Epirus
Director of Systems Engineering
$248K–$276K
Torrance, California, United States · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years of Systems Engineering or closely related experience.
- Education
- BS or MS in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- To conform to ITAR requirements, 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 required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Leads and scales Epirus’ Systems Engineering organization, setting technical practices and architecture governance for developing, integrating, verifying, and fielding complex HPM systems.
What you'll do
- Build and develop a multidisciplinary Systems Engineering organization and its processes, capabilities, and talent pipeline.
- Provide system-level technical direction, lead architecture and trade-off decisions, and manage technical and integration risks.
- Oversee integration, verification and validation, modeling, analysis, testing, and cross-functional technical alignment.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
- 12+ years of Systems Engineering or closely related experience.
- Demonstrated experience building, leading, or scaling a Systems Engineering organization.
- Experience with DoD programs; active SECRET clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one.
Nice to have
- Experience with INCOSE standards, DoDAF, or comparable Systems Engineering frameworks.
- Experience with Jama, Polarion, DOORS, MATLAB, Python, or similar tools.
Pay
$247,800 — $276,500 USD (base salary)
Tools
INCOSE, DoDAF, Jama, Polarion, DOORS, MATLAB, Python
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