Software-defined high-power microwave systems for counter-drone defense
Epirus builds Leonidas, a software-defined high-power microwave platform aimed at counter-UAS and counter-swarm missions. Its stack is dominated by FPGA and RF tooling (Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, SystemVerilog/UVM, JESD204B, HFSS), and job posts center on fielded-system sustainment, BOM sourcing and CPSR compliance, which signals a shift from R&D toward production and deployed-fleet support. Hiring skews senior and engineering-led, with manufacturing close behind.
Epirus is a privately held defense technology company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Torrance, California, with 201–500 employees. Its flagship product, Leonidas, is a modular high-power microwave system that uses intelligent power management to defeat drones and swarms. The company works across electronic warfare, directed energy, remote sensing and AI/ML. Engineering spans FPGA design, RF simulation and embedded Linux, while business operations run on SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, Oracle EBS, Deltek and Dynamics 365. All hiring is based in the United States.
Epirus uses FPGA and RF tools such as Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, SystemVerilog, UVM, VHDL, HFSS and MATLAB/Simulink, plus Python, Docker, Kubernetes and Apache Airflow. Business systems include SAP, Oracle, Deltek and Dynamics 365.
Epirus is focused on its Leonidas high-power microwave platform, new product introduction, CPSR compliance, IV&V preparation, RF phased array structures, and installing and sustaining deployed counter-UAS systems.
Epirus is headquartered in Torrance, California. It was founded in 2018, has 201–500 employees and hires in the United States.
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