Director of Engineering

Job Type Full-time Description

Company Background

Epiq Solutions develops cutting-edge software-defined radio (SDR) products and processing solutions to enable spectrum dominance for maritime, land, air, and space domains.

With nearly 15 years serving government and commercial enterprise customers and 20K+ devices fielded to date, Epiq Solutions is a trusted partner with a proven heritage of delivering open architecture products in radically small form factors where time-to-market, cost, and performance are critical for mission success.

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Introduction

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Director of Engineering to lead our cross functional engineering team building government focused software defined radios and applications.

This is primarily a management role, with responsibility spanning across our hardware, software, FPGA, and test engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has first-hand experience with the complexity of advanced engineering projects, and has been a successful maker on engineering teams in the past.

Additionally, the ideal candidate has a track record of developing and managing high-performing engineering teams, an entrepreneurial mindset, communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical teammates, leads by example, and is passionate about customer success as well as their mission.

Our team culture strikes a balance of high performance and high integrity, while remaining humble and pragmatic, and we seek an engineering leader who thrives in this environment.

The candidate must be data-driven, well-organized, and motivated to help their team thrive.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a team of engineering functional managers and individual contributors across multiple engineering disciplines (this Director role is anticipated to have 15-25 engineering team members reporting to them, spanning across software, hardware, FPGA, and test engineers)
• Work closely with the technical leaders on our projects to ensure the engineering team members are successful and thriving on their projects
• Work closely with our product management team to ensure there is alignment between our product roadmap priorities and the engineering execution within our project teams
• Provide technical guidance for proposals, system architecture, and product strategy where it aligns with the individual’s background and experience
• Work closely with functional area leaders to establish and implement engineering standards, policies, and procedures to ensure quality and compliance
• Advise and mentor team members by sharing best practices across projects, early identification of challenges, roadblocks and mitigations, and encouraging professional development
• Participate in our engineering recruiting and hiring efforts, working closely HR as well as engineering functional managers
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and learning within the engineering team.

Requirements

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field; Master’s degree or MBA preferred
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in engineering roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership or management position
• Proven track record of leading and scaling engineering teams
• Strong technical acumen in at least one engineering discipline (hardware, software, FPGA, or test engineering) with the ability to dive deep into product and engineering details
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement engineering strategies and processes that drive productivity and innovation
• Excellent project management skills, with experience in delivering complex projects on time and within budget
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• Experience with recruiting, hiring, and mentoring top engineering talent
• Ability to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and customer-centric product development
• Experience with budget management and resource allocation
• Understanding of compliance, security, and industry-specific regulatory requirements
• Willingness to take ownership and be accountable for team outcomes

Desired Skills (one or more)

• Experience in the domain of RF / wireless system development and product engineering
• Familiarity with high value defense / security-related products
• Experience with RF test / measurement / sensing of both commercial and non-commercial wireless signals
• Experience with hardware development lifecycle
• Experience with software development lifecycle and agile methodologies

Benefits

• Join a successful and growing company investing in our future success
• Flexible work hours
• Generous vacation policy
• Paid five-week sabbatical every five years
• 401(k) matching
• Health, dental, vision insurance
• Life and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness reimbursement
• Charitable giving company match
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and performance
• Fun, laid-back culture and rewarding work!

Epiq Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Salary Description $185,000 - $225,000