Defense contractor specializing in Navy ship repair, C5I systems, and advanced manufacturing
Epsilon Systems is a 100% employee-owned defense contractor serving the DoD, DoE, and related federal agencies across ship repair, systems engineering, and advanced manufacturing. The tech stack reveals a heavy operational and legacy-systems footprint—MATLAB, Simulink, Fortran, C/C++, and specialized test equipment (multimeters, OTDRs)—balanced by modern containerization (Kubernetes, Istio, Helm) and cloud infrastructure (AWS). The hiring mix is engineering-dominated with sustained senior-level demand, but pain points around human-interaction dependency, proposal turnaround, and production scheduling suggest the organization is still early in automation and workflow modernization.
Notable leadership hires: Archaeological Field Director, Assessment Director, Chief Scientist, Submarine Assessment Director
Epsilon Systems, founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Diego, operates across four primary business units: Modernization & Engineering (NAVSEA-certified ship alteration), Ship Repair (comprehensive Navy fleet maintenance), C5I (command, control, communications, cybersecurity, and signals intelligence), and Advanced Products (design and manufacturing of electrical and electronic systems). The company serves the U.S. Navy, regional maintenance centers, and Military Sealift Command, alongside DoE and Department of Homeland Security contracts. With 501–1,000 employees and active hiring across engineering, manufacturing, and operations roles in the U.S., Italy, and Bahrain, the organization manages complex ship repair, modernization, and federal contract delivery at scale.
MATLAB, Simulink, Fortran, C/C++, Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Istio, Git, Jira, and specialized marine/electrical test equipment (multimeters, OTDRs). Also STK, SOAP, Helm, Argo CD, and Linux.
San Diego, California. The company was founded in 1998 and is 100% employee-owned.
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