Systems Engineer, Journeyman

Torch Technologies

Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are 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 War. 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 sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: “Lighting the Pathway of Freedom”. And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us!

Torch Technologies has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer, Journeyman to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Electronic Systems PEO (AFLCMC/ES) at Hanscom AFB, MA. The Electronic Systems System (ESS) Division aka Force Protection Division's mission responsibility is to manage and execute the modernization, design, development, testing, fielding, and sustainment of the various software and hardware within the ESS Portfolio.

As a Systems Engineer, Journeyman, your duties include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct systems engineering and program reviews to evaluate alternative plans, technical baselines, design efforts, and system-level test results to ensure subsystem and system performance meets approved program specifications

• Prepare technical documentation, management reports, and technical presentations supporting planning, implementation, and corrective actions

• Perform system validation activities, including development of criteria and procedures, and analyze results of major engineering systems

• Provide systems engineering support across acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, deployment/fielding, installation, and operations oversight activities

• Provide engineering support to program and project risk management activities in compliance with Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model (SEAM) processes

• Conduct engineering trade studies and technical analyses involving system performance, effectiveness, cost, lifecycle cost, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule

• Support proposal evaluations, technical studies, audits, analyses, and engineering IPT activities to assess technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness

• Review and analyze Air Force requirements and acquisition documentation including SRDs, ICDs, CDDs, CPDs, CONOPs, AoAs, Technology Development Strategies, FCAs, and PCAs

• Support implementation and maintenance of system requirements applications across branch systems python, Linux and Cameo

• Support technical engineering reviews, meetings, and briefings with Government and Contractor personnel

• Review and analyze system concepts, requirements baselines, and software integration activities in collaboration with Government and prime contractor teams

• Apply advanced engineering theories, principles, concepts, standards, and methods to ensure work remains aligned with program objectives, schedules, costs, performance criteria, and existing policies

• Understanding of cloud-based systems, including management and projection of cost and performance, preferred

• Experience supporting Agile software development environments, including SAFe Agile, CI/CD, DevSecOps, DevOps, and Agile sprint planning methodologies, preferred

• Demonstrated critical thinking skills

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5+ years of experience within the DoW sector.

• Experience supporting systems engineering activities across the acquisition lifecycle.

• Experience developing system requirements, technical documentation, and engineering analyses.

• Knowledge of systems engineering processes, technical reviews, and configuration management principles.

• Experience in engineering and technical resources with either USAF command or control reporting systems, tactical radar, aircraft trainer pods, radios and communication systems, EW systems, or threat emitters depending on the specific branch needs.

• Experience with python, Linux, and Cameo.