Senior Systems Engineer- Development

Epirus•Torrance, CA

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About The Position

Epirus is a high-growth technology company focused on addressing future national security challenges. Its flagship product, Leonidas, is a software-defined system that uses intelligent power management techniques to help power-hungry systems do more with less. The Senior Systems Engineer is a multidisciplinary role spanning interactions with all engineering disciplines and work from customer needs through unit-level specifications. The engineer works across the full system development lifecycle, with responsibilities including requirements definition and management at system, subsystem, and component levels; system architecture and analysis; change management; interface definition; and integration, verification, and validation (IV&V) planning and execution. The team uses a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach where possible to improve the thoroughness and efficiency of Systems Engineering processes. The role works closely with the engineering team and reports to the Senior Manager, Systems Engineering. The position also contributes technical writing and figures to proposals and other business development efforts. Applicants must meet applicable U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. For California, the stated starting-pay range is $117,000–$163,000 USD. Compensation may vary based on factors including skill set, experience, and office location.

Requirements

BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace, or a similar field.
At least 5 years of industry experience, or at least 3 years with an MS degree; experience spanning the product lifecycle from concept to delivery is preferred.
Demonstrated experience contributing to the establishment of a technical baseline for a system or product.
Experience with Systems Engineering tools for Requirements Management and Product Lifecycle Management, such as JAMA, Polarion, or DOORS.
Experience with MBSE tools, such as SparxEA or Capella.
Experience with Python development or a similar object-oriented language.
Experience with Git/GitHub or a similar version-control system.
Ability to identify gaps, prioritize them in the context of a project or program, and lead efforts involving multiple engineers from other teams to resolve issues.
For export-control compliance, must meet one of the eligibility categories stated in the posting or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with RF systems, such as radar, communications, or electronic warfare; phased-array experience is preferred.
Experience in System Safety and Reliability Engineering.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including willingness to ask for help or raise technical disagreements for discussion.
Collaborative approach and ability to work across all levels of the organization.
Ability to anticipate and communicate blockers, delays, and cost increases before escalation is required.
Organized and comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment.
Ability to stay focused on priorities and rapidly deliver customer value.
Experience spanning the full product lifecycle, from concept to delivery.

Responsibilities

Contribute to system requirements definition and management for a product.
Ensure Key Performance Parameters derived through mission modeling and operational analysis are properly flowed into system requirements.
Interface with existing or prospective customers to verify that customer requirements and needs are fully satisfied by system requirements.
Coordinate key requirements with subsystem design teams and ensure requirement flow-down to hardware and software subsystems is captured and properly traced.
Collaborate with design engineering to capture system architecture in MBSE diagrams, including structural and behavioral diagrams.
Work with business development to create architectures for new solutions and applications in proposals.
Maintain architectural definition throughout development to ensure team alignment.
Develop interface control documentation and manage interfaces between hardware, software, and firmware subsystems.
Perform trade studies and quick-turn impact analyses to facilitate agile hardware, software, and firmware development.
Analyze whether system requirements are addressed by the system design.
Ensure adherence to configuration-management best practices.
Facilitate multidisciplinary coordination across teams.
Participate in IV&V planning and preparation.
Contribute technical writing and figures to proposals and other business development efforts.