Guam Defense System (GDS) Integration Lead

Torch Technologies

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Torch Technologies is seeking a Guam Defense System (GDS) Integration Lead to join a team at Redstone Arsenal Alabama supporting Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Fires (formerly Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office).

As a Guam Defense System (GDS) Integration Lead your duties will include the following but are not limited to:

• Systems engineering and integration support across GDS development integration testing experimentation and operational activities.

• The position coordinates technical activities across systems organizations and mission partners to ensure requirements interfaces architecture resources and integration dependencies remain aligned.

• The Integration Lead translates integration requirements into executable activities works across engineering and operational organizations to resolve technical issues and executes integration activities against the approved schedule.

• The position provides IFD/GDS leadership with integrated technical assessments risks issues and recommendations to support execution and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• The GDS Integration Lead coordinates system and subsystem integration activities across the GDS architecture ensuring integration efforts align with established requirements architecture interfaces and mission needs.

• The position identifies and resolves system interface interoperability and technical dependency issues and executes integration activities against the approved schedule ensuring technical prerequisites resources and dependencies are addressed to meet planned milestones.

• The Integration Lead coordinates engineering activities across program offices laboratories test organizations mission partners and operational stakeholders.

• The position supports integration verification validation and test activities and assesses system performance against requirements.

• The role also tracks system configurations and changes that may affect integration testing interfaces or operational readiness.

• The Integration Lead identifies technical and integration risks coordinates mitigation efforts and drives resolution across supporting organizations.

• The position assesses technical integration and system readiness identifies gaps supports corrective actions and coordinates activities required for fielding and transition to operational use.

• The position develops integration status technical assessments risk reports briefings and decision-support products to provide IFD/GDS leadership with clear information on integration progress risks issues readiness and areas requiring attention.

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship and ability to support Department of Defense programs.

• Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related technical discipline AND 10 years of related experience OR

• Masters degree in Systems Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related technical discipline AND 8 years of related experience

• Active Secret Clearance.

• Experience leading a team and/or project across multiple functions stakeholders and services in a fast-paced highly-visible environment.

• Experience with systems engineering systems integration or integration of complex technical systems.

• Experience coordinating technical activities across multiple organizations and engineering disciplines.

• Experience with system interfaces requirements architecture integration planning or interoperability.

• Ability to execute complex integration activities against established schedules and milestones.

• Ability to identify and resolve technical issues dependencies and integration risks.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information to leadership.

• Active DoD Secret or TS/TS-SCI security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain the required clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with missile defense fires integrated air and missile defense or other complex defense systems.

• Experience with system-of-systems engineering and integration.

• Experience with developmental or operational testing experimentation verification or validation.

• Familiarity with Army systems engineering test safety and fielding processes.

• Experience coordinating integrated product teams engineering working groups or technical interchange meetings.

• Experience with requirements management interface management configuration management or technical baseline development.

• Experience integrating hardware software networks sensors weapons command and control or other mission systems.

• Familiarity with GDS architecture interfaces infrastructure and supporting systems.

Schedule: M-F; 8-5
Work Location: Customer Site Redstone Arsenal
Travel: Yes 20-30%
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:

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