Electrical/Electronic Engineer SME

Torch Technologies is a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of Defense. As one of the nation’s top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission is “Lighting the Pathway of Freedom.” As a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we are committed to growing and sustaining our company for the next 100 years.

About the role

Torch Technologies is seeking an Electrical/Electronic Engineer SME under the Technical and Management Advisory Services (TMAS) Armament Task Order contract to provide support to the Air Force at Eglin AFB, FL.

Responsibilities

• Support the Science and Technology (S&T) community in the development of advanced weapon concepts and technologies to dramatically improve weapon performance, including weapon-platform integration.
• Assist in identifying, developing, and implementing technology investment ideas to mitigate capability gaps for warfighters, including definitions of scope of work, budget, schedule, and risk to further technologies.
• Assist in generating system and subsystem requirements based on a thorough understanding of complex technical aspects of current and emerging threats, overarching warfighter requirements, capability trade studies, and emerging technologies.
• Assist and advise in performing complex system and subsystem tradeoff studies, including make-buy decisions, functional allocations, cost, weight, size, and performance.
• Prepare and coordinate written specifications, performance work statements, and other technical documents (e.g., trip reports).
• Monitor S&T development progress and document/report this progress to the team.
• Evaluate requirements, functional descriptions, and hardware and software specifications for completeness and requirements traceability.
• Review hardware and software development plans and design documents for conformance with applicable standards and requirements.
• Review interface specifications, drawings, and design documents to assess functional, signal, electrical, and physical interfaces.
• Provide advice in technical meetings, project reviews, and test planning meetings.
• Monitor test planning and test conduct and document/report this progress to the team.
• Review test plans, procedures, and schedules to evaluate completeness/accuracy, requirements traceability, compliance with test requirements, risks, and risk mitigation plans.
• Review test reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Provide on-site test support (ground and flight).
• Design, plan, and support in-house tests to measure performance, reduce and analyze test results to quantify performance, and provide test result reporting.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an accredited college or university in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and/or Physics is required. At least 10 years of applicable experience is also required. Additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for education requirements.
• Current TOP SECRET security clearance with a background investigation completed within the past 5 years.
• Willing to support geographically dispersed activities and travel approximately 2 times monthly.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and/or Physics.
• Strong weapon systems engineering background, knowledge, and experience, including a sound understanding of weapon system survivability/effectiveness design and performance evaluation.
• Strong engineering background in, knowledge of, and experience in multi-spectral observables/signature management design, material selection and application, component integration, and performance evaluation.
• Experience with multispectral computational electromagnetic (CEM) prediction techniques and codes.
• Experience with multi-spectral observables/signature management measurement techniques, including near and far-field measurements utilizing anechoic chamber and outdoor test facilities.
• Knowledge of weapon system survivability analysis methodology.
• Good understanding of air and ground threat systems and their performance.
• Able to think deeply and deliberately on methods to harness new or existing technologies.
• Able to work well with others in a small, high-performing team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Benefits

• ESOP participation.
• 401(k) match.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts, Health Savings Accounts, and Health Reimbursement Accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Education assistance.
• Paid time off and holidays.