Systems Integration Engineer B-52 (WBD) - 01.3.12

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We encourage employees to push boundaries and help solve critical, world-changing federal challenges.Position SummaryCredence has an immediate need for a Systems Integration Engineer B-52 (WBD) at the senior level who will be primarily responsible for supporting the B-52 Stratofortress Division (AFLCMC WBD) at Tinker AFB, OK.The B-52 Stratofortress division protects our nation by modernizing and sustaining the B-52 fleet and ensuring continued AF power projection. With a 60-year history as the backbone of the nation's nuclear deterrence operations, the current fleet of 76 B-52H aircraft is capable of deploying the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory and supports multiple combatant command operations. This division provides world-class expertise and technical services, ensuring the operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness of war-winning capabilities. It also maintains the airworthiness of the B-52 Stratofortress throughout its projected service life, which extends to 2050.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below:Independently perform systems engineering analysis across aeronautical systems, capability planning, and materiel solution development for existing fighter/bomber programs and future programs, including Next Generation Bomber and 2030 Air Dominance effortsBridge warfighter-identified capability requirements to acquisition planning by researching program information, providing systems engineering insight, conducting analyses, and preparing briefingsManage interfaces and processes across development planning, technology, intelligence, acquisition, sustainment, and user communitiesSupport requirements definition, doctrine alignment, technology integration, intelligence integration, sustainment strategy development, and horizontally integrated acquisition, sustainment, and investment strategiesDevelop and assess architecture-based capability requirements and option sets to ensure interoperability and integration across platforms, programs, phases, and enterprisesSupport the development of cross-cutting capability strategies and assist with initiating, writing, reviewing, and implementing acquisition, engineering, test, and life-cycle documentation, including TEMPs, SEPs, RFPs, SOOs, test plans, LCMPs, LCSPs, and Pre-MS A/Pre-MS B documentationIdentify, assess, and analyze future capability solution sets in support of program reviews, Integrated Baseline Reviews, and systems engineering initiatives related to commercial item acquisition, NDI, COTS, FAA-certified items, and performance-based business practicesAssist in managing capability and systems engineering studies involving multiple divisions and communicate systems engineering solutions, risk analyses, and future solutions across AFLCMC, MAJCOMs, other enterprises, and the Air StaffSupport program transitions into and out of the F/B Directorate to enhance fielded warfighter capabilitiesSupport Family of Systems and Systems of Systems engineering, including capability management strategies such as airborne electronic attack and related mission areasAssist with establishing capability architect functions within each division to support integrated architectures for cross-enterprise comparison, analysis, and integrationSupport technology process development and administration, including applied technology councils, Small Business Innovative Research initiatives, and related proposal identification and assessment activitiesReview planning documents, including MNS, ORD, ICD, CDD, and CPD materials, for realistic industrial base execution and promote modeling, simulation, and analysis throughout the acquisition life cycleSupport intelligence information and infrastructure integration to enable cross-enterprise capability planning and system acquisitionCoordinate large and small group briefings, document discussion records, support senior functional lead collaboration, manage higher headquarters and internal tasks, and assist with reporting, baseline management, schedule management, business process integration, and special projectsApply system integration engineering expertise to coordinate technical components and program elements and ensure they function together as an integrated systemReview and evaluate military airworthiness certification documentation, coordinate engineering discipline consensus, and provide detailed airworthiness status to engineering managementAnalyze DoD and USAF airworthiness certification, systems engineering, and sustainment policies and processes against accepted industry and military standards; identify gaps and recommend improvementsCoordinate engineering reviews and evaluations for test planning, including First Article Test-like activities, and provide test activity status to engineering managementSupport engineering activities including FCA/PCA, aircraft and simulator certifications, technical evaluation of contractor efforts, environmental and hazardous material management, system safety, risk management, deficiency report resolution, mission planning system integration, and geospatial data updatesApply system integration engineering analyses to support SEP development, OSS&E baseline development, and planning for sustainment engineering supportManage and resolve technical projects, risks, mitigation plans, and root cause investigations with federal agencies, weapon system contractors, industry partners, and program stakeholdersApply engineering principles, criteria, and procedures to USAF and FMS systems, subsystems, equipment procurement activities, post-award project/program management tasks, and acquisition programs throughout the life cycle Requirements Must have an active or current Secret security clearance (or higher), verifiable in the Defense Information System for Security (DISS)Senior level requires a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience and an ABET accredited bachelor's degree in engineeringMust be able to work independently on high-visibility or mission-critical program efforts and oversee fewer senior staff or all staff assigned to a specific jobMust have experience applying common engineering and scientific principles, processes, and procedures to improve performance and sustainability of existing and future USAF, FMS, and joint service weapon systemsMust have experience supporting acquisition program management across full life-cycle requirements, subsystems, and equipmentMust understand and be able to apply MIL-HDBK-516 Airworthiness Certification Criteria to aircraft systems and subsystemsMust have experience translating user requirements into weapon system and system-level requirements used to design, develop, fabricate, test, evaluate, field, and deploy systems, subsystems, and equipmentMust have experience performing technical and mission analyses of existing and future operational requirements, developing system concepts, and conducting technology and trade-off assessments for proposed designs or modificationsMust have experience providing rapid response engineering support, including problem identification, impact assessment, and corrective development for critical supportability issuesMust have experience supporting system safety engineering programs, mishap risk assessments, weapon system contractor safety proposal evaluations, safety analyses, and high-priority safety issue resolutionMust have experience supporting materiel solution analyses, design reviews, draft documentation, and presentation materials within cost, schedule, and performance constraintsMust have experience producing or reviewing technical evaluations, engineering studies, reports, analyses, acquisition strategies, SOOs, PWSs, SOWs, RFPs, AOAs, MOAs/MOUs, ICDs, ORDs/CDDs, CONOPS, CPDs, SRDs, system specifications, SEPs, TEMPs, PESHE, ISPs, PPPs, TA/CPs, IAS, SCGs, test and evaluation plans, CCA compliance materials, data strategies, survivability assessments, spectrum supportability determinations, technical data rights strategies, readiness assessments, hazard analyses, airworthiness inputs, and other program or technical documentsMust have experience developing and collecting technical data and inputs for eSSS packages and executive briefings to support coordination and signature of milestone approval documentsMust have experience supporting project team meetings, working groups, and reviews, including SRRs, PDRs, CDRs, TRRs, TCMs, TIMs, FCAs, PCAs, PRRs, PMRs, risk management meetings, and project management meetingsMust have experience analyzing equipment and software deficiencies, recommending corrective actions, and developing, integrating, and testing deficiency solutionsMust have experience evaluating prime weapon system contractors and subcontractor recommendations related to operational and support issues, including ACSNs, ECPs, CCPs, FAA Bulletins, modification proposals, DMSMS, program risk, and related documentsMust have experience supporting IMP, IMS, Systems Engineering Detail Schedule, and engineering cost estimate development and evaluationMust be able to perform in a non-voting advisory role for program source selections on acquisition engineering requirements, as requiredMust have experience supporting Life Cycle Systems Engineering and OSS&E compliance, including establishing and adhering to related processes, reviewing and updating OSS&E baseline documents, tracking OSS&E metrics, and identifying SEP implementation gapsMust have experience supporting aircraft structural integrity programs, maintaining Critical Safety Item lists, monitoring airworthiness certification, and participating in process improvement activities as members of or advisors to IPTs and PIWGsMust have experience supporting the research, development, testing, acquisition, fielding, sustainment, and modernization of existing and advanced war-winning capabilities for U.S. and coalition partnersWhy This Role MattersReal-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! 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 DisabilityTraining & Development