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 an Electrical Engineer to develop an Automated Test System. This individual will be responsible for selecting, integrating, and programming COTS modules, designing signal paths, and documenting the design of the test system. This individual will also be involved in understanding the electrical characteristics of Units Under Tests and developing test plans for the UUTs.
As an Electrical Engineer supporting the Automated Test System, duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Develop and integrate electrical hardware for automated test systems, including analog and digital signal interfaces, signal conditioning, power distribution and protection, switching, data acquisition, instrumentation, custom interface circuitry, cable assemblies, harnessing, and UUT interfaces. Perform electrical analysis involving signal integrity, grounding, shielding, loading, power, and thermal considerations.
- Develop software in C# to interface with test equipment, instrumentation, hardware devices, and other system components. Support development of automated test applications, hardware control, measurement acquisition, communication interfaces, troubleshooting utilities, and Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) interfaces. Work with software and electrical engineers to integrate electrical hardware into the overall test architecture.
- Select, integrate, configure, and troubleshoot COTS test equipment including PXI/PXIe instrumentation, switching systems, programmable power supplies, data acquisition hardware, signal conditioning modules, and other laboratory or automated test equipment. Candidates are not required to have prior PXI experience but should be comfortable applying their electrical engineering and programming experience to learn and integrate new instrumentation and test technologies.
- Develop and maintain electrical and test system documentation including schematics, wiring diagrams, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Bills of Material (BOMs), pin maps, cable drawings, manufacturing drawings, test plans, and hardware/software interface documentation. Support prototype development, hardware bring-up, system integration, verification and validation, fault isolation, root cause analysis, self-test/BIT development, design reviews, technical working groups, and customer briefings.
Required Qualifications:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 5+ years of relevant engineering experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain an active Secret clearance.
- Demonstrated experience supporting, developing, integrating, or leading electrical engineering projects involving electrical/electronic hardware.
- Experience programming in C#, including experience developing software that interacts with hardware, instrumentation, devices, interfaces, or engineering systems.
- Ability and willingness to work across electrical hardware and software disciplines to develop and integrate automated test solutions.
Desired Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- Experience developing automated test systems or other hardware/software integrated engineering systems.
- Experience communicating with or controlling instrumentation through software using interfaces or protocols such as Ethernet, USB, Serial, GPIB, VISA, SCPI, or similar technologies.
- Experience with PXI/PXIe architectures, modular instrumentation, switching systems, programmable power supplies, data acquisition equipment, or other COTS test equipment.
- Experience with NI TestStand, LabVIEW, or similar automated test software.
- Experience developing test sequences, test procedures, or automated verification applications.
- Experience with UUT testing, troubleshooting, verification, validation, or fault isolation.
- Experience with electrical design tools such as Altium Designer.
- Experience designing or integrating ATE interconnect solutions, Interface Test Adapters (ITAs), Virginia Panel systems, cable assemblies, or custom interface hardware.
- Experience with military or aerospace electrical interfaces and communication protocols such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, CAN, RS-422/485, Ethernet, or similar interfaces.
- Experience supporting defense, aerospace, automotive, industrial, laboratory, or other complex electrical/electronic systems.
- Experience applying AI tools to engineering activities, including hardware or software development.
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) familiarity.
Schedule: M-F; 8-5
Work Location: Torch site, Huntsville, Alabama
Travel: 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 Electrical Engineering or related field
- 5+ years of relevant engineering experience
- Ability to obtain and maintain an active Secret clearance
- Demonstrated experience supporting, developing, integrating, or leading electrical/electronic hardware projects
- Experience programming in C#, including software that interacts with hardware/instrumentation
- Ability and willingness to work across electrical hardware and software disciplines to develop and integrate automated test solutions
- Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- Experience developing automated test systems or hardware/software integrated engineering systems
- Experience communicating with or controlling instrumentation via Ethernet, USB, Serial, GPIB, VISA, SCPI, or similar protocols
- Experience with PXI/PXIe architectures, modular instrumentation, switching systems, programmable power supplies, or data acquisition equipment
- Experience with NI TestStand, LabVIEW, or similar automated test software
- Experience developing test sequences, procedures, or automated verification applications
- Experience with UUT testing, troubleshooting, verification, validation, or fault isolation
- Experience with electrical design tools such as Altium Designer
- Experience designing or integrating ATE interconnect solutions, ITAs, Virginia Panel systems, cable assemblies, or custom interface hardware
- Experience with military or aerospace electrical interfaces and protocols such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, CAN, RS-422/485, Ethernet
- Experience supporting defense, aerospace, automotive, industrial, laboratory, or other complex electrical/electronic systems
- Experience applying AI tools to engineering activities
- Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
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.







