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 that allow power-hungry systems to do more with less.  

Job Summary: This is an exciting role in an innovative company. The ideal candidate for the position is someone who has experience developing high-performance real-time, autonomous software systems to rapidly develop next-generation products.  Employ your expertise by developing software systems that support functions such as autonomous target tracking, agile electronic beam-forming, and real-time hardware control.

Responsibilities: 

• Design and implement software of embedded devices and systems from requirements to production and deployment 
• Design, develop, code, test, and debug system software 
• Build real-time control software for a variety of projects 
• Analyze and enhance the efficiency, stability and scalability of system resources 
• Direct software QA and optimize I/O performance 
• Interface with hardware design and development 
• Assess third-party and open-source software 
• Lead teams to create minimum viable products from an idea 
• Derive software frameworks and architectures to accelerate development 
• Mentor peers to advance team velocity

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of development in C and C++ 
• 3+ years working with embedded systems 
• Additional experience with one or more modern systems language(s): Python, Java, VHDL, Verilog, Go, Rust, etc. 
• Versed in multithreaded design (concurrency primitives, resource management, etc.) 
• Competent in computer science concepts (algorithms, data structures, object-oriented programming, etc.) 
• Strong foundations in mathematics and linear algebra 
• Adequate knowledge of reading schematics and data sheets for components 
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a similar discipline, Master’s degree preferred
• This is an on-site position; availability to work in our HQ in Torrance is required

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• 2+ years of experience with Xilinx FPGA and Embedded Cortex CPU architectures 
• Experience building software for real-time operating environments with specific latency requirements 
• Experience with Embedded Linux and/or software integration with FPGA firmware 
• Knowledge or experience with digital signal processing (DSP) or radio frequency (RF) technologies 
• User experience with DevOps Pipeline tools 
• Experience with Docker or Helm  
• Scrum Master Certification 
• Desire to mentor new hires 
• Exposure or interest in sensor fusion, machine learning, or AI

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. 

About the role:

As the Senior Director of Mission Critical Support, you are a crucial executive leader within the Larger Enterprise support organization, reporting directly to the Vice President of Supportability, Escalations, Mission Critical, and Trust. You will lead a highly strategic, global team dedicated to driving a premier level of service that helps our top-tier customers be successful at achieving their strategic outcomes. You will maintain a single-minded focus on ensuring our customers receive a differentiated, world-class support experience while extracting maximum value from their Okta investment.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned, business-minded executive with a proven track record of leading mission-critical support teams, driving operational excellence, and serving as a strategic partner to the Go-To-Market (GTM) engine in a fast-paced, high-growth enterprise software company (preferably in the security space). Employing both a strategic visionary mindset and a rigorous operational approach is a must. You will play a pivotal role in helping to drive the shift of this business unit to operate as a P&L, designing a premier service experience, and acting as an executive sponsor across complex, multi-year programs and sales motions.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• P&L Transition & Ownership: Help drive the shift of the Mission Critical Support organization toward a P&L structure. Transition the current model into a sustainable business unit, balancing resource investments with the delivery of a highly differentiated, premium service offering.
• GTM & Sales Partnership: Partner closely with the Go-To-Market (GTM) and Sales organizations to integrate premium support offerings into the core sales motion. Act as an executive sponsor during pre-sales, expansions, and renewals to drive premium support attach rates and articulate business value and ROI to C-level customers.
• Strategic Service Design: Drive the strategic vision, market research, and competitive analysis to define and refine mission-critical support service offerings, building a premier level of service tailored to driving successful strategic outcomes for our top customers.
• Proactive Governance: Design and scale proactive support and governance methodologies to deliver personalized, high-touch support to critical customers. Establish frameworks for support plans, health checks, risk mitigation, and executive reporting cadences.
• Organizational Performance: Develop and evaluate advanced measurement criteria to assess organizational health, including Customer Satisfaction (CSAT/NPS), Net Retention Rate (NRR), operating efficiency, premium support attach rates, and overall value delivered to top accounts.
• Leadership of Leaders: Direct management responsibilities for a highly strategic, global team, including managing Directors and Managers. Foster a culture of high performance, accountability, and morale.
• Strategic Goal Setting: Define multi-year organizational strategies and set quarterly OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) that align with overarching corporate objectives.
• Talent Strategy: Attract, hire, develop, and retain top talent across all functional roles. Provide executive coaching, ongoing performance feedback, and succession planning.
• Global Advocacy: Advocate for your organization to drive global visibility. Collaborate across boundaries on enterprise-wide process improvements, systemic customer concerns, and localized business objectives.
• Executive Escalation: Serve as the ultimate point of escalation for key accounts and critical issue management, engaging directly with customer executives to rebuild trust and map out resolution strategies.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Build and maintain deep cross-functional alignment with Product, Sales, Professional Services, and Customer Success Management.
• Risk Mitigation: Anticipate and mitigate enterprise-level risks by leveraging industry experience, maintaining close involvement with macro-organizational challenges, and keeping a firm grasp on the big picture.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 15+ years of industry experience with strong exposure to Customer Support, Professional Services, or Customer Success in a software, SaaS, or systems development environment.
• 8+ years of leadership experience managing highly strategic, global teams in a fast-paced, enterprise-level environment, including proven experience managing managers/directors.
• P&L Experience: Demonstrated experience managing budgets, forecasting, and driving the transition toward (or actively running) a P&L for premium service or support offerings.
• GTM Alignment: Deep experience partnering with sales and marketing teams, participating in customer pitches, and driving value-focused service motions.
• Program Leadership: Enterprise program management experience—managing complex, global initiatives from inception to successful value realization.
• Core Competencies: Executive Leadership, P&L Experience, Customer Relations, Organizational Design, Data Analysis, Effective Communication, Critical Thinking, Business Insight, and Technical Curiosity.
• Operational Agility: The desire and ability to operate strategically at the 10,000-foot level, while retaining the ability to roll up your sleeves and get into the trenches when the mission requires it.
• Process Expertise: Experience defining and scaling support processes in a major SaaS company (e.g., SFDC, ServiceNow, Twilio, Netsuite, Workday, etc.).
• Communication: Outstanding executive presence and communication skills (presentation, written, and verbal) to interact with C-suite customers and internal boards.
• Technical Aptitude: Strong technical affinity; experience working hand-in-hand with software, test, and/or system engineering leaders. Familiarity with software development lifecycles, including Agile/Scrum.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with a high rate of change and ambiguity.

Education and Training:

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's/MBA degree strongly preferred.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril's Tactical Recon & Strike (TRS) is a division with two missions: 1) build highly capable autonomous drones, and 2) build solid rocket motors at scale. We transform products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt, and Altius from early concepts into fully operational capabilities by partnering closely with specialist engineering, operations, and production teams. Through our Anduril Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team, we design and manufacture solid rocket motors using advanced materials, proprietary formulations, and high-volume production methods—delivering safe, reliable propulsion systems that support a wide range of mission requirements.
TRS brings together software engineers and hardware engineers excited to build across a diverse and powerful portfolio—from autonomous aerial systems to high-performance solid rocket motors. Our teams contribute to highly capable autonomous robotics systems and propulsion products that operate reliably in the most demanding mission environments. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Software Program Manager to serve as the strategic product leader for our software-enabled defense systems within the TRS division. This role sits at the critical intersection of customer needs, technical execution, and business growth—defining the future of our software platforms that power autonomous systems and mission-critical operations.
As a Software Program Manager, you will own the product vision and roadmap for software capabilities across our tactical systems portfolio. You will be the voice of the customer internally and the face of product strategy externally, working closely with Growth teams to shape customer strategy while partnering with engineering and Technical Program Managers (TPMs) to ensure flawless execution.
The ideal candidate combines deep technical fluency with strategic product thinking and an understanding of defense customer requirements—particularly in the military sales space. You will translate complex operational challenges into clear product requirements, drive prioritization decisions backed by data and customer insight, and champion a culture of continuous improvement and customer obsession.

Success in this position hinges on your ability to:

1. Own the Product Vision: Define and maintain a clear, compelling product roadmap that aligns technical capabilities with customer missions and business objectives.
2. Bridge Technical & Business Worlds: Translate between engineering teams building sophisticated autonomous systems and defense customers operating in high-stakes environments.
3. Drive Strategic Growth: Partner with Growth teams to shape customer engagement strategy, inform capture planning, and influence product-market fit for military applications.
4. Execute with Excellence: Coordinate seamlessly with TPMs and engineering teams to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery of software capabilities that meet rigorous defense standards.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Product Strategy & Roadmap Ownership

• Own and maintain the software product roadmap for TRS systems, ensuring alignment with customer needs, technical feasibility, and business priorities.
• Define product vision and strategy based on deep understanding of military operational requirements, competitive landscape, and emerging technology trends.
• Make data-driven prioritization decisions, balancing customer requests, technical debt, platform investments, and innovation initiatives.
• Establish and track key product metrics (KPIs) that measure adoption, performance, customer satisfaction, and business impact.

Customer & Growth Partnership

• Partner closely with Growth teams to develop customer engagement strategies, inform proposal development, and shape capture plans for key opportunities.
• Serve as the primary product voice in customer interactions, translating operational challenges into product capabilities and conducting product demonstrations for military stakeholders.
• Build deep relationships with military end-users and program offices to understand mission requirements, operational workflows, and capability gaps.
• Leverage military sales experience and defense domain knowledge to anticipate customer needs and position products effectively in the competitive landscape.

Technical Leadership & Execution

• Work with internal engineering teams to translate product vision into detailed requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate with Technical Program Managers (TPMs) to ensure development execution aligns with roadmap commitments and delivery timelines.
• Make technical trade-off decisions in collaboration with engineering leadership, balancing performance, schedule, cost, and risk.
• Champion software engineering best practices, including continuous integration/deployment, automated testing, and design for reliability and maintainability.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as the central coordination point between engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and business development teams.
• Lead product reviews, design reviews, and customer feedback sessions to drive alignment and rapid iteration.
• Identify and resolve cross-functional blockers that impede product development or customer delivery.
• Communicate product status, risks, and decisions clearly to executive leadership and key stakeholders.

Product Operations & Continuous Improvement

• Implement robust product development processes that enable scalability, predictability, and quality.
• Establish feedback loops with customers, field operations, and support teams to drive continuous product improvement.
• Lead initiatives to improve software delivery velocity, reduce defects, and enhance user experience.
• Drive operational excellence in product management practices, including requirements management, release planning, and product analytics.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in software product management, technical program management, or software engineering leadership roles, preferably in defense, aerospace, or complex hardware-software systems.
• Strong technical foundation with the ability to engage credibly with software engineers on architecture, algorithms, and implementation approaches.
• Demonstrated experience defining product strategy, building product roadmaps, and driving product delivery in fast-paced, customer-focused environments.
• Proven track record of working directly with customers to gather requirements, validate solutions, and drive adoption.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams including engineering, operations, and business development to deliver complex products.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions in ambiguous situations.
• Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and translate customer needs into technical requirements.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
• Military experience or demonstrated experience in the military sales/defense contractor space, with understanding of DoD acquisition processes, program of record lifecycles, and military customer organizations.
• Experience with autonomous systems, robotics, drone technology, or embedded software systems.
• Background in Agile/Scrum product development methodologies and modern software development practices.
• Experience with defense-specific requirements such as ITAR compliance, cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., RMF), and military standards (e.g., MIL-STD-882E).
• Prior experience in both product management and engineering roles, demonstrating the ability to bridge strategic and technical domains.
• Track record of successful product launches in highly regulated or safety-critical industries.
• Experience working in high-growth startups or innovation-focused organizations within the defense industrial base.
• Familiarity with product analytics tools, roadmapping software, and requirements management systems.

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 that allow power-hungry systems to do more with less.  

Job Summary: This is an exciting role in an innovative company. The ideal candidate for the position is someone who has experience developing high-performance real-time, autonomous software systems to rapidly develop next-generation products.  Employ your expertise by developing software systems that support functions such as autonomous target tracking, agile electronic beam-forming, and real-time hardware control.

Responsibilities: 

• Design and implement software of embedded devices and systems from requirements to production and deployment 
• Design, develop, code, test, and debug system software 
• Build real-time control software for a variety of projects 
• Analyze and enhance the efficiency, stability and scalability of system resources 
• Direct software QA and optimize I/O performance 
• Interface with hardware design and development 
• Assess third-party and open-source software 
• Lead teams to create minimum viable products from an idea 
• Derive software frameworks and architectures to accelerate development 
• Mentor peers to advance team velocity

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of development in C and C++ 
• 3+ years working with embedded systems 
• Additional experience with one or more modern systems language(s): Python, Java, VHDL, Verilog, Go, Rust, etc. 
• Versed in multithreaded design (concurrency primitives, resource management, etc.) 
• Competent in computer science concepts (algorithms, data structures, object-oriented programming, etc.) 
• Strong foundations in mathematics and linear algebra 
• Adequate knowledge of reading schematics and data sheets for components 
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a similar discipline, Master’s degree preferred
• This is an on-site position; availability to work in our HQ in Torrance is required

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• 2+ years of experience with Xilinx FPGA and Embedded Cortex CPU architectures 
• Experience building software for real-time operating environments with specific latency requirements 
• Experience with Embedded Linux and/or software integration with FPGA firmware 
• Knowledge or experience with digital signal processing (DSP) or radio frequency (RF) technologies 
• User experience with DevOps Pipeline tools 
• Experience with Docker or Helm  
• Scrum Master Certification 
• Desire to mentor new hires 
• Exposure or interest in sensor fusion, machine learning, or AI

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. 

The Opportunity:

The Senior Manager, Business Analysis & Project Management is a strategic leadership role within the Information Sciences organization, responsible for driving enterprise technology initiatives that support pharmaceutical research, development, manufacturing, quality, and commercial operations. This role requires creation of business and Sciences requirements leading to delivery of complex, cross-functional projects while maintaining compliance with regulatory and validation requirements.

The role partners closely with business and IS leadership to translate business strategies into scalable, compliant technology solutions, while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Develop and execute the Business Analysis and Project Management strategy aligned with enterprise IS and business objectives.

• Establish and enforce standardized methodologies, templates, tools, and best practices (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).

• Provide portfolio-level oversight, prioritization, and delivery governance for IS initiatives.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business and IT stakeholders.

Business Analysis & Stakeholder Partnership

• Lead business analysis activities, including facilitating workshops, to elicit, document, and validate complex business and functional requirements.

• Partner with stakeholders across R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Commercial functions to document and map current and future-state business processes.

• Identify process gaps, redundancies, and optimization opportunities including integrations.

• Ensure integration points and downstream impacts are identified and addressed.

• Analyze data flows across Sciences and functions.

• Translate business needs into clear, structured system requirements.

• Ensure solutions align with end-to-end business operations.

• Ensure traceability of requirements through design, development, testing, and deployment.

• Support user acceptance testing and validation.

• Drive data-driven decision-making and continuous process improvement.

Project & Program Management

• Lead planning and execution of multiple concurrent projects and programs of varying size and complexity.

• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, and change control.

• Ensure alignment of project outcomes with business value realization.

• Oversee vendor performance, contracts, and delivery outcomes.

Compliance, Validation & Risk Management

• Ensure all IS projects comply with pharmaceutical regulatory requirements (e.g., GxP, FDA, SOX, GDPR as applicable).

• Partner with Quality Assurance and the Computer System Validation team to support system validation, audits, and inspections.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, technical, and compliance risks.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Sciences, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).

• 10+ years of experience in Business Analysis, Project Management, or IS delivery roles.

• Experience working in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences environment.

• Proven success delivering complex, cross-functional enterprise Science.

• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models.

• Experience with R&D, Commercial & MedAffairs and G&A systems.

• Expertise in requirements management, business process modeling, and solution design.

• Strong financial, risk, and vendor management skill.

• Working knowledge of GxP, system validation, and regulated system environments.

• Experience supporting audits and regulatory inspections.

Preferred Skills:

• PMP®, PgMP®, PMO-CP.

• CBAP®, CCBA®.

• Agile certifications (SAFe, Scrum Master, Product Owner).

• Lean Six Sigma Certifications.

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The Challenge 

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer with a passion for solving problems to join our agile AI Governance team at OneTrust. Principal Software Engineers are responsible for developing, contributing to decisions related to design and architecture of new frontend and/or backend features while supporting existing development efforts for our industry-leading platform. 

Your Mission 

Development  

• Support development of Java microservices/Libraries while integrating with various AI platforms for Onetrust’s AI Governance product. It will involve the designing, development, and unit testing of applications deployed to MS Azure with cloud application architecture using Core Java, REST, and the Spring ecosystem. 
• Achieve at least 80% code coverage or per the revised standards set by the team.

Collaboration   

• Work closely with UX, Product Managers and/or Product Owners, as well as other developers to contribute to planning and grooming sessions and drive team’s discussions on system architecture and component design.  
• Support the team to ensure all committed stories for the sprint are completed per the sprint goal. 

Support   

• Work toward reducing total number of defects in the module/product to industry standards by catching and fixing issues early in development.  
• Ensure critical and high priority CII’s are delivered per SLA.  

Code Review 

• Conduct peer reviews to improve code quality. 
• Help junior developers follow development testing, exploratory testing, AI testing and/or test automation. 

Lead 

• Help build high-performing teams by mentoring the team on new technical skills. 

You Are 

A self-learner who is open to new technologies, processes, or techniques to improve your ability to deliver high-quality software. Someone who asks questions to clarify gaps in understanding.  

Your Experience Includes  

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical or business field.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering/development experience
• Extensive hands-on experience and expertise in object-oriented design methodology and application development using Java/J2EE, Design Patterns, Spring MVC, SQL, Web services. 
• Working experience with one or more AI platforms like Amazon SageMaker, Google Vertex, AWS Bedrock etc.
• Experience with elastic search and data streaming tools like Kafka.
• Good understanding of web services and SOA related standards like REST/OAuth/JSON.
• Moderate understanding of code and script (Python, Bash)
• Good experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Agile development (Scrum, XP, or Pair Programming) experience
• Ability to use a wide variety of open-source technologies and cloud services.
• Familiarity with public cloud providers such as (Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS) 

Extra Awesome 

• Familiarity with different databases (Relational and document) is a strong asset.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools, such as Jenkins.
• Proficiency in Kubernetes, including cluster deployment, scaling, and management is highly desirable. 

The Challenge 

As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader for OneTrust’s AI Governance platform, driving the design, scalability, and reliability of systems that enable enterprises to deploy and govern AI and LLM-powered applications responsibly. You will deeply understand how customers build, deploy, and operate AI systems, and translate those needs into secure, compliant, and observable platform capabilities. 

Your Mission  

Development   

• Lead the design and development of Java/Python microservices and shared libraries integrating with AI platforms for OneTrust’s AI Governance product.
• Design, build, and test cloud-native applications deployed on Microsoft Azure using Core Java, REST, and the Spring ecosystem.
• Build features with RAG, agent workflows, and model orchestration.
• Own technical design for critical systems, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.
• Maintain strong automated unit/integration test coverage and engineering standards. Achieve at least 80% code coverage or per the revised standards set by the team 

Collaboration    

• Work closely with UX, Product Managers and/or Product Owners, as well as other developers to contribute to planning and grooming sessions and drive team’s discussions on system architecture and component design.   
• Partner with Product, UX, and Customer Success to understand customer AI use cases and governance needs.
• Lead architecture discussions and technical planning.
• Drive alignment across teams on platform design and priorities.
• Contribute to sprint planning and delivery. 

Support    

• Reduce defects by identifying and addressing issues early in the development lifecycle.
• Ensure critical and high priority CII’s are delivered per SLA.  
• Promote early defect detection through strong design and testing.
• Improve system monitoring, resilience, and operational maturity. 

Code Review  

• Set standards for clean, secure, and maintainable code.
• Conduct thorough reviews for distributed and AI-enabled systems.
• Guide engineers on testing, automation, and AI system validation.

Lead  

• Help build high-performing teams by mentoring the team on new technical skills. 
• Influence technical strategy and long-term platform direction.
• Build a culture of ownership, learning, and engineering excellence. 

You Are  

A senior technical leader with strong system design and hands-on execution skills, who understands how enterprises use AI and LLMs in real-world workflows and can translate those needs into scalable, secure, and compliant platform solutions. 

Your Experience Includes   

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical or business field. 
• 12+ years of professional software engineering/development experience  
• Strong expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring, design patterns, microservices architecture, and cloud-native distributed systems
• Proven experience building production-grade agentic AI systems with robust tool-use, guardrails, and observability for enterprise-scale workloads.  
• Solid understanding of RAG pipelines, agent workflows, model orchestration, and evaluation practices.
• Working experience with one or more AI platforms like Amazon SageMaker, Google Vertex, AWS Bedrock etc. 
• Experience with elastic search and data streaming tools like Kafka.  
• Good understanding of web services and SOA related standards like REST/OAuth/JSON.  
• Moderate understanding of code and script (Python, Bash)  
• Good experience with SQL and NoSQL databases 
• Agile development (Scrum, XP, or Pair Programming) experience  
• Ability to use a wide variety of open-source technologies and cloud services.  
• Familiarity with public cloud providers such as (Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS)  

Extra Awesome  

• Experience with different databases (Relational and document) is a strong asset. 
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools.  
• Proficiency in Kubernetes, including cluster deployment, scaling, and management is highly desirable.
• Background in enterprise, regulated, or security-focused environments. 

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems purpose-built for today’s realities. Designed and built by top U.S. military veterans and Silicon Valley innovators, CHAOS Industries’ products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats. In a world where technological threats move at unprecedented speed, CHAOS Industries delivers advanced sensing and detection solutions that give the ultimate advantage: time.   

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised $1B in total funding from leading investors including 8VC, Accel, and NEA. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com. 

Role Overview: 

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to shape and drive the company’s project and program execution discipline across IT, cybersecurity, infrastructure, enterprise systems, and DoD-aligned technology initiatives.This role combines hands-on project and program delivery with strategic organizational development. You will design lightweight-but-scalable Disciplined Agile ways of working, establish foundational project and program governance, and set the stage for a future Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) that supports both corporate initiatives and DoD customer programs.

The ideal candidate has deep experience leading IT and cybersecurity project and program teams in secure government environments and brings a strategic mindset suited for a fast-moving, high-innovation startup working with the Department of Defense.

Responsibilities:  

• Strategic Departmental PMO Foundations & Leadership
  • Establish the initial project and program management framework for the department using Disciplined Agile (DA) methodology principles—context-driven, fit-for-purpose, minimal bureaucracy, focused on flow and value delivery.
  • Partner with company leadership to align IT and cybersecurity projects and programs with strategic objectives, customer commitments, and compliance requirements.
  • Drive continuous improvement in ways of working (WoW), team throughput, and technical delivery processes.
  • Introduce scalable governance, reporting, and project controls appropriate for a startup working in regulated DoD environments.
  • Build foundational project and program management practices from the ground up, shaping organizational standards and preparing the company for future PMO implementation.Champion organizational readiness for a future PMO, including intake processes, prioritization models, work visualization, and cross-team coordination.
• Project Planning & Execution
  • Lead end-to-end delivery of IT and cybersecurity initiatives supporting DoD programs, including infrastructure buildouts, system implementations, secure network deployments, enterprise tools, and software or automation capabilities.
  • Build adaptive project plans that incorporate hybrid approaches (Agile, Lean, Kanban, iterative, traditional) selected based on context, constraints, and government customer expectations.
  • Manage scope, schedules, risks, and resources while maintaining alignment with contract deliverables, DoD technical requirements, and security standards.
  • Coordinate across internal engineering, cybersecurity, compliance, facilities, and operations teams as well as any third-party partners or contractors.
  • Build transparent communication channels and cadence-based reporting for executive leadership and DoD customers.
• Compliance, Security & Regulatory Alignment
  • Ensure all program activities comply with DoD cybersecurity requirements, including NIST 800-171/CMMC.
  • Maintain strict adherence to ITAR, EAR, and all export control regulations.
  • Help establish and uphold policies and procedures for handling CUI and classified materials; ensure teams understand and adhere to secure work protocols.
  • Partner with Information Assurance, Security, IT, and other enterprise teams to support assessment and accreditation activities.
  • Build compliance checkpoints into program workflows to reduce rework, improve audit readiness, and maintain compliance programs post-operationalization.
• Contract & Customer Management
  • Operate programs in alignment with FAR/DFARS, contract requirements, and customer expectations.
  • Track and report deliverables, milestones, burn-down/burn-up metrics, risks, and performance indicators.
  • Prepare briefings, status updates, and customer communications for government program offices and oversight personnel.
  • Support on proposals, capture activities, Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates, and technical inputs for new business opportunities.
• Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Influence
  • Provide project and program management leadership to establish scalable standards, best practices, and governance frameworks, guiding the evolution toward a formal Project Management Office (PMO).
  • Lead cross-functional teams across cyber, IT operations, engineering, product, and other business functions, fostering collaboration and execution.
  • Mentor teams on Disciplined Agile, Definition-of-Done delivery practices, and effective work orchestration.
  • Facilitate cross-departmental relationship building, ensuring alignment and transparency across teams.
  • Build a culture of incremental improvement, throughput optimization, and value-focused execution.
  • Guide workforce planning, performance evaluations, and professional development for project personnel.

Minimum Requirements: 

• Clearance & Eligibility
  
  • Must be a U.S. citizen eligible for access to government facilities and sensitive information.
  • Ability to obtain additional clearances as required by contract.
• Education & Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Business, or related field.
  • 5+ years of IT and/or cybersecurity project and/or program management experience, including 3+ years supporting DoD or federal programs.
  • Proven ability to manage programs of $1M+ value and teams of 10+ members.
  • Experience leading in environments without strong existing project management structures.
  • Experience scaling project and program operations within a startup or early-stage organization.
• Technical & Methodological Knowledge
  • Expert proficiency with project and work management tools (MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet), platforms, and agile methodologies.
  • Solid grasp of risk management, critical path analysis, and dependency mapping.
  • Strong understanding of DoD IT systems, architectures, and cybersecurity frameworks.
  • Familiarity with systems development lifecycle methodologies and DevSecOps concepts.

Preferred Requirements: 

• Active Secret clearance
• Advanced degree in a related field.
• Experience working directly with DoD agencies or military branches.
• Prior military service or extensive interaction with uniformed services.
• Experience supporting both CONUS and OCONUS operations.
• Valuable certifications: PMP, PgMP, Disciplined Agile Scrum Master/Agile/Scrum, or equivalent, CISSP, ITIL, Security+, or higher DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification.

Why CHAOS?

• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
• Our Perks: Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Team Growth: 200 employees and counting across 5 global offices

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.

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Role Summary: 

We are seeking a skilled Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team and contribute to the development of power electronics products. The primary function of this position is to design custom machinery and support the entire project cycle from concept development through installation, commissioning, and handover to the operations team. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product design, Controls, manufacturing, and test engineers, to ensure efficient performance and reliability in high-power density environments.

Responsibilities:

•  Utilize CAD software CAD software (3D EXPERIENCE (3DX), CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, Creo etc.) to create detailed mechanical designs.

• Model and design complex electro-mechanical parts, including plastics, sheet metal, insulators, magnetic components, and high-voltage connectors.

• Perform mechanical design analysis, including structural FEA, thermal CFD, vibration, and fatigue assessments.

• Solve packaging challenges involving electrical isolation, sealing, thermal dissipation, EMI/EMC shielding, and mechanical shock/vibration.

• Define and execute validation test plans including structural, thermal, and environmental testing.

•  2D drawings with GD&T for production and inspection.

• Create engineering documentation, tolerance stacks, BOMs, and release packages through PLM systems.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with electrical, thermal, Firmware and controls, manufacturing, test, and industrial design teams.

• Work closely with suppliers to optimize DFM, DFA, and tooling strategies for high-volume production.

• Lead prototype development, fabrication, assembly, and mechanical testing of new designs.

• Support root-cause analysis of design issues in pilot or production builds and lead iterative improvements.

• Drive trade studies to inform system-level decisions on design architecture, materials, and manufacturing processes.

• Guide selection for structural, thermal, and electrical compatibility in high-voltage environments.

• Contribute to the layout and design of integrated cooling systems including cold plates, thermal interfaces, and airflow paths.

• Develop assembly procedures and manufacturing instructions to support scalable production.

• Participate in mechanical  FMEA and DVP&R activities across product lifecycle stages.

• Work with quality and reliability teams to meet performance, lifecycle, and safety targets.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.

• 3+ years of experience in mechanical design for power electronics, automotive, industrial, or energy products.

• Expertise in CAD modeling using 3D EXPERIENCE (CATIA V6/V5), SolidWorks, NX, or Creo.

• Deep understanding of mechanical fundamentals—statics, dynamics, heat transfer, and materials.

• Proficiency in GD&T, tolerance analysis, and DFM/DFA principles.

• Experience designing enclosures for IP-rated or outdoor-rated power equipment.

• Experience with high-volume manufacturing processes such as injection molding, die casting, extrusion, and sheet metal forming.

• Working knowledge of materials: metals (aluminum, steel), plastics, ceramics, gaskets, potting compounds.

• Hands-on experience taking designs from prototype through production deployment.

• Familiarity with PLM systems (3D EXPERIENCE, Windchill, etc.) and engineering change workflows.

• Comfortable with root-cause analysis, failure mode resolution, and mechanical reliability testing.

• Strong communication skills and ability to lead cross-functional design reviews and technical deep-dives.

• Prior experience collaborating with suppliers on tooling development, DFM feedback, and tolerance negotiations.

• Familiarity with PCBAs, connectors, and mechanical integration of high-density electronic assemblies.

• Experience with design and test documentation for regulatory standards (UL, IEC, NEC preferred).

• Passion for product innovation, sustainability, and enabling electrification through engineering excellence.

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 15% - 20% including internationally

Bonus Qualifications:

• Strong background in structural, thermal, and vibration analysis using tools like Ansys Mechanical, Fluent, and Maxwell.

• Familiarity with electronics packaging and PCB interface considerations.

• Experience with medium- to high-voltage systems and insulation coordination (creepage, clearance, potting, sealing).

• Experience working in Agile development environments, including task management and sprint planning using Scrum methodologies and tools like Jira. 

Please note: This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options.