Avionics Integration Engineer

Torch Technologies; Oklahoma; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Torch Technologies is seeking an Avionics Integration Engineer to support the AFLCMC/HBS/WIW, AWACS division, at Tinker AFB, OK. The role involves advisory work across system concepts, design trade-offs, and DoD-compliant engineering processes for aircraft avionics integration.

Responsibilities include systems engineering support, requirements generation, and interfacing with DoD, government labs, industry, and universities to ensure successful lifecycle acquisition and sustainment.

Qualifications

• Experience in avionics integration across research, development, and lifecycle activities.
• Knowledge of systems engineering processes and requirements development.
• Familiarity with DoD directives and Air Force AFMC/AFLCMC procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide advisory support in developing system concepts and performing trade-off assessments for proposed designs.
• Apply DoD Directive 5000.1/5000.2R and AFMC/AFLCMC engineering processes to acquisition tasks.
• Support avionics integration across aircraft R&D, production, and sustainment activities.

Skills

Avionics integration

Systems engineering

DoD standards

Requirements generation

Interface management

Job description

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 has an exciting opportunity for a Avionics Integration Engineer providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/Airborne Warning and Control System (AFLCMC/HBS/WIW). The Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Division, has the collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility to deliver airborne Battle Management Command & Control (BMC2) capabilities that support joint, allied, coalition, humanitarian, and homeland defense operations. Modernization efforts enable continued involvement with worldwide operations by revitalizing legacy mission systems, replacing aging computer architectures, integrating multi‑sensor data fusion, and improving global expeditionary readiness and availability. Additionally, the Division assists in the planned divestiture of the E‑3 platform and in shaping development of follow‑on capabilities for future airborne C2 systems.

This is a full time Hybrid position located at Tinker AFB, OK.

The duties of an Avionics Integration Engineer include but are not limited to:

• Provide advisory assistance in developing system concepts, and in performing technological/trade-off study assessments of proposed designs.
• Apply the principles, criteria, and procedures of Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5000.1 and DoDD 5000.2R as well as the policies and processes of Headquarters (HQ) AFMC and AFLCMC Engineering Directorate to all SOF acquisition engineering tasks.
• Support general engineering requirements as they relate to avionics integration responsibilities for aircraft research, development, production, and lifecycle acquisition and sustainment activities and as further described in this section
• Provide systems and avionics engineering support and technical expertise in the areas of requirements generation, systems design and integration, development, modification, test, airworthiness, production, sustainment, deployment, operations, and divestiture as required.
• Provide technical expertise in maintenance systems integration, design to test, integrated diagnostics, and electronic support equipment.
• Interface with other system acquisition elements, higher headquarters, DoD, Government laboratories, industry, and universities.
• Assist in providing avionics engineering, consultation, and support to design, develop, manufacture, integrate, test, and deploy supportable airborne weapon systems, including integrated avionics, embedded computer systems, software, and electronic maintenance systems.
• Provide advisory assistance and apply systems engineering processes related to the following:airworthiness; system requirements; mission critical software releases; software plans and processes; metric and requirements development and traceability; functional and physical allocations; program protection elements; entry and exit criteria development for technical reviews; configuration audits; logical analysis; design solution and implementation; interface and interoperability integration; and test verification and validation.
• Provide advisory assistance and draft documentation support to conduct reviews and studies, performance requirements, and support avionics system level integration.
• Provide advisory assistance to ensure the application of systems integration, interface management, test, reliability and maintainability, accreditation and certification, technology transfer, manufacturing readiness, Programmatic Environmental, Safety and Occupational Evaluation (PESHE), and environmental, Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) processes are IAWDoDI6055.05 Occupational and Environmental Health and AFI 48-145 Occupational Health Program policies and standards.
• Provide advisory assistance in the development, deployment, and maintenance of technical processes designed to develop and sustain products acquired while ensuring safe operation and maintenance of systems and forces, and assist the Government by providing knowledge, expertise and guidance to produce artifacts where required in the following areas: systems integration, OSS&E; airworthiness certification per the latest version of MIL-HDBK-516; safety per MIL-STD-882; and AFI 63-1201, Life Cycle Systems Engineering .
• Provide advisory assistance in the de