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 in a growing company. The ideal candidate for the position is someone who has both deep technical and leadership experience, with leadership in a startup being a bonus. This manager will lead the AI/ML work at Epirus. This role will report to the Director of System Engineering and will work with a cross-functional team in order to manage the conception, designing, building, testing, marketing, selling, and sustaining Epirus systems product line. Responsibilities: * Lead, develop, and realize the strategic product roadmap for the Epirus AI/ML and future system product lines. * Lead, develop, and realize the strategic roadmap for Epirus's internal AI/ML capabilities and processes. * Generate Product Requirements for future systems, considering cost, anticipated customer needs, and manufacturability. * Lead a robust risk and opportunity management process. * Contribute to proposal coordination across departments to ensure successful customer negotiations, compliant proposal structure, incorporation of win themes, competitive intelligence, and pricing of the proposals to win. * Responsible for providing technical product marketing direction and training related to products. * Contribute and where appropriate manage market technical analyst relations and customer feedback council relations. Basic Qualifications: * PhD, or MS + 5 or Bachelor + 7 in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or similar. * Proven track record of architecting and delivering real-world ML products. * Demonstrable understanding of machine learning, statistics, and probability theory, with a large repertoire of problem-solving strategies. * Solid understanding of full-cycle ML production, from early-ideation to productization. * Ability to communicate effectively and mentor younger engineers. * Experience with perception/sensor fusion systems * Willingness to contribute directly to our code-base. * Experience with Onboard implementation of ML algorithm like ORIN * Deep knowledge of software architecture optimizing ML code and trade off performance on CPU, GPU usage, effect on latency, Power usage Preferred Skills and Experience: * Experience or understanding of deploying ML onto embedded firmware. * Experience with distributed training and debugging problems on local clusters. * Experience with Linux-based OS * 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. * 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. * Ability to work locally in Torrance, California (Los Angeles metro) 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.