Senior Systems Engineer
Company websitetorchtechnologies.com (Torch Technologies, Inc, opens in new tab)
Base salary $135K to $150K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Hanscom AFB, MA
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- LocationHanscom AFB, MA
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About this job
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 & simulation; MBSE principles; verification & validation
- Technical data package development/sustainment
- Configuration management principles
- Experience with network architectures, embedded systems, application deployment, cloud deployment, and virtualization
- Familiarity with DoW Acquisition processes including Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, EMD, Production & Deployment
- Familiarity with Electronic Warfare and/or Air Combat operations, live aircrew training, TTP development, and Range Infrastructure architectures/systems
Technical Skills
- Broad theoretical and practical knowledge of systems engineering for acquisition
- Engineering support across system lifecycle (requirements through disposal)
- Understanding and implementation of DoD acquisition and sustainment systems engineering processes
- Familiarity with Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, EMD, Production & Deployment activities
- Use of analytical, simulation, MBSE, and digital engineering tools (as provided)
- Ability to work closely with Government and EPASS logisticians, program managers, and engineers
Schedule: M-F; 8-5
Work Location: onsite on Hanscom AFB
Travel: 0%-10%
Relocation Assistance Available: No
Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No
Salary Range $135,000 - $150,000
The salary range information is a general guideline only. Several factors can influence the salary for a position including but not limited to, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, geographic location, business considerations, scope and responsibilities of the position, local or other applicable market conditions, and internal equity. Other factors include the candidate’s qualifications such as relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education/training, and certifications.
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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, 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.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Torch Technologies, Inc. participates in E-Verify.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Careers Link as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to [email protected]. Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies.
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Pay in context
This role's base floor ($135,000) is above 26% of the 415 Software Engineering roles in Massachusetts listed on this site; 6 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $150,000; the middle half runs from $131,961 to $172,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
This listingSenior Systems Engineer$135K to $150K
Systems Engineer, Senior$135K to $150K
Cloud & DevSecOps Engineer$135K to $155K
Senior Systems Engineer$135K to $150K
Senior Systems Engineer$135K to $150K
Senior Program Scheduler$130K to $140K
Senior Program Manager$140K to $155K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior Systems Engineer (this listing) | $135K - $150K |
| Systems Engineer, Senior | $135K - $150K |
| Cloud & DevSecOps Engineer | $135K - $155K |
| Senior Systems Engineer | $135K - $150K |
| Senior Systems Engineer | $135K - $150K |
| Senior Program Scheduler | $130K - $140K |
| Senior Program Manager | $140K - $155K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-27
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Hanscom AFB, MA
Salary Range $135,000 - $150,000
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