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 is seeking Senor Software Safety Engineers to support the identification, analysis, mitigation, and verification of software and firmware safety risks for DoW missile systems, command and control (C2BMC) systems, radar platforms, UAVs, THAAD, and other mission- and safety-critical defense systems. This role focuses on ensuring software safety, integrity, and compliance throughout the system lifecycle, including requirements development, design, implementation, integration, and sustainment. Positions are available across multiple levels, with scope, technical depth, and leadership responsibilities aligned to experience and grade.
As a Senior Software Safety Engineer your duties will include the following, but are not limited to
- Perform software and firmware safety analysis across the system lifecycle.
- Identify, assess, and document software safety hazards, risks, and mitigations.
- Support system safety activities for missile systems, radars, UAVs, C2BMC, and embedded platforms.
- Evaluate software compliance with safety, airworthiness, and program requirements.
- Analyze requirements, design, code, test, and operational data for safety impacts.
- Support development and maintenance of safety artifacts (hazard analyses, safety assessments, risk matrices).
- Support verification and validation of software safety requirements and controls.
- Participate in safety reviews, audits, and program technical reviews.
- Collaborate with systems, software, firmware, test, IV&V, and quality teams.
- Document findings, recommendations, and risk assessments clearly and accurately.
Expectations:
- Leads software safety analysis efforts for subsystems or functions
- Interfaces directly with program teams and customers
- Mentors junior engineers and supports cross-program safety activities
- Provides technical leadership in software safety and risk management
- Defines safety strategies, processes, and best practices across programs
- Supports major system reviews, certification efforts, and customer engagements
- Advises program leadership on software safety and mission risk
Required Qualifications:
- US Citizenship.
- Master’s degree in computer science, a related field or equivalent experience. 10 or more years of applicable progressively complex systems design engineering experience, including integration of complex hardware/software systems. Experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
- Experience or academic background in software safety, system safety, software engineering, firmware, or embedded systems.
- Understanding of software development, lifecycles and system safety principles.
- Ability to analyze complex technical systems and document safety findings.
- Active Secret Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting DoD missile systems, THAAD, C2BMC, radar systems, UAVs, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with safety and airworthiness standards such as MIL-STD-882, DO-178, ARP4754, or equivalent.
- Experience with software IV&V, software assurance, or mission assurance.
- Experience with embedded software and firmware safety.
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong analytical and risk-based thinking.
- Attention to detail in safety-critical environments.
- Clear technical writing and communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
- Sound judgment and commitment to mission and personnel safety.
Work Environment:
- Customer site.
- Collaboration with cross-functional engineering and program teams.
- Occasional travel may be required to support program needs.
Schedule: M-F; 8-5
Work Location: Customer- site
Travel: Yes, 0-10%
Relocation Assistance Available: 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 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.
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.
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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.
