Senior Software Systems Engineer

starfish; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; 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 Saving Accounts

Health Reimbursement Accounts

EAP

education assistance

paid time off

holidays

Job summary

Torch Technologies, a 100% employee-owned defense contractor, is seeking a Senior Software Systems Engineer to support the Air & Missile Business Unit in Huntsville, AL. The role focuses on MBSE, system requirements decomposition, and rigorous software/system integration across distributed architectures.

The candidate will collaborate with developers, architects, testers, and program stakeholders, participate in Agile activities, and contribute to engineering documentation and briefings.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required.
• Experience with MBSE, use case development, and modular/open systems architecture.
• Strong ability to decompose system-level requirements into software and interfaces.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and technical documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and coordination with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain systems engineering products defining complex software-intensive system behaviors, interfaces, performance expectations, and verification criteria.
• Apply MBSE methods to develop models, use cases, activity diagrams, and related artifacts.
• Decompose system-level requirements into actionable software/interface requirements; ensure traceability and acceptance criteria with development/test teams.
• Support integration and interoperability of distributed systems and subsystems, including system-of-systems architectures and interfaces.
• Collaborate with software developers, system architects, test engineers, users, and program stakeholders to resolve technical issues and evaluate engineering tradeoffs.
• Participate in Agile planning, technical reviews, integration activities, and VERIFICATION efforts; prepare engineering documentation and briefings.

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 Inc. is looking for a Senior Software Systems Engineer to support the Air & Missile Business Unit.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain systems engineering products that define complex software-intensive system behaviors, interfaces, performance expectations, and verification criteria.
• Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methods to develop logical and behavioral models, use cases, activity diagrams, and related engineering artifacts.
• Decompose system-level requirements into actionable software and interface requirements; coordinate traceability and acceptance criteria with development and test teams.
• Support integration and interoperability of distributed systems and subsystems, including system-of-systems architectures and interfaces.
• Collaborate with software developers, system architects, test engineers, users, and program stakeholders to resolve technical issues and evaluate engineering tradeoffs.
• Participate in Agile planning, technical reviews, integration activities, and verification efforts; prepare engineering documentation and briefings to communicate results and recommendations.

Required Qualifications

• US Citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field and a master's degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant systems engineering, software systems engineering, or related technical experience.
• Strong technical background in complex software-intensive systems, such as command and control, sensors, embedded systems, real-time or near-real-time applications, or distributed software.
• Demonstrated experience with requirements analysis and decomposition, MBSE, use case development, and modular or open systems architecture principles.
• Proficiency with MagicDraw or a comparable systems modeling tool.
• Experience supporting iterative or Agile engineering activities and using work management and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to prepare clear technical documentation and presentations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to coordinate effectively with developers, end users, technical stakeholders, and leadership.
• Ability to work independently, manage technical priorities, and contribute effectively in a collaborative engineering environment.
• 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 specifically in Systems Engineering.
• Experience with defense mission systems, integrated command and control systems, or other mission-critical software platforms.
• Experience integrating multiple systems within a system-of-systems architecture.
• Experience working within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), including sprint and 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

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

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.