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

Salary: $81,000 - 104,000 per year Requirements: Maintain an active Top Secret clearance. Meet one of the following education and experience combinations: a masters or doctoral degree in a related field and at least 10 years of experience in the relevant technical or professional discipline, including at least five years in the DoD; a bachelors degree in a related field and at least 12 years of relevant experience, including five years in the DoD; or 15 years of directly related experience with appropriate certifications, including eight years in the DoD. Have at least three years of experience planning or conducting military flight test programs. Demonstrate expertise in planning, directing, and integrating test and evaluation functions for the development, acquisition, and deployment of aeronautical weapon systems. Responsibilities: Help prepare test documentation, including test releases and airworthiness memorandums, and coordinate test-resource scheduling for fighter weapons integration infrastructure, test aircraft, instrumentation, configurations, and test-range facilities. Assist in gathering vendor documentation, including software release and safety-of-flight memorandums, operating limitations, equipment instructions, and frequency-management data; coordinate required approvals with the program office and ACC. Help develop and interpret Air Force Form 1067 and Temporary 2 modification documentation, including airworthiness and military flight-release materials, to support ground and flight testing and hardware and software fielding recommendations. Provide technical support in developing and coordinating test requirements among the prime contractor, program office IPT, AFTC, and other test agencies, including necessary FAA certifications and approvals. Support program management, test management, and systems engineering for fighter weapons-system OFP software development, testing, and fielding. Help develop TEMPs and master test plans, and review contractor and government DT&E and OT&E plans and reports. Use government flight-test deficiency reporting systems to verify descriptions, hazard severity, and recommendations, and support further ground- or flight-test guidance. Support tracking and configuration of developmental and operational test aircraft, coordinating maintenance modifications with AFMC. Assist with troubleshooting and resolving ground- and flight-test anomalies involving hardware, subsystems, sensors, and weapons integration. Support fighter weapons integration, including air-to-air missiles, guided and unguided air-to-ground weapons, and defensive pyrotechnics. Support flight-test programs assessing aeronautical systems, subsystems, and equipment; analyze technical requirements to ensure test methods and strategies address mission needs. Participate in test-support working groups and IPTs, including the F-16 ITT, to support current and future test efforts. Help manage the F-16 test-aircraft fleet and coordinate with depot and contractor teams to install test hardware on appropriate aircraft. Technologies: AI Hardware Support More: We are Credence, a privately held technology company supporting mission-critical work for federal defense and health organizations with AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence solutions. We emphasize servant leadership and partnership, have repeatedly been recognized as a top place to work, and have appeared on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for 12 years. We are hiring a senior Software and Hardware Test Support professional to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Centers F-16 division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The role supports the F-16 Viper program, including its international sales and multinational cooperative development efforts. We offer medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement plans; life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; family leave; short- and long-term disability; and training and development. last updated 41 week of 2026