AFRL Electrical Design Engineer (Senior)

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Job Title

AFRL Electrical Design Engineer (Senior)

Location

Florida - Eglin Air Force Base - Eglin AFB, FL 32542 US (Primary)

Job Description

Torch Technologies is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer (Senior) to join a team working under the Technical and Management Advisory Services (TMAS) Armament Task Order contract to provide support to the Air Force at Eglin AFB, FL.  Relocation assistance may be available.

Responsibilities:

This position requires a highly motivated individual with experience. Essential duties are included below:

• Support the Science and Technology (S&T) community in the development of advanced weapon concepts and technologies to dramatically improve weapon performance to include weapon-platform integration.

• Assist in identifying, developing and implementing technology strategic planning to form integrated roadmaps in order to mitigate capability gaps for warfighters, including operational analysis, definitions of scope of work, budget, schedule and risk to further technologies.

• Assist in generating system and subsystem requirements based on a thorough understanding of complex technical aspects of current and emerging threats, overarching warfighter requirements, capability trade studies, and emerging technologies.

• Assist and advise in performing complex system and subsystem tradeoff studies, to include make-buy decisions, functional allocations, cost, weight, size and performance.

• Prepare and coordinate written specifications, performance work statements and other technical documents (e.g. trip reports).

• Monitor S&T development progress and document/report this progress to the team. Evaluate requirements, functional descriptions, and hardware and software specifications for completeness and requirements traceability. Review hardware and software development plans and design documents for conformance with applicable standards and requirements. Review interface specifications, drawings, and design documents to assess functional, signal, electrical and physical interfaces.

• Provide advice in technical meetings, project reviews and test planning meetings.

• Review Demonstration test plans, procedures and schedules to evaluate completeness/accuracy, requirements traceability, compliance with test requirements, risks and risk mitigation plans. Monitor test planning and test conduct and document/report this progress to the team.  Review test reports for accuracy and completeness. Provide on-site test support (ground and flight).

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Must be willing to support geographically dispersed activities and be willing to travel ~2 times monthly.

• Master of Science (MS) degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering and/or Physics with over 15 years of relevant experience. A Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university with an additional 13 years of relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of an MS degree.

• Position requires candidates possess a current TOP SECRET security clearance with a background investigation completed within the past 5 years.

 

Preferred Skills:

Strong weapon systems engineering background, knowledge, and experience, including a sound understanding of weapon system survivability/effectiveness design and performance evaluation.

Experience with concept development through technology demonstration in a Science and Technology environment.

Strong engineering background in, knowledge of and experience in:

• Weapon system survivability analysis methodology

• Operations Analysis / cross-domain M&S

• Good understanding of air and ground threat systems and their performance

• Supplemental understanding of electronic warfare principles

• Supplemental understanding of electro-optical, infrared and/or laser systems

• Able to think deeply and deliberately on methods to harness new or existing technologies

• Able to work well with others in a small high performing team environment

• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

 

U.S. Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Job Type: regular Full-time

Security Clearance: TS

Schedule: (M-F; 8-5)

Work Location:  customer site

Travel: yes

Relocation Assistance Available: possible

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 and safe-harbor contribution, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts, EAP, education assistance, paid time off, and holidays. 

 

Applying to Torch Technologies:

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.

Torch Technologies is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.  We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class.

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