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# Senior Software Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Torch Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Activity Diagram, Agile Methodology, Computing Platforms, Systems Engineering, Collaborative Software, Distributed Systems, Microsoft Office, Scaled Agile Framework, Software Systems, Systems Architecture, MagicDraw, Real Time Systems, Atlassian Tools
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9243754/senior-software-systems-engineer

## About the Role

* US Citizenship.
 * Bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field and a master's degree in a relevant technical discipline.
 * At least 10 years of relevant systems engineering, software systems engineering, or related technical experience.
 * Strong technical background in complex software-intensive systems, such as command and control, sensors, embedded systems, real-time or near-real-time applications, or distributed software.
 * Demonstrated experience with requirements analysis and decomposition, MBSE, use case development, and modular or open systems architecture principles.
 * Proficiency with MagicDraw or a comparable systems modeling tool.
 * Experience supporting iterative or Agile engineering activities and using work management and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
 * Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to prepare clear technical documentation and presentations.
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to coordinate effectively with developers, end users, technical stakeholders, and leadership.
 * Ability to work independently, manage technical priorities, and contribute effectively in a collaborative engineering environment.
 * Active Secret security clearance and the ability to maintain it.
 * Ability to work onsite as required by program or customer needs., * Master's degree specifically in Systems Engineering.
 * Experience with defense mission systems, integrated command and control systems, or other mission-critical software platforms.
 * Experience integrating multiple systems within a system-of-systems architecture.
 * Experience working within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), including sprint and program increment planning.

Schedule:M-F; 8-5

## Description

As a Senior Software Systems Engineer your duties will include the following, but are not limited to:

 * Develop and maintain systems engineering products that define complex software-intensive system behaviors, interfaces, performance expectations, and verification criteria.
 * Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methods to develop logical and behavioral models, use cases, activity diagrams, and related engineering artifacts.
 * Decompose system-level requirements into actionable software and interface requirements; coordinate traceability and acceptance criteria with development and test teams.
 * Support integration and interoperability of distributed systems and subsystems, including system-of-systems architectures and interfaces.
 * Collaborate with software developers, system architects, test engineers, users, and program stakeholders to resolve technical issues and evaluate engineering tradeoffs.
 * Participate in Agile planning, technical reviews, integration activities, and verification efforts; prepare engineering documentation and briefings to communicate results and recommendations.