engineering organization.
• Experience with DoD programs.
• Active SECRET clearance or ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary Systems Engineering organization, establishing a culture of technical excellence, accountability, innovation, and collaboration.
• Build and scale Systems Engineering processes, capabilities, and talent pipelines to support a growing product portfolio.
• Serve as the senior system-level technical authority, providing architectural leadership and driving cross-functional technical trade-offs across performance, cost, schedule, manufacturability, and mission requirements.
• Lead system architecture reviews, interface definition, technical trade studies, and risk management to identify and retire key technical and integration risks early.
• Provide technical leadership across system integration, verification & validation, modeling, analysis, and test, ensuring system performance is measurable and validated against requirements and mission objectives.
• Establish technical baselines, readiness criteria, documentation standards, and clear ownership across Systems Engineering, hardware, software, manufacturing, and test.
• Partner closely with Hardware, Software, Manufacturing, Technical Program Management, and Chief Engineers to align technical strategy, product goals, resources, dependencies, and execution milestones.
• Represent Systems Engineering in internal and external technical reviews and engage directly with customers and stakeholders to ensure solutions remain aligned with requirements, architecture, and mission objectives.
• Plan and prioritize Systems Engineering resources and activities to support program milestones and business objectives.
• Develop and scale Systems Engineering proposal and estimation capabilities, including technical scope, staffing, schedules, assumptions, risks, technical writing, and solution development.

Conocimientos

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

DoD programs experience

SECRET clearance

Educación

BS or MS in Systems Engineering, EE, CS

Herramientas

Jama

Polarion

DOORS

MATLAB

Python

Descripción del empleo

Epirus is hiring a Director of Systems Engineering to build and scale its Systems Engineering organization, enabling rapid development, integration, and fielding of complex high-power systems. You will lead chiefs and engineers across disciplines, establish architecture, requirements, and verification practices, and drive cross-functional decisions for performance, cost, and schedule.

You will report to the VP of Engineering and align with hardware, software, manufacturing, and test teams,