F-16 Systems Principal (Test Pilot), F-16 WAM (Top-Secret) - 27

About the role

Credence supports mission‑critical needs for the nation’s largest defense and health federal organizations, delivering AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities. The company is seeking an immediate opening for a **F‑16 Systems Principal (Test Pilot)** to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center WAM (AFLCMC/WAM) directorate, F‑16 division at Wright‑Patterson AFB, OH. The F‑16 “Viper” program, headquartered at Hill AFB with units at Wright‑Patterson, Tyndall, Eglin, and Davis‑Monthan AFBs, is the largest Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program in U.S. history, producing over 4,500 jets for 24 countries with production orders extending through 2030. The role also supports the Multi‑National Fighter Program (MNFP), a cooperative USAF development effort.

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 hardware and software development, including F‑16 PVI development.
• Serve as the cost‑estimating point of contact for F‑16 systems integration and test; support financial estimators in developing USAF and FMS program cost estimates.
• Assist with development of integrated schedules, including program conceptual schedules.
• Support program management, test management, and systems engineering for F‑16 OFP software development, test, and fielding.
• Develop TEMPs, master test plans, and review Contractor and Government DT&E and OT&E test plans and reports.
• Support ground and flight test anomaly resolution and troubleshooting for F‑16 OFP software, subsystem hardware, sensors, and other weapons‑development integration and test programs.
• Develop test documentation and schedule test resources using detailed fighter‑platform test‑infrastructure knowledge for prime Contractor, government DT&E/OT&E test aircraft configurations, instrumentation, and range capabilities.
• Support F‑16 Information Assurance (IA) and Anti‑Tamper (AT) program requirements and solutions.
• Provide technical support for the F‑16 System Security Working Group (SSWG) and program‑protection activities, including development and evaluation of Critical Program Information (CPI), security‑classification guidance, and related technical support.
• Support F‑16 flight‑test contracting and FM activities.
• Support F‑16 QRC and UON program development and execution.
• Support fire‑control radar development and integration, including Active Electronically Scanned Antenna (AESA) radar development and evaluation.
• Support fighter‑platform avionics subsystem integration, including fire control, stores management, pilot displays, INS/GPS, data links, electronic‑warfare defensive equipment, and UHF/VHF/SINCGARS/SATCOM radios.
• Support fighter‑platform weapons integration and test for air‑to‑air missiles, air‑to‑ground guided/gravity weapons, and ammunition.
• Support flight‑controls development and flight test for analog and digital systems such as terrain following, passive ground‑collision avoidance, auto ground‑collision avoidance, and high‑angle‑of‑attack departure resistance and recovery.
• Assist with F‑16 SEEK EAGLE stores‑certification management, test, and systems engineering, including flutter, loads, stability and control, dynamic response, and stores separation.
• Interface with all F‑16 requirements, test, and development stakeholders, including ACC, DT&E and OT&E test organizations, Air National Guard/Air Force Reserve (ANG/AFRES) test organization, the F‑16 prime Contractor, and OO‑ALC.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• Education/experience options:
  • Master’s or Doctoral degree in a related field with a minimum of 20 years of relevant experience, at least 12 years in the DoD.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field with a minimum of 25 years of relevant experience, at least 15 years in the DoD.
  • 30 years of directly related experience with proper certifications, at least 20 years in the DoD.
• 15 years of F‑16 fighter weapons‑systems integration program‑office experience with detailed knowledge of all USAF and FMS configurations.
• Military Test Pilot with multi‑disciplinary expertise in program management, test management, systems engineering, test cost estimating, and integrated master‑schedule development, plus extensive knowledge of F‑16 aircraft systems, configurations, and flight‑test operations.
• Minimum of 10 years of F‑16 test cost estimating experience.
• F‑16 development and fielded‑system knowledge.
• Minimum of 5 years of Microsoft Project experience developing integrated schedules.
• 10 years of fighter‑platform flight‑test management experience.
• 10 years of Quick Reaction Capabilities (QRC) support experience.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short‑Term & Long‑Term Disability
• Training & Development