F-16 Sensors Engineer, Principal WAM (Top-Secret) - 70

Credence•Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Credence has an immediate opening for a principal-level F-16 Sensors Engineer supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center WAM (AFLCMC/WAM) directorate, F-16 division, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The role supports F-16 USAF and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs, including systems integration, acquisition strategy, requirements development, sensor integration engineering, testing, and fielding. Work includes supporting F-16 Operational Flight Program (OFP) software and hardware development and integration, as well as Information Assurance and Anti-Tamper programs.

Requirements

Must have an active Top Secret clearance.
For engineering positions, must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree with a major in engineering from a college or university with an ABET-accredited engineering program relevant to the degree requirements. Engineering technology degrees do not qualify. The degree must have been received in the year of, or any year after, the program's original accreditation date.
One of the following experience and education combinations is required: a related master's or doctoral degree and at least 20 years of experience in the relevant technical or professional discipline, including at least 12 years in the DoD; a related bachelor's degree and at least 25 years of relevant experience, including at least 15 years in the DoD; or at least 30 years of directly related experience with the required certifications, including at least 20 years in the DoD.

Nice To Haves

Recommended: 15 years of F-16 fighter weapons systems integration program office experience, with detailed knowledge of USAF and FMS configurations.
Recommended: multi-discipline expertise covering term knowledge.
Recommended: at least 15 years of experience in fighter-platform avionics sensor development and integration engineering.

Responsibilities

Support F-16 USAF and FMS systems integration and configuration knowledge to identify integration and performance methods and risks.
Assist the Government in developing, implementing, and executing integration and acquisition strategies for multiple F-16 USAF and FMS programs.
Translate customer requirements into acquisition program requirements and support development of hardware and software requirements, including F-16 PVI development.
Support sensor development and integration engineering and overall F-16 systems engineering for OFP software and hardware development, integration, test, and fielding.
Assist with developing Systems Engineering Master Plans (SEMPs) and Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs), and review contractor reports.
Support ground and flight test anomaly resolution and troubleshooting for F-16 sensor integration and development programs.
Support the F-16 Information Assurance (IA) and Anti-Tamper (AT) program, including IA and AT program requirements and solutions.
Support fighter-platform avionics sensor integration, including fire control, stores management, pilot displays, electronic warfare defensive equipment, and other avionics subsystem integration and test.