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Credence has an immediate need for an Acquisition Program Engineer - Electronic Warfare at the senior level supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management CenteratEglin AFB, Florida.This position provides the knowledge and experience to efficiently and effectively deliver weapons engineering capabilities in support of the acquisition process.

• Apply knowledge and experience in Electronic Warfare (EW), including the theory and engineering application of EW principles and techniques across the armament systems life cycle for offensive and defensive electronic systems.
• Support the design and operation of ground and avionic radar systems, including surveillance, tracking and scanning techniques, RF wave propagation, advanced signal processing, transmitter, receiver and antenna design, computer and mechanical control methods, and multipurpose display consoles.
• Support the design and operation of threat system simulations, including ground-based and airborne radar systems, missile systems, passive detectors, active countermeasures, RF propagation, advanced signal processing, and dissimilar hardware performance comparisons.
• Perform EW modeling and simulation development; EW model verification and validation (V/V); data process definition; analysis tools development and implementation; improvement of operations analysis procedures; review of intelligence information; and program management support.
• Identify, define, plan, and implement solutions for offensive and defensive electronic systems; develop and implement test requirements and procedures; develop data analysis methods; and support test planning, provisioning, and execution for EW, Electronic Protection (EP), and Directed Energy (DE) projects.
• Apply aircraft and weapons operations and flight test methods as they pertain to EW acquisition, with performance focused primarily on concept through fielding of systems and additional support to operation, maintenance, and sustainment.
• Support international armaments cooperation and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) missions as integral components of development, production, fielding, and sustainment of applicable systems.
• Apply knowledge and experience in the design, development, production, operation, and sustainment of air armament systems, executing tasks throughout the acquisition life cycle from requirements analysis through system disposal.
• Provide experienced engineering and technical resources with armament domain experience to support required acquisition, engineering, technical, and program activities.
• Support armament and conventional munitions systems including, but not limited to, air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, guided and unguided bombs, cruise missiles, cluster bomb units, nuclear payload guidance and control, directed energy systems, warheads, fuzes, seekers/sensors, ammunition, bomb racks, pylons, aerial targets, airborne test and air combat training and integrated instrumentation systems, radars, threat generators and simulators, Munitions Material Handling Equipment (MMHE), containers, air base operability equipment, artillery and CAD/PAD, offensive and defensive aircraft countermeasures, rockets, explosive release devices, and other conventional munitions utilized by the USAF within class of supply Five (V).
• Conduct and support engineering and technical activities across the material solution analysis; technology, engineering, and manufacturing development; production and deployment; and operation and support phases of the systems acquisition process.
• Support requirements definition and analysis, architecture design, implementation, integration, verification and validation, transition, decision analysis, requirements management, risk management, interface management, and configuration management, including development of associated engineering and technical documentation.
• Plan and support technical reviews, audits, systems engineering technical reviews, assessments, and technical interchange meetings, including development of related artifacts such as Critical Design Review entry and exit criteria.
• Implement robust processes to address life-cycle requirements for each product support area and produce architectures that assess user needs, document planned and existing systems, determine deficiencies, develop alternative solutions, recommend solutions, and support implementation planning.
• Provide developmental planning support, evaluate military missions and requirements documentation, compare existing or derivative systems against mission needs, and advise on operational requirements, functional interactions, life cycle costs, logistics supportability, human factors, and system definition.
• Plan the integration of existing engineering technology into systems and support Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs) for aircraft, cruise missile, and weapon systems in compliance with applicable DoD and Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense guidance.
• Translate DoD user requirements into system requirements for designing, developing, testing, and evaluating systems and subsystems; perform reviews, studies, audits, evaluations, and analyses; and provide technical recommendations to the Government.
• Review and analyze proposals or modifications for technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness; conduct engineering trade-off studies; conduct simulation studies; and conduct make-or-buy analyses for systems, subsystems, and components of principal, support, and test equipment.
• Provide engineering analysis of system training, training equipment, and simulator requirements; prepare technical documentation; and provide engineering evaluation of equipment and simulator designs.
• Perform engineering tasks related to advanced aircraft, cruise missiles, weapon systems, munitions systems, and range systems requirements and performance, including analytical and simulation analysis techniques to optimize system performance, establish sensitivities, define parameters, evaluate hardware, and validate flight test results.
• Review, evaluate, and monitor weapon system prime contractor and supplier drawings for completeness, currency, technical accuracy, and conformance to requirements, specifications, regulations, and quality control standards.
• Advise and assist with weapon system contractor-related source selection tasks, including recommending evaluation areas, factors, sub-factors, elements and criteria; supporting source selection documentation; reviewing and preparing related reports, summaries, memorandums and briefings; analyzing proposals in a non-decision-making advisory role; and preparing proposal responses.
• Develop, prepare, review, and integrate milestone review documentation, periodic reports, certifications, technical trade studies, and other documentation for munition or subsystem integration, upgrade, modification, and aircraft integration efforts.
• Provide independent analysis of system readiness for production, risk management, FMS case management support, and acquisition program engineering support across development, integration, sustainment, deployment, fielding, installation, and operations oversight.
• Conduct reviews of armament program portfolios; evaluate or recommend alternative plans; improve systems engineering programs and processes; manage and sustain program technical baselines; design and perform system-level tests; and prepare technical documents defining, specifying, and recommending system or subsystem characteristics.
• Prepare management reports and technical presentations for planning, implementation, and corrective actions; validate systems, including development of criteria and procedures; and analyze or evaluate results of major engineering weapon systems.
• Provide engineering support services and inputs to program and project risk management activities in compliance with Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model (AF SEAM) processes.
• Provide proposal analysis support that compares and quantifies proposed systems, components, and approaches for technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness, and reviews and requirements documents including ICDs, CDDs, CPDs, AoAs, MUAs, CONOPS, Technology Development Strategies, FCAs/PCAs, and Technology Standards Profiles.
• Review and analyze approved system concepts and user requirements entered system requirements baselines, including functional, allocated, and product baselines.

• A minimum of a Top-Secret security clearance.
• PhD (Doctorate) degree in a related field and at least five (5) years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed
• Or a master’s degree in a related field and at least fifteen (15) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed
• Or bachelor’s degree in a related field and twenty (20) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed.
• All engineering support requiring a bachelor’s degree or greater have an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited college of engineering degree. Degrees in engineering technology are not considered to be qualifying for these requirements.
• Knowledge and experience in Electronic Warfare (EW), threat systems, EW modeling and simulation development, EW model verification and validation, data process definition, operations analysis procedures, intelligence review, program management, and offensive and defensive electronic systems.
• Knowledge and experience with aircraft and weapons operations, flight test methods, EW acquisition, Electronic Protection (EP), Directed Energy (DE), armament systems life cycle activities, and international armaments cooperation and FMS support.

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• 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