Test Engineer

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 with over 1200 employee-owners. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of Defense. 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 Test Engineer to join a team providing support to the 28 TES at Eglin AFB, as an air-to-air munitions logistical, operational and systems expert in support of ACC-directed programs.

As a Test Engineer, your duties will include the following, but are not limited to: 

• Resolve day-to-day operational air-to-air munition issues involving current/updated flight hardware/software allocations based on Combat Air Force (CAF) requirements.

• Provide advice and assistance planning flight and ground tests, writing test plans and procedures, mission planning, test execution, data-collection and analysis, determining conclusions, and making recommendations,

• Conduct effectiveness and cost analysis; address relevant issues of CAF weapon systems.

• Prepare and review documents including program management documents, operational requirements documents, Analysis of Alternatives, TEMPs, program identification documents, memorandum of agreements (MOAs), test plans, test reports and test schedules.

• Assess a weapon system on several dimensions to determine programmatic health and how to maximize survivability and lethality and enhance mission effectiveness to meet emerging mission needs, defeat threats, and adapt to conditions in the operational environment.

• Provide advice and assistance with requirements development for all emerging air-to-air munitions, and their associated enablers across concept, developmental, testing and initial fielding stages designed to rapidly deliver the most technologically advanced weapon system in history for the minimum cost.

• Participate in working groups, technical reviews and other team/group/individual activities that involve travel to test locations.

Job Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship 

• Education - A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field,

• Experience - 8 years in weapons system support, including previous rated pilot/Weapons Systems Officer/test engineer with weapons system employment experience.

• Experience with fighter live-fire testing programs or familiarity and/or hands-on experience firing air-to-air weapons.

• Experience in activities involving fighter aircraft systems upgrades, air-to-air munitions, including integration of advanced technologies and tactics development of those upgrades and new technologies.

• Must be able to effectively communicate orally and possess technical writing skills.

• Must possess and maintain a Top Secret DoD Clearance (required at hire) with ability to upgrade to TS/SCI. Investigation must be within the last 6 years.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in developing operational requirements, Capabilities Performance Documents (CPDs) and supporting ACC-directed special access programs.

• Minimum of 10 years' operational or developmental test experience.

• Weapons system acquisition experience.

• Active TS/SCI clearance

• Staff/Program manager experience.

Schedule: 40 Hrs/week

Work Location:  Eglin AFB, FL

Travel: yes, 20%

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 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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