Senior Modeling and Simulation Analyst

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!

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Modeling and Simulation Analyst to contribute to the design, development, and execution of complex simulation environments. This role focuses on high-fidelity modeling of integrated defense systems, including Radars, Command and Control (C2) architectures, Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones), and Missile Systems. The ideal candidate is technically strong, equally comfortable writing low-level bash scripts in a Linux environment, architecting large-scale simulations using containerization, and briefing technical results to senior government stakeholders.

You will serve as a technical bridge between complex system requirements and actionable simulation data.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Design:

System Architecture :
Contribute to the end-to-end design of M&S frameworks for integrated sensor-to-shooter kill chains .Model Development:
Develop and validate high-fidelity behavioral models for radar waveforms, C2 logic, and kinetic interceptors.

Dev Ops Integration:
Architect and maintain simulation environments utilizing RHEL Linux , deploying scalable simulation nodes via Podman containers.

Automation :
Create robust automation pipelines using Bash scripting to streamline simulation runs, environment setup, and data collection.

Data Analysis & Reporting:

Analytics Pipeline:
Develop sophisticated data reduction and analysis tools using Python (Num Py, Pandas, Sci Py) and MATLAB .Visualization:
Create high-impact technical plots and visualizations to communicate system performance.

Technical Documentation :
Author comprehensive technical reports, design documents, and verification/validation (V&V) reports for delivery to the customer.

Stakeholder Management:

Requirements Engineering :
Lead technical discussions with government customers to translate operational needs into concrete simulation requirements.

Briefing & Presentation :
Present complex simulation results to stakeholders and senior leadership, providing clear recommendations based on data.

Mentorship :
Provide technical guidance and peer review for Level 1-3 engineers on the team.

Required Qualifications:

US Citizenship.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering , Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related STEM field.
5+ years of professional experience in Modeling & Simulation (M&S) within the defense or aerospace industry.

P roficiency in RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) and Bash scripting.

P roficiency in Python and MATLAB for mathematical modeling and data science.

Deep understanding of the physics and logic governing Radars, C2 systems, and Missile/Drone kinematics.

Active security clearance (Secret or higher).

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience using Podman (or Docker) for application deployment and environment isolation.

Experience with industry-standard simulation tools (e.g., MATLAB / Simulink).

Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines.

Previous experience acting as the Primary Technical Point of Contact (POC) for a government program office.

Familiarity with DIS/HLA standards for distributed simulations.

Schedule:

M-F, 8-5

Work Location:

Customer-site Travel:
Less than 10%
Relocation Assistance Available:
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…