Senior Systems Engineer

Torch Technologies; Lincoln (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Torch Technologies, a leading defense contractor, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to support AFLCMC/ESG at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA. The role focuses on system-level analysis, risk management, and technical documentation to sustain and enhance C2ISR and related defense systems.

The engineer will conduct portfolio reviews, perform trade studies, and provide expertise across acquisition, deployment, and operations, ensuring compliance with program specifications and lifecycle goals.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience in the relevant technical discipline, including at least 5 years supporting the DoW.
• Architectures development & implementation.
• Modeling & simulation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct program portfolio reviews to evaluate and suggest alternative plans, improve systems engineering processes, and design tests.
• Review and evaluate plans, programs, designs, and test results for subsystem and system performance against specifications.
• Prepare technical documentation defining system characteristics and management reports with engineering economy principles.
• Perform system validations, including criteria development and analysis of major results.
• Provide engineering support and training for programs across acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, deployment, and operations.
• Support risk management activities aligned with AF SEAM processes.
• Conduct formal trade studies considering performance, cost, lifecycle cost, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule.
• Analyze proposals to compare technical feasibility and cost-effectiveness of proposed systems.

Skills

Architectures development & IMPLEMENT

Modeling & simulation

Education

Bachelor's degree

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 Senior Systems Engineer providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center-Ground Base Air Defense Sensor division (AFLCMC/ESG).

The ESG Division manages efforts focused on developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining programs that support worldwide communications, Battle Management, Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C2ISR), Air/Ground Surveillance, Time Critical Targeting, Combat Identification, Radar Imagery, Integrated Air/Missile Defense, and Mobile/Fixed C2ISR Performance, Exploitation & Dissemination Facilities.

This is a full-time position located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA.

As a Senior Systems Engineer your duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct comprehensive program portfolio reviews to evaluate and recommend alternative plans, enhance systems engineering processes, manage and sustain technical baselines, and design/perform system-level tests to ensure subsystem and system performance aligns with approved specifications.
• Review and evaluate alternative plans, systems engineering programs, designs, and test results to verify subsystem and system performance compliance with program specifications.
• Prepare technical documentation defining and recommending system/subsystem characteristics, management reports, and technical presentations for planning, implementation, and corrective actions, applying engineering economy principles.
• Perform system validations, including criteria and procedure development, and analyze/evaluate major engineering system results.
• Provide engineering, technical support and training for programs/initiatives, including acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, evolution, deployment, fielding, installation, and operations oversight.
• Support risk management activities in alignment with Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model (AF SEAM) processes.
• Conduct formal trade studies considering engineering performance, effectiveness, cost-performance balance, lifecycle cost, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule.
• Offer technical recommendations through reviews, studies, audits, evaluations, analyses, procedural guidance and documentation, supporting engineering Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
• Analyze proposals to compare and quantify technical feasibility, compatibility and cost-effectiveness of proposed systems and components.

Concepts and Requirements Analysis:

• Review and analyze key documents, including Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Capability Production Documents (CPDs), and Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs).
• Conduct assessments of military utility, operational concepts (CONOPs), technology development strategies, functional configuration audits (FCAs), physical configuration audits (PCAs), and technology standards profiles.
• Analyze system concepts and user requirements entered into system requirements baselines (functional, allocated, and product).

Engineering Process Support:

• Assist in material solution analysis, technology development, engineering, manufacturing, production, deployment and operations support.
• Provide support for engineering technical processes, including version/configuration control, requirements analysis, architecture design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, and decision analysis.
• Perform risk, configuration, technical data, and interface management, as well as technical planning and assessments.

Technical Reviews and Documentation:

• Support planning and execution of technical reviews (e.g., System Requirements Review, Technology Readiness Assessments) and develop associated documentation (e.g., Systems Engineering Plan, Risk Management Plan).
• Develop systems engineering documentation, ensuring understanding of systems-of-systems interactions, configuration management, technical data packages, and acquisition/sustainment engineering processes.

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed with at least 5 years supporting the DoW.
• Architectures development & implementation
• Modeling & simula