Torch TechnologiesThank 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, Inc. is seeking a Test Engineer to support the development, integration, and testing of aviation data transfer systems and emerging technologies. This role involves ensuring the robust and reliable operation of critical data links and evaluating cutting-edge capabilities within an aviation context.
As a Test Engineer your duties will include the following, but are not limited to:- Develop and execute test strategies, plans, procedures, and reports for aviation data transfer software, middleware, APIs, and supporting services.
- Design manual and automated tests covering functional behavior, performance, reliability, fault tolerance, interoperability, and cybersecurity-relevant conditions.
- Support verification and validation of data movement across edge, airborne support, ground, and enterprise environments.
- Create and maintain test cases for transfer protocols, interface services, message handling, retry logic, error recovery, and audit logging.
- Build or maintain automated test frameworks for backend services, APIs, web applications, and integration workflows.
- Conduct integration, regression, system, and user-focused test activities in coordination with developers, system engineers, and operational stakeholders.
- Analyze defects, isolate root causes, document findings clearly, and support corrective action through closure.
- Validate software behavior in constrained, disconnected, intermittent, or degraded network conditions where applicable.
- Support requirements traceability and objective evidence for formal test readiness, technical reviews, and delivery milestones.
- Contribute to test data design, test environment setup, configuration control, and release validation.
Required Qualifications: - U.S. Citizenship
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field.
- Active secret clearance and ability to maintain clearance is required to start.
- Experience testing software-intensive systems, web applications, APIs, services, or middleware integrations.
- Understanding of structured software test methodologies, defect lifecycle management, and verification practices.
- Experience with test automation tools, scripting, or frameworks used for API, service, UI, or integration testing.
- Working knowledge of networking fundamentals and data transfer concepts including secure transport, messaging, and system interoperability.
- Ability to read logs, trace failures, and work closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
- Experience with configuration management, source control, and Agile or iterative development environments.
- Strong written communication skills for test procedures, anomaly reports, and verification evidence.
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and issue tracking software (e.g., Azure DevOps).
- Ability to interpret technical documentation, schematics, and system specifications.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Schedule: M-F; 8-5
Work Location: Onsite
Travel: No
Relocation Assistance Available: No
Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: Yes
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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 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.
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.
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