Equipment Specialist
$65k - $80k+ 401(k) match
Mid
Bachelor's
Oklahoma, USA
HybridHybrid schedule stated, but the posting also identifies the work location as onsite at Tinker AFB.
Aerospace Engineering
No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship Required
About the job
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- A bachelor's degree in a related field and 3 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline are required, including 3 years in the Department of War; alternatively, 7 years of directly related experience are required, including 5 years in the Department of War.
- An active Secret Security Clearance is required.
- Technical support and analysis experience on field, depot, and modification program issues is required.
- Experience preparing or assisting with Time Compliance Technical Orders to support configuration changes and inspections is required.
- Experience reviewing and updating program-specific system, development, and product specifications for hardware and software to meet program standards is required.
- Experience maintaining accurate drawing packages and managing drawing package revisions is required.
- Configuration management experience, including management of deficiency reports and AFTO forms, is required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite is required for creating documentation, technical reports, data packages, and communications.
- Strong communication skills are required to coordinate with engineers, sustainment personnel, and program managers.
- The ability to independently manage documentation, configuration management activities, and support actions with minimal oversight is required.
- The ability to collaborate with engineering, logistics, and configuration management stakeholders is required.
- Problem-solving ability applied to configuration issues, technical discrepancies, and sustainment challenges is required.
- Time-management skills are required to process technical orders, drawing updates, and technical data reviews on time.
Responsibilities
- Review program-specific system, development, and product specifications for hardware and software and recommend changes for proper format, content, and compliance with program requirements and standards.
- Maintain current drawing packages for all modifications and ensure the latest drawing versions are on file.
- Ship and transmit drawing packages and revisions.
- Provide technical support and analysis on field, depot, and modification program issues.
- Prepare or assist in preparing Time Compliance Technical Orders to support configuration changes and inspections.
- Support Configuration Control Board and subordinate-board directives by partnering with Technical Content Managers to manage publication and distribution of technical order changes.
- Support engineering plans and operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness baselines by performing configuration management tasks, including management of deficiency reports and AFTO forms.
- Produce monthly deficiency report and AFTO form performance metrics.
- Support configuration control by receiving, disseminating, processing, and tracking change and deficiency items and recommending their final disposition, including Advanced Change Study Notices, Engineering Change Proposals, Requests for Deviation or Waiver, Deficiency Reports, Airworthiness Directive Notes, Service Actions, Service Bulletins, Aircraft Service Changes, Notices of Deficiency, and Quality Control Plans.
- Review change proposals for management impacts and compliance with Government requirements; recommend Government review and disposition; assist with preparing and conducting Configuration Control Board and subordinate-board meetings; maintain change-proposal files and provide historical information.
- Attend and support Functional Configuration Audits, Physical Configuration Audits, and compliance audits, including auditing hardware and software configuration items, tracking action items, and assisting with meeting minutes.
- Assist with Technical Interchange Meetings and prepare meeting minutes.
- Assist with the transition to a digital technical order system.
- Monitor modification parts listings to identify items not loaded in the National Stock Number system.
- Process non-stock-listed items in the Defense Logistics Agency system.
- Monitor and process parts lists used under contractor logistics support for provisioning and configuration management planning and documentation.
- Assist with developing standard and system-specific drawing packages in support of configuration management.
- Access system data in sources and tools, including Rockwell-Collins Blazer, Integrated Maintenance Database System, HFGCS securities, and Communications Control Management System, to help develop operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness reporting data and documentation.
- Provide input to the Technical Order Life Cycle Management Plan.
- Maintain Government Furnished Equipment inventory lists, including conducting physical inventories as required.
- Perform or assist with technical order validation and verification.
- Provide technical maintenance and technical order support to users by telephone, email, local meetings, and occasional direct field support.
- Assist the Technical Orders Management Agency with cataloging and tracking technical orders.
- Develop methods, plans, and feedback-control requirements to meet program objectives for technical order management.
- Assist with supporting documents, including Forms 873, 874, and 875 and coordination sheets.
- Support establishment, coordination, documentation, and justification of technical order data requirements.
- Provide integrated logistics support, including provisioning and source coding, maintenance data collection, technical order validation, configuration management data, quality deficiency report analysis and evaluation, and identifying alternate sources of supply for diminishing manufacturing or material sources.
- Review and provide feedback to the Government on the effectiveness and efficiency of Combat and Mission Support Systems and maintenance management, and on improvements to existing Range Systems practices affecting program acquisition and sustainment.
- Evaluate Air Force directives for adherence to Government and Air Force standard methods and conformity in maintenance and equipment procedures, and ensure proper use of Combat and Mission Support Systems, facilities, and support personnel.
- Provide direct support to Integrated Product Teams by researching material related to branch maintenance and equipment management.
- Conduct Logistics Supportability Analysis of Illustrated Parts Breakdowns to ensure adequate piece-part availability for Shop Replaceable Unit and Line Replaceable Unit repair capability.
- Maintain system baselines to reflect current fielded configurations when initiating parts or supplier information, including Commercial and Government Entity codes for part substitutions.
- Use Government-provided software to identify errors, equipment issues, and non-mission-capable time, and recommend actions to improve readiness.
- Support integrated logistics support, provisioning and source coding, maintenance data collection, technical order management, configuration management, AFTO form analysis and preparation, quality deficiency report evaluation, and identification of alternate sources of supply for diminishing manufacturing or material sources.
- Provide direct support to various Integrated Product Teams conducting research on branch maintenance and equipment management.
Desired Qualifications
- A background in Range Systems or related experience with radar or other electronics systems at the system, subsystem, or commodity level during all phases of a program is preferred.
About the company
Torch Technologies is a 100% employee-owned technology services and solutions provider focused on defense. It delivers end-to-end product design and development, taking concepts from inception through production and long-term sustainment. Its software development and engineering teams work in agile ways to deliver value, with capabilities spanning prototyping, technology integration, and long-term support. As a major defense contractor, Torch Technologies supports the armed forces and wins contracts that fund its research and development. Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, the company operates a large Design, Development and Integration campus and eight regional offices, underscoring its substantial physical footprint in delivering technical solutions to government customers.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$15.1M
Headquarters
Huntsville, Alabama
Founded
2002
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Torch ranked 59th on Washington Technology Top 100 in 2026, boosting credibility.
- Inc.'s 2026 Best Workplaces recognition supports recruiting in Huntsville and beyond.
- OASIS, D3I, and TMAS vehicles give Torch multiple renewal paths through 2031.
What critics are saying
- Defense contract dependence leaves Torch exposed to protest losses and recompete pressure.
- Revelio data shows headcount fell 22.2% from 2023 to 2026, signaling strain.
- Bill Roark's March 2025 retirement removes a founder-era anchor; succession risk rises.
What makes Torch Technologies unique
- 100% employee-owned and Evergreen since 2011; Torch aligns incentives with retention.
- Torch won $992 million TMAS Tenants work in August 2026, showing scale.
- Torch holds over $5 billion in contract ceiling across defense programs.
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Benefits
- Company Equity
- 401(k) Company Match
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Professional Development Budget
- Life Insurance