M&S Event Mission Manager

Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work• headquartered in Huntsville, AL with over 1200 employee-owners. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of Defense. 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!

Job Title

M&S Event Mission Manager

Location

Alabama - Huntsville - Huntsville, AL 35802 US (Primary)

Job Description

Make a Real Difference - New technologies are rapidly changing our world. At Torch Technologies we are at the forefront of new technologies, helping employ them in our systems; and defend against those in the hands of our adversaries. This exciting, rewarding work helps guarantee the security of the United States and our allies. Join a professional team of high-qualified scientists, engineers, analysts and technicians who support the research, development, testing and evaluation of the system that detects, tracks, engages and destroys adversary missiles.

Torch Technologies is a great place to work - We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place to Work headquartered in Huntsville, AL with over 1200 employee-owners. And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years!

Our most valuable commodity is our people; and we treat our employees in ways that reflect that value. Because we are at the forefront of technology, you will have plenty of opportunity to grow, both in your field of expertise and in your responsibilities. The very best people come to Torch Technologies and stay with us.

Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of Defense. 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". Come grow with us!

Amenities - This career opportunity is in the Von Braun Complex- named after the father of the US space program, Wernher von Braun. The facility is a modern, multi-building complex with fantastic amenities. This includes a full-service cafeteria, food trucks and a free world-class fitness center that offers free classes for activities like spin, yoga, and aerobics.

Your typical day - Your support would be to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Engineering Directorate Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Office (DES) to assess the capabilities of the Missile Defense System (MDS) in a distributed Hardware-In-the-Loop (HWIL) simulation environment, including Continuous Developmental Integration (CDI) activities, MDS Ground Test (GT) events and MDS Flight Test support. Focus will be on supporting the development and deployment of M&S Frame work and MDA Element Capabilities

What are your specific duties? Roles and Responsibilities:

• Act as a liaison between the Modeling & Simulation (M&S) software developers, integrators, data analysts, and test planners, conductors, and other stakeholders to include MDS element Points of Contact.
• Lead and provide strategic planning support for risk reduction and M&S development activities.
• Collect and consolidate M&S capability requirements needed by MDS stakeholders.
• Coordinate M&S Framework capabilities between System Integration and Engineering and Production functional areas.
• Identify M&S engineering criteria needed to burn down risk to the M&S Framework

Job Requirements

Duties include:

• Participate in MDA planning and coordination meetings.
• Review test plans to identify needs for new framework capabilities, test event schedules ability to support.
• Coordinate test resources (facilities, personnel, etc.) with simulation software developers for new capabilities and implementation strategies. Development schedules, and test plans.
• Maintain management awareness of planning activities and issues related to development.
• Participate in and present findings at working group meetings, peer reviews, and other technical interchange meetings.

Desired qualifications include:

• A good understanding of overall MDS infrastructure and Element 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)

Travel:

• This position may have a 10-20% travel requirement.
• This position may require 10% night/weekend work.

Education:

• Minimum of 8 -10 yrs. + (BS) in Math, Engineering, Computer Science or similar discipline OR equivalent years of experience

Position requires that candidate possess a final and active security clearance

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