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 Inc. is looking for a Software Systems Engineer to support the Air & Missile Business Unit.
As a Software Systems Engineer your duties will include the following, but are not limited to:
- Support the development and maintenance of requirements, interface definitions, system models, and verification criteria for complex software-intensive systems.
- Develop and update use cases, activity diagrams, logical and behavioral models, and other systems engineering artifacts using MBSE practices.
- Assist with decomposing system requirements into software-level requirements and documenting traceability, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.
- Coordinate with software developers, integration teams, and test engineers to clarify expected system behavior and investigate technical issues.
- Support system integration, interface analysis, and verification activities for distributed or interconnected systems.
- Participate in Agile planning meetings, technical reviews, and working groups; prepare technical documentation, analyses, and briefings for project stakeholders.
Required Qualifications:
- US Citizenship.
- Bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field.
- 5 to 8 years of relevant systems engineering, software engineering, or related technical experience.
- Experience working with software-intensive systems, such as distributed applications, embedded systems, real-time systems, or mission-critical platforms.
- Working knowledge of requirements analysis and decomposition, systems modeling, and software or system verification concepts.
- Experience creating or updating use cases, activity diagrams, interface descriptions, or other engineering artifacts.
- Experience with MagicDraw or a comparable systems modeling tool.
- Familiarity with Agile development practices and collaboration or issue-tracking tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to communicate technical information clearly in writing and presentations.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineering teams and stakeholders.
- Active Secret security clearance and the ability to maintain it.
- Ability to work onsite as required by program or customer needs.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Experience applying MBSE methods to complex software or system-of-systems engineering efforts.
- Familiarity with modular open systems architecture principles, integration, and interface management.
- Experience supporting defense, command and control, sensor, or other mission-critical systems.
- Familiarity with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), sprint planning, or program increment planning.
Schedule: M-F; 8-5
Work Location: Customer-site
Travel: Yes, up to 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, 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
- US citizenship
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field
- 5 to 7 years of relevant systems engineering, software engineering, or related technical experience
- Experience with software-intensive systems, including distributed, embedded, real-time, or mission-critical systems
- Knowledge of requirements analysis and decomposition, systems modeling, and software or system verification
- Experience creating or updating use cases, activity diagrams, interface descriptions, or other engineering artifacts
- Experience with MagicDraw or a comparable systems modeling tool
- Familiarity with Agile development practices and Jira or Confluence
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and technical communication skills
- Strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Active Secret security clearance and ability to maintain it
- Ability to work onsite as required by the program or customer
- Master's degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical discipline
- Experience applying MBSE to complex software or system-of-systems engineering efforts
- Familiarity with modular open systems architecture, integration, and interface management
- Experience supporting defense, command and control, sensor, or mission-critical systems
- Familiarity with SAFe, sprint planning, or program increment planning
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.
