Junior Systems Engineer

About Us

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

The C2ISR Division is responsible for a diverse portfolio that provides "cradle-to-grave" support for the U-2 aircraft, E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft, Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS), the Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) system, and other C2ISR programs as they transition to sustainment. The division provides worldwide life cycle support across the spectrum of C2ISR capabilities, including supply, distribution, materiel management, acquisition, system engineering and maintenance, financial planning and budgeting, security, flight test, and contracting functions.

The Global Network Systems (GNS) Branch (AFLCMC/HBGW), located at Hanscom AFB, MA, supports major GNS programs such as AF DCGS Network Infrastructure Transformation (NIT), Extended Tether Program (ETP), and Global Command and Control System – Air Force Infrastructure (GCCS-AF (I)). EPASS support is required to execute these programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems engineering support throughout the acquisition lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, testing, deployment, sustainment, and operations.
• Conduct systems engineering reviews, technical assessments, and trade studies to evaluate system performance, cost, schedule, risk, and technical effectiveness.
• Support the development, maintenance, and management of system requirements, technical baselines, architectures, and interface documentation.
• Translate operational and user requirements into system and subsystem requirements using approved DoD and Air Force acquisition processes.
• Support architecture development and analysis, including traditional systems engineering methodologies, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and digital engineering approaches.
• Assist with planning and execution of technical reviews, including System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Technology Readiness Assessments (TRA), and related engineering activities.
• Support risk management, configuration management, technical data management, requirements management, and interface management activities.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation including Systems Engineering Plans (SEP), Risk Management Plans, Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), technical reports, and acquisition artifacts.
• Conduct engineering analyses supporting system interoperability, cloud deployment, virtualization, network architectures, and system integration efforts.
• Support proposal evaluations, market research, and technical assessments of contractor solutions.
• Participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and provide technical recommendations to government leadership.
• Support engineering activities related to logistics, sustainment, reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle support planning.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship.
• BA/BS Degree in a related discipline and 3 years of professional experience, preferably in the Department of Defense arena.
• Experience in requirements development, production and deployment, operation and support, architectures development & implementation, modeling & simulation (including Model Based Systems Engineering principles), verification & validation, technical data package development and sustainment, and principles of configuration management.
• Experience with network architectures, embedded systems, and application deployment across a variety of systems and hardware, including cloud deployment and virtualization.
• Familiarity with DoD Acquisition processes, including Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, Engineering Manufacturing and Development, Production, and Deployment activities.
• Familiarity with Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat operations, including live aircrew training/development of tactics, techniques, and procedures, and Range Infrastructure architectures and systems (desired).
• Familiarity with foreign ground radar (desired).
• Active Secret security clearance.

Schedule

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

Work Location

Onsite at Hanscom AFB, MA.

Pay

Salary range: $110,000 - $120,000. The salary range is a general guideline only. Several factors can influence the salary for a position, including Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, geographic location, business considerations, scope and responsibilities of the position, local or other applicable market conditions, and internal equity. Other factors include the candidate’s qualifications, such as relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education/training, and certifications.

Benefits

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