M&S Event Mission Manager (Mid-Level)

Torch Technologies, Inc.

23h•Onsite

About The Position

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! The M&S Event Mission Manager will support the mission of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Engineering Directorate Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Office to test the Missile Defense System (MDS) in a distributed Hardware-In-the-Loop (HWIL) simulation environment, including MDS Ground Test (GT) events and MDS Flight Test support (pre-mission risk reduction, mission execution team training, and post-flight reconstruction), as well as M&S development and test support to other Department of Defense (DoD) Partners. As an M&S Event Mission Manager (Mid-Level) your duties will include the following, but are not limited to: Provide strategic planning and project management support for MDS Test Events, Framework M&S, and element M&S risk reduction activities in support of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Serve as a liaison among M&S software developers, integration, analysis, test, infrastructure teams, MDA elements, MDS participants, and stakeholders to coordinate capabilities, schedules, resources, and requirements. Review test plans and event schedules to assess supportability, coordinate facilities and personnel, and ensure integration of development timelines and test activities. Participate in planning meetings, working groups, and technical reviews; communicate status updates, track issues to resolution, and provide risk management recommendations to leadership.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship
Bachelor’s Degree with emphasis in Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of relevant experience.
Active Secret Clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI
Demonstrated experience supporting technical programs, test events, or complex projects, including schedule and resource coordination.

Nice To Haves

Experience working within MDA Ground Test environments.
Experience with MDA and Other Government Agencies (OGA) demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of overall MDS infrastructure and participants capabilities.
Experience leading integrated system test events.
Familiarity with real-time distributed simulation infrastructures; MDS Element configurations and operations; and DOD Operational Testing (OT) and Development Testing (DT)
Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar highly desired but not required.
Demonstrated Project Management Experience preferred.
Understanding of cloud testing principles and the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in modern test and evaluation environments, highly desired but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic planning and project management support for MDS Test Events, Framework M&S, and element M&S risk reduction activities in support of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
Serve as a liaison among M&S software developers, integration, analysis, test, infrastructure teams, MDA elements, MDS participants, and stakeholders to coordinate capabilities, schedules, resources, and requirements.
Review test plans and event schedules to assess supportability, coordinate facilities and personnel, and ensure integration of development timelines and test activities.
Participate in planning meetings, working groups, and technical reviews; communicate status updates, track issues to resolution, and provide risk management recommendations to leadership.