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 for an innovative, high-growth defense technology company. At Epirus, Technical Project Managers lead our research & development projects from start to finish, from understanding our future customers' needs to delivering successful first-article solutions. Epirus products are typically developed ahead of customer involvement. Engineers rely on TPMs to understand both short-term priorities and long-term value to an end customer, which the TPM stands in for during the R&D phase. TPMs work with Chief Engineers to provide technical and non-technical clarity to all team members and deliver high-quality products. In this role, you will work closely with talented engineering and operations teams, reporting to the CTO’s Chief of Staff as a part of the Engineering and Technology Organization (ETO)
Responsibilities:
- Act as the bridge between ETO and other stakeholders (e.g., marketing, sales, operations) for one or multiple efforts. Ensure that everyone is aligned on goals and timelines and that we deliver the best product we can.
- Create and own agile project roadmap plans and schedules. Lead an interdisciplinary and inter-functional scrum to ensure the program progresses on time. Remove obstacles and find creative ways to do things better, faster and more efficiently
- Track the delivery of technical features, ensuring that milestones and deadlines are met. Report progress to stakeholders.
- Identify potential risks, dependencies, and obstacles, and work proactively to resolve them before they impact the timeline or deliverables.
- Drive company goals by both delivering on company promises while also foreseeing future opportunities and shaping our technology products to be more effective
Basic Qualifications:
- B.S. (minimum) in Engineering or a related field
- 8+ years of relevant industry experience, especially in high-growth startups
- Experience with the deployment and integration of hardware and software systems
- Experience with building, leading and developing small teams of engineers
- 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
- A strong passion to learn new things
- Collaborative; capable of working across all levels of the organization with limited resources
- Organized; comfortable setting and achieving goals in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
- 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.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Prior systems engineering or software integration experience
- Engineering or Operations leadership program graduate or related experience
- Experience working on DoD projects
- PMP or CAPM certification
- MS, PhD
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.As required by the Equal Pay Transparency Act, Epirus provides a reasonable range of minimum compensation for roles that may be hired. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of California only, the range of starting pay for this role is: $166,200—$195,000 USD
