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 is seeking a Cost Analyst to join a team and provide input and recommendations for cost estimating and budget activities for Aviation programs throughout the entire life cycle and acquisition phases. This position supports the CPE Aviation’s Aviation Mission Systems and Architecture Program Management Office.
As a Cost Analyst your duties will include the following, but are not limited to:
- This position requires a highly motivated individual with extensive knowledge of lifecycle cost estimating and to develop cost products and models that identify and evaluate program cost factors, deficiencies and risks for the PMO.
- Demonstrate the ability to collect and analyze many different cost data sets and develop financial reports and insights as results.
- Responsible for drafting Independent Government Estimate, Independent Cost Analyses, Cost Analysis Requirements, and Cost Estimates.
- Refine and adjust cost models in response to changes in technical specifications, support requirements, design alternatives, engineering, and operational trade-off proposals.
- Develop cost estimates with a level of detail that identifies the total cost of the program and other cost relationships.
- Perform risk analysis and develop program risk assessment consistent with price, Contractor capabilities, emerging technologies, Contractor cost performance, schedules and integration requirements, and incorporate Contractor cost performance information into cost estimating methodologies consistent with latest reports.
- Work within a team and as financial SME to communicate important cost information with internal and external stakeholders at multiple CPE Aviation levels.
Required Qualifications:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Bachelor's Degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience
- 8 years of relevant experience; must have 5 years of cost estimation experience within a DoW environment
- Active secret clearance is required to start
- Familiarity with the Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tool (ACEIT) to support the PM's business and financial/cost accounting efforts
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in a related field
- 10-15 years of relevant experience; must have 5 years of cost estimation experience within a DoW environment
- Experience developing key financial deliverables for DoW, US Army, and/or CPE Aviation specifically
- Foreign Military Sales (FMS) experience
Schedule: M-F; 8-5
Work Location: Onsite
Travel: Yes, 0%-10%
Relocation Assistance Available: No
Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No
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Benefits:
Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment, a competitive salary, and an excellent, comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation, 401(k) match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts, EAP, education assistance, paid time off, and holidays.
Applying to Torch Technologies:
Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Torch Technologies, Inc. participates in E-Verify.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Careers Link as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to [email protected]. Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies.
Skills Required
- U.S. Citizenship
- Bachelor's degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience
- 8 years of relevant experience
- Minimum 5 years of cost estimation experience within a Department of War (DoW) environment
- Active Secret clearance required to start
- Familiarity with Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tool (ACEIT)
- Master's degree in a related field
- 10-15 years of relevant experience (preferred)
- Experience developing financial deliverables for DoW, US Army, and/or CPE Aviation
- Foreign Military Sales (FMS) experience
What We Do
Founded in October 2002, Torch is a 100% employee-owned business headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. Our commitment to our employees results in a retention rate well over 90% and helps ensure our customers experience a stable work force. Our outstanding fringe benefits package helps recruit, retain and sustain our workforce. Torch has received national and local recognition for its business performance, workplace environment, and ethical business practices. In 2021, Torch was named one of the Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services for the sixth year by Great Place to Work. Torch was also recognized as the 2021 ESOP Company of the Year by the New South Chapter of The ESOP Association for a second time. Torch was a recipient of the 2021 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award by the DCSA. Bloomberg Government also listed Torch in its annual “Top 200” for the fifth year. In 2020, Torch became the only four-time recipient of the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award for Business Ethics in the North Alabama region. Great Place to Work named Torch one of the country’s Best Workplaces for Parents, and Great Place to Work and Fortune named Torch one of the country’s Best Workplaces for Millennials in 2020. Torch was also ranked on the Inc. 5000 list for the fourteenth consecutive year in 2020. Washington Technology listed Torch in its “Top 100” Government Contractors ranking for the sixth consecutive year. Torch was also selected for a 2020 Colorado Springs Business Journal “Best in Business” award. In 2019, Torch was ranked on the Entrepreneur 360 list for the third consecutive year. In 2018, Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine named Torch a Best Medium Workplace for the third consecutive year. Torch was also named a winner of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Huntsville award for the fifth time. In 2016, Torch was named one of America’s Best Small Companies by Forbes.







