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 Junior Software Engineer to support development of software for a modular PXI-based Automated Test System (ATS).
As an Software Engineer supporting the Automated Test System, duties will include, but are not limited to:
Develop and Integrate backend software components supporting automated test systems. Responsibilities include contributing to test execution logic, instrument control interfaces, Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) components, and data logging systems. Support integration with PXI/PXIe instrumentation, switching systems, programmable power supplies, and custom electrical interfaces while implementing modular, maintainable code under the guidance of senior engineers.
Support system data management, integration, and debugging activities within the lab environment. Assist with maintaining databases for test results, configuration control, and calibration records, as well as implementing logging and diagnostic frameworks and internal APIs. Participate in hardware/software integration, troubleshooting instrument communication and timing issues, and supporting unit and integration testing while documenting results and contributing to code reviews, design discussions, and continuous improvement of test frameworks and internal tools.
Required Qualifications:
U.S. Citizenship
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline or equivalent experience.
5+ years of relevant experience
Ability to obtain and maintain an active secret clearance
Desired Qualification:
Basic proficiency in C#, Object-oriented programming principles, LabVIEW, TestStand
Understanding of Backend application development concepts, Basic database fundamentals, Version control systems (Git or similar)
Software Communications with Commercial Electronics (e.g. Drivers/Commands).
Familiarity with SQL databases, REST APIs, Logging frameworks, Unit testing practices, AI-assisted coding.
Schedule: M-F; 8-5
Work Location: Torch site, Huntsville, Alabama
Travel: 0–10%
Relocation Assistance Available: No
Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: Yes
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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 and safe-harbor contribution, 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.
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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.
