Senior Instrumentation Software Engineer

About Epirus

Epirus is a high-growth technology company developing software-defined high-power microwave (HPM) systems with devastating counter-electronics effects on modern drone threats. The Epirus Leonidas HPM family of products, empowered by innovations in AI and microelectronics, is human safe and cost-effective. Distinguishing itself from lasers, Leonidas excels against drone swarms while also bending the cost curve back in DoD's favor - taking drone defeat costs from millions of dollars per drone to pennies on the dollar.

 

Job Summary: This is an exciting role in an innovative company. The ideal candidate for the position is someone who has experience developing fault-tolerant software to automate electronic tests in a production or R&D environment, design software test fixtures, and control lab equipment. The successful candidate will employ their experience and cross-functional collaboration skills to develop test software systems to rapidly develop next-generation products. 

 

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and maintain software libraries for controlling and communicating with lab equipment
• Contribute to the team by driving architectural decisions and best practices development
• Coordinate with other engineers on designing and setting up new test fixtures, typically on lab benches or in RF chambers (also occasionally out in the field)
• Coordinate with hardware and software teams to develop Hardware-in-the-Loop test platforms and procedures, automating as much as possible
• Work with other engineers to develop new test scripts/programs, maximizing code reuse for consistency of testing
• Manage ever-growing data logging and analysis, to power data-driven decisions
• Coordinate with the Manufacturing team and train technicians on the operation of test software for production testing
• Select and onboarding new lab equipment/instrumentation, such as various sensors, DAQs, etc., to continually improve test capabilities and fidelity
• Design automated tests in a Hardware-in-the-Loop setting to support flight software validation

 

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of development in Python or C++ 
  
• 3+ years of industry experience, including experience automating lab equipment and data analysis
  
• Competent in computer science concepts (algorithms, data structures, object-oriented programming, etc.)
  
• Strong foundations in mathematics, linear algebra, and physics
  
• Adequate knowledge of reading schematics and data sheets for components and manuals for lab equipment
  
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering or related
  
• Demonstrated ability to own the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) of a product
  

 

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Excellent 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 
• Eager to learn and to help others on the team 
• Organized; comfortable working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment 
• Focused, with perspective on what matters most, rapidly delivering customer value 
• Experience with continuous integration tools such as Gitlab or GitHub Actions 
• Experience with multiple operating systems and command-line interfaces 
• Experience with databases and cloud data storage services (AWS)
• Experience with Agile Product Development practices and/or start-ups 
• An interest in working with a wide range of other engineering disciplines, touching all parts of the product 

 

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.  

People are the most important part of Epirus – and always come first. We don’t believe in the word impossible and are always asking “why not” as work to usher in a new paradigm of power efficiency. Our fast-growing team is agile, creative, and innovative. We support a culture of constant learning and sense of belonging among our team members and know that mentorship matters. We embrace diversit