Senior Systems Engineer

Torch Technologies, Inc.•Bedford, MA

9d•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! Torch Technologies has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/PEO Digital Directorate (AFLCMC/HB) at Hanscom AFB, MA. The Air Force Program Execution Office for PEO Digital (AFPEO/HB) has the collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility to manage and execute the modernization, development, testing, production, fielding, and sustainment of the PEO Digital portfolio, which includes over 130 programs for the United States Air Force (USAF) and foreign allies. AFLCMC/PEO Digital Directorate is headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA with geographically separated operating units CONUS and OCONUS. As a Senior Systems Engineer your duties include, but are not limited to the following: Conduct reviews on program portfolio to evaluate and/or recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs/processes, manage/sustain program technical baseline, and design/perform system level tests to assure that subsystems and system performance is achieved in accordance with approved specifications Perform program reviews to evaluate alternative proposed plans, systems engineering programs, design and test results to assure that subsystem and system performance is achieved in accordance with program specifications Prepare technical documents which define, specify, and recommend system/subsystem characteristics. Prepares management reports and conducts technical presentations for planning, implementation and corrective action using application of engineering economy principles Perform validation of systems, including development of criteria and procedures. Analyze and/or evaluate results of major engineering systems Provide system/program engineering, technical support and technical training to support programs/initiatives, including but not limited to: acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, continued evolution, deployment/fielding and installation, and operations oversight Provide engineering support services and inputs to program and project risk management activities in compliance with AF SEAM processes Provide engineering support to conduct formal trade studies based on engineering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life cycle cost, productivity, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule Provide technical recommendation support services, including reviews, studies, audits, evaluations and analyses, scientific and procedural guidance, documentation, technical analysis, and support of associated engineering IPTs Provide proposal analysis support services that compare and quantify proposed systems, components, approaches for technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness Provide concepts and requirements analyses support services including, but not limited to, reviewing and analyzing: Initial Capabilities Documents (ICD) Capability Development Documents (CDD) Capability Production Documents (CPD) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) Military Utility Assessments Concepts of Operation (CONOP) Technology Development Strategies FCAs/PCAs Technology Standards Profiles Review and analyze system concepts and user requirements that have been approved and entered into a system requirements baseline (functional, allocated, and product) Assist with material solution analysis, technology, engineering, and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operation and support Support engineering technical and technical management processes associated with version/configuration control, to include: Requirements definition and analysis Architecture design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, transition, decision analysis, technical planning, technical assessment Requirements management, risk management, configuration management, technical data management, and interface management Assist with planning and execution of technical reviews and assessments (e.g. System Requirements Review, Technology Readiness Assessment), as well as associated documentation development (e.g. Systems Engineering Plan, Risk Management Plan) that are an inherent part of the activities and processes listed above Development of systems engineering documentation, an understanding of the linking interactions between systems of systems, configuration management, technical data packages and acquisition and sustainment engineering processes. Support engineering technical and technical management processes associated with version/configuration control, to include: a) Requirements definition and analysis; b) Architecture design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, transition, decision analysis, technical planning, technical assessment; c) Requirements management, risk management, configuration management, technical data management, and interface management Assist with planning and execution of technical reviews and assessments (e.g. System Requirements Review, Technology Readiness Assessment), as well as associated documentation development (e.g. Systems Engineering Plan, Risk Management Plan) that are an inherent part of the activities and processes listed above

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship
Bachelor's degree in a professional engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited educational program and at least 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 of which must be in the DoW.
Experienced in requirements development, production and deployment, and operation and support, architectures development & implementation, modeling & simulation including but not limited to Model Based Systems Engineering principles, verification & validation, technical data package development and sustainment, and principles of configuration management.
Experience with network architectures, embedded systems and application deployment across a variety of systems and hardware, to include cloud deployment and virtualization.
Familiarity with DoW Acquisition processes including Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, Engineering Manufacturing and Development, Production and Deployment activities.
Must have and maintain an active Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a professional engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited educational program along with at least 10 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 of which must be in the DoW.
Familiarity with Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat operations including live aircrew training/development of tactics, techniques, and procedures and Range Infrastructure architectures and systems are desired.

Responsibilities

Conduct reviews on program portfolio to evaluate and/or recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs/processes, manage/sustain program technical baseline, and design/perform system level tests to assure that subsystems and system performance is achieved in accordance with approved specifications
Perform program reviews to evaluate alternative proposed plans, systems engineering programs, design and test results to assure that subsystem and system performance is achieved in accordance with program specifications
Prepare technical documents which define, specify, and recommend system/subsystem characteristics.
Prepares management reports and conducts technical presentations for planning, implementation and corrective action using application of engineering economy principles
Perform validation of systems, including development of criteria and procedures.
Analyze and/or evaluate results of major engineering systems
Provide system/program engineering, technical support and technical training to support programs/initiatives, including but not limited to: acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, continued evolution, deployment/fielding and installation, and operations oversight
Provide engineering support services and inputs to program and project risk management activities in compliance with AF SEAM processes
Provide engineering support to conduct formal trade studies based on engineering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life cycle cost, productivity, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule
Provide technical recommendation support services, including reviews, studies, audits, evaluations and analyses, scientific and procedural guidance, documentation, technical analysis, and support of associated engineering IPTs
Provide proposal analysis support services that compare and quantify proposed systems, components, approaches for technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness
Provide concepts and requirements analyses support services including, but not limited to, reviewing and analyzing: Initial Capabilities Documents (ICD) Capability Development Documents (CDD) Capability Production Documents (CPD) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) Military Utility Assessments Concepts of Operation (CONOP) Technology Development Strategies FCAs/PCAs Technology Standards Profiles
Review and analyze system concepts and user requirements that have been approved and entered into a system requirements baseline (functional, allocated, and product)
Assist with material solution analysis, technology, engineering, and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operation and support
Support engineering technical and technical management processes associated with version/configuration control, to include: Requirements definition and analysis Architecture design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, transition, decision analysis, technical planning, technical assessment Requirements management, risk management, configuration management, technical data management, and interface management
Assist with planning and execution of technical reviews and assessments (e.g. System Requirements Review, Technology Readiness Assessment), as well as associated documentation development (e.g. Systems Engineering Plan, Risk Management Plan) that are an inherent part of the activities and processes listed above
Development of systems engineering documentation, an understanding of the linking interactions between systems of systems, configuration management, technical data packages and acquisition and sustainment engineering processes.
Support engineering technical and technical management processes associated with version/configuration control, to include: a) Requirements definition and analysis; b) Architecture design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, transition, decision analysis, technical planning, technical assessment; c) Requirements management, risk management, configuration management, technical data management, and interface management
Assist with planning and execution of technical reviews and assessments (e.g. System Requirements Review, Technology Readiness Assessment), as well as associated documentation development (e.g. Systems Engineering Plan, Risk Management Plan) that are an inherent part of the activities and processes listed above