Software and Hardware Test Support, Principal F-16 WAM (Top Secret) - 204

About the role

Join a team where innovation meets mission. Our AI, cloud, cyber, and modernization solutions save agencies thousands of hours, safeguard national security, and strengthen health and humanitarian missions worldwide. With more than 1,700+ team members, 1,500+ AI & data experts, and 100+ prime contracts, we deliver on a scale and with purpose. We've been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for six consecutive years and named to the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 13 of the past 14 years. Credence is a welcoming environment for those looking to grow and make a meaningful impact. We encourage employees to push boundaries and help solve critical, world-changing federal challenges.

Credence has an immediate opening for a Software and Hardware Test Support at the principal level supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center WAM (AFLCMC/WAM) directorate, F-16 division at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. F-16 "Viper" AFLCMC/WAM is headquartered at Hill Air Force Base with units located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Tyndall Air Force Base, Eglin Air Force Base, and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The F-16 "Viper" is a multi-role fighter jet delivering air-to-air, air-to-ground, and surveillance capabilities for the United States Air Force (USAF) and Coalition Partners.

Real-World Impact — Your work will support defense and health agencies where AI solutions directly contribute to national security and public well-being. Growth-Oriented Environment — Learn from technical leaders, innovate within Agentic AI, and mentor those around you in AI best practices. Culture of Empowerment — You'll be part of a team that values innovation, trust, collaboration, and mission success. Please join us, as together we build a better world one mission at a time powered by Technology and its People!

Responsibilities

• Assist development of test documentation such as test releases and airworthiness memorandums and coordinate test resource scheduling for fighter weapons systems integration test infrastructure, government Development Test and Evaluation (DT&E) and Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) test aircraft instrumentation, configure actions, as well as USAF and other DoD test range facilities
• Assist with collecting required documentation from vendors in the form of software release and safety of flight memos, aircraft and engine operating limitations, aerospace equipment instructions, and frequency management data, and coordinate required approvals through the program office and ACC for authorization
• Assist with creating and interpreting Air Force Form 1067 requirements documentation and Temporary 2 (T-2) modification documentation, including appropriate airworthiness disciplines and military flight release support for ground and flight testing to provide hardware and software fielding recommendations
• Provide technical assistance to develop and coordinate test requirements between the prime Contractor, the program office IPT, AFTC, and any other required test agency, including FAA certifications and approvals necessary to conduct ground or flight test
• Support program management, test management, and systems engineering for fighter weapons systems OFP software development, test, and fielding
• Assist with development of TEMPs and master test plans and review weapon system Contractor and Government DT&E and OT&E test plans and reports