Missile Defense Architecture Analyst

starfish; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP participation

401(k) match

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Health Savings Accounts

EAP

Education assistance

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Torch Technologies is seeking a Missile Defense Architecture Analyst to join a team developing and evaluating advanced strategic and regional architecture concepts. The role supports the Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville, Alabama, working onsite at Redstone Arsenal with standard hours.

Responsibilities include performing predictive modeling, communicating findings, and identifying gaps to drive future development.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• 2+ years of professional missile defense or equivalent experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active DoW Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain awareness of performance assessments for the Missile Defense System at the full-system level.
• Contribute to architecture planning, requirements definition, and development activities at the enterprise level.
• Develop analysis scripts using MATLAB and/or Python for the Benchmark M&S environment.
• Run the MDA Benchmark tool to perform predictive analyses against future threat environments.

Skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Independent and collaborative work

MATLAB

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM fields

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Torch TechnologiesThank 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 Missile Defense Architecture Analyst to join a team developing and evaluating advanced strategic and regional architecture concepts, executing predictive modeling and simulation, and identifying critical capability gaps. This position supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA/CA) in Huntsville, AL.

Duties

• Maintain awareness of performance assessments of the Missile Defense System (MDS) at the full-system level and among contributing weapon systems, and update records on present or future capability gaps that will drive future development efforts.
• Contribute to architecture planning, requirements definition, and development activities at the enterprise level supporting strategic and regional architectures.
• Develop analysis scripts using MATLAB and/or Python to build new capabilities within the Benchmark M&S environment to support trade study analyses for future concepts.
• Conduct runs of the MDA Benchmark tool to perform predictive analysis about potential future missile defense architecture laydowns against theoretical and conceptual future threat environments.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field such as Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics (or related discipline).
• 2+ years of professional experience working on missile defense-related or other complex, large Department of War (DoW) programs/projects, or industry equivalent.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active DoW Secret clearance.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and critical thinking abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams to solve complex problems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience producing and automating analysis tools using MATLAB and/or Python (or similar scripting language).
• Prior hands‑on experience utilizing or integrating models within the MDA Benchmark tool suite.
• Familiarity with one or more elements of the Missile Defense System (MDS).

Schedule & Location

• Schedule: M-F; 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Standard / Core Hours)
• Work Location: Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL (Onsite / Customer Facility)
• Travel: Yes, 0-10% (minimal travel as required for meetings or reviews)
• Relocation Assistance Available: No
• Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No

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
• Health Reimbursement Accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Paid time off
• Holidays

Equal Opportunity

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.

Accommodations and E-Verify

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Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies.