Program Manager – Technical

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!

The Program Manager – Technical will support the development and execution of non‑standard military systems by integrating technical understanding with strong program‑management leadership. This role requires a quick, adaptive thinker who can interface confidently with industry partners and government customers while driving technical solutions in a fast‑paced defense environment. The ideal candidate combines solid technical comprehension with the ability to manage cost, schedule, resources, and cross‑functional coordination.

They excel at resolving complex challenges, shaping efficient workflows, and implementing best practices that enhance program performance and organizational effectiveness.

• Develop a team that can design, model, and engineer unique representative structures to replicate military equipment.
• Select and evaluate materials such as coated fabrics, technical textiles, elastomers, polymers, and high‑durability composites suitable for military applications.
• Coordinate and align inputs from participating groups and obtain progress updates for consolidation into monthly division level integrated business planning
• Integrate costs and schedule to ensure realistic and achievable budget and resource requirements through direct coordination with program managers and technical leads.
• Prepare decision-quality materials such as executive level briefings and supporting documentation (white papers, fact sheets, status reports, progress reports, and information papers) for senior level reviews and milestone decision meetings.
• Assisting technical leads in change documentation as required to ensure proper resource planning and forecasting.
• Analyze performance data and prepare written and verbal management reports on cost and schedule variances
• Schedule development and maintenance/tracking.
• Program accounting and cost/value tracking.
• Regular and effective communication with leadership and customer base as pertaining to financial, schedule and technical status.
• Lead development of patterning, joining methods, and reinforcement strategies for large‑scale systems.
• Produce and refine CAD models, 2D patterns, and manufacturing documentation.
• Assist prototyping, testing, and validation for durability, structural performance, inflation/deflation mechanics, and environmental resilience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical engineering, industrial design, manufacturing, and testing groups.

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field (advanced or current pursuit of advanced degree preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in product and solutions development environments
• Secret level DoW Clearance
• Proficiency in CAD software (e.g., Solid Works, Rhino, patterning tools).

• PMP Certification
• Well versed in ASME standards and experience working…