M&S Event Mission Manager (Mid-Level)

Huntsville, AL5+ years

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 is seeking a M&S Event Mission Manager. 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 a M&S Event Mission Manager your duties will include the following, but are not limited to:

Provide strategic planning support for MDS Test Events, Framework M&S and element M&S risk reduction activities.

Act as a liaison between the M&S software developers, product integration team, analysis team, test team, infrastructure team, MDA Elements and MDS participants and other stakeholders. Coordinate with the M&S functional areas to consolidate capabilities to meet MDA and MDS Stakeholders’ requirements.

Maintain management awareness of planning activities and issues related to development and testing.

Participate in and present findings at working group meetings, peer reviews, and other technical interchange meetings.

Provide project management support for assigned events and activities (projects), to include developing and delivering reporting for leadership review to support decision making on cost, schedule, performance and risk.

Participate in MDA planning and coordination meetings

Review test plans and test event schedules to evaluate ability to support across activities, with consideration for allocation of resources required within timeframes.

Coordinate test resources (facilities, personnel, etc.) with simulation software developers for new capabilities and implementation strategies. Coordinate capture of development schedules, development integration points and test plans.

Collaborate with systems engineering, cross-functional teams and stakeholders to identify M&S engineering criteria to be demonstrated during risk reduction activities.

Effectively communicate M&S event/activity status updates to stakeholders.

Plan and coordinate continuous developmental activities for M&S and MDS participants, as assigned.

Consolidate and track M&S issues through resolution.

Provide Risk Management recommendations to leadership. Identify and communicate event and/or activity risks, develop mitigation strategies, monitor and report on the impact

Qualifications:

U.S. Citizenship
Bachelor’s Degree with emphasis in Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of relevant experience.
Active Secret Clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI
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)

Preferred Qualifications:

Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar

Demonstrated Project Management Experience

Understanding of cloud testing principles and the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in modern test and evaluation environments

Schedule: M-F; 8-5

Work Location: Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL

Travel: yes, up to 25%

Relocation Assistance Available: No

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No

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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 HR@torchtechnologies.com. Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies.

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