We are Torch Technologies.
Torch Technologies, Inc. (Torch) is a 100 percent employee-owned business with more than 1100 employee owners dedicated to quality technical services, competitive costs, and ethical business practices. Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, Torch has employee owners located in Fort Rucker, Alabama; Los Angeles, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Shalimar, Florida; Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii; Honolulu, Hawaii; Aberdeen, Maryland; Patuxent River, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Detroit, Michigan; Dayton, Ohio; Ft. Sill, OK; Corpus Christi, Texas; Washington, DC; Langley AFB, VA; Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein; and Cairo, Egypt.
Areas of Expertise
We are dedicated to providing superior research, development, and engineering services to the Department of Defense in the following primary areas: Weapon System Performance Analysis to include sensors/seekers, aerodynamics, guidance and control, target discrimination, endgame performance, and command and control; Modeling and Simulation with emphasis primarily on high-fidelity level simulations including all digital simulations, Software-in-the-Loop (SWIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) simulations; Information Technology such as distributed simulations/data management, visualization techniques, high performance computers, and network integration; Manned and Unmanned Aviation; Test & Evaluation (T&E); and Advanced Technology Research and Development including development, testing, and implementation of innovative algorithms and software. As defense contractors, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our Corporate Mission Statement sums up the pride our employees take in the work we do: “Lighting the Pathway of Freedom.”
Recognized Results
Torch has received both national and local recognition for its business performance, workplace environment, and ethical business practices. Most recently, in 2022, Torch achieved Certified Evergreen™ status from Tugboat Institute, recognizing Torch’s commitment to remain a privately owned company. In 2021, Torch was ranked on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies for the fifteenth consecutive year. Torch was also named one of the Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services for the sixth consecutive year by Great Place to Work, and Great Place to Work and Fortune named Torch one of the country’s Best Workplaces for Millennials for the third year, with previous recognition in 2020 and 2018. Torch was also recognized as the 2021 ESOP Company of the Year by the New South Chapter of The ESOP Association for a second time, with previous recognition in 2018. Additionally, Torch was selected as a recipient of the 2021 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). Washington Technology also listed Torch in its annual “Top 100” Government Contractors ranking for the seventh consecutive year, and Bloomberg Government listed Torch in its annual “Top 200” ranking for the fifth consecutive year in 2021. Torch was also selected for a Colorado Springs Business Journal “Best in Business” award for the second consecutive year in 2021. In 2020, Torch became the only four-time recipient of the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award for Business Ethics in the North Alabama region, also winning in 2015, 2009, and 2005. Great Place to Work named Torch one of the country’s Best Workplaces for Parents in 2020, and Torch was also named one of the “Best Workplaces in Colorado Springs” by The Colorado Springs Gazette in 2020. In 2019, Torch was ranked on the Entrepreneur 360 list for the third consecutive year. In 2018, Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine named Torch a Best Medium Workplace for the third consecutive year. Additionally, Torch was also named a winner of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Huntsville award, marking Torch’s fifth time to receive this honor, with previous wins in 2017, 2016, 2012, and 2008. In 2016, Torch was named one of America’s Best Small Companies by Forbes. In 2013, Torch was recognized by the Small Business Administration as Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year representing the eight southeastern states in SBA Region IV. Torch was selected by Inc. Magazine and Winning Workplaces as a winner in the 2011 Top Small Company Workplaces national competition. In 2008, the Alabama Information Technology Association selected Torch as Large Business of the Year Leadership in Technology award, and the Principal Group named Torch one of the Principal 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security nationwide. Torch won the 2007 Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award in the Technology Category. Also in 2007, Inc. 5000 ranked Torch as the No. 1 Fastest Growing Privately-Held Defense Contractor in the Southeast Region. Torch was nationally recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine in July 2006 as one of the 100 fastest growing companies in America.
