Acquisition Program Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

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.

Position Summary

Credence has an immediate need for an Acquisition Program Engineer at the journeyman level to support the Air Dominance Division, AFLCMC/EBA, has responsibility for developing, producing, and sustaining Counter-Air, Counter-Air Defense, and Aerial Targets (including control and payload systems) for our nation's warfighters and foreign military customers. The Division provides advanced, high-impact, highly classified armament technologies and capabilities to meet joint Air Force, Navy, and Army warfighter requirements and creates enduring Air Dominance through agile, innovative solutions.  

This job is onsite at Eglin AFB, FL.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the duties listed below:

• Apply knowledge and experience in the design, development, production, operation, and sustainment of air armament systems throughout the acquisition life cycle, from requirements analysis through system disposal.
• Conduct and support engineering and technical activities during material solution analysis, technology development, engineering and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operations 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.
• Develop and prepare engineering and technical documentation, including systems engineering plans, technical reports, briefings, artifacts, technical reviews, audits, assessments, and interchange meeting materials.
• Implement robust processes to address life-cycle requirements for each product support area.
• Develop architectures that assess user needs, document planned and existing systems, identify deficiencies, develop and recommend alternative solutions, and support implementation planning.
• Provide developmental planning support, evaluate military mission requirements, compare existing or derivative systems against mission needs, and advise on operational requirements, functional interactions, life cycle costs, logistics supportability, and human factors.
• Plan integration of existing engineering technology into systems and support analyses of alternatives for aircraft, cruise missiles, and weapon systems in compliance with applicable DoD guidance.
• Translate DoD user requirements into system requirements for designing, developing, testing, and evaluating systems and subsystems.
• Perform reviews, studies, audits, evaluations, analyses, proposal reviews, and technical feasibility assessments, and provide technical recommendations to the Government.
• Provide engineering analysis of system training, training equipment, and simulator requirements; prepare technical documentation; and evaluate equipment and simulator designs.
• Conduct engineering trade-off studies covering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life cycle cost, producibility, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule.
• Conduct simulation studies to evaluate armament system development and acquisition, including system and component performance, engineering trade-offs, system effectiveness, and logistics.
• Conduct make-or-buy analyses and evaluate time and engineering cost estimates in support of research, development, test, training, and acquisition of armament-related systems.
• Perform engineering tasks related to advanced aircraft, cruise missiles, weapons, munitions, and range system requirements and performance; develop and use analytical and simulation techniques to optimize system performance 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 contractor-related source selection tasks, including evaluation criteria, source selection documentation, proposal analysis, reports, summaries, memorandums, briefings, and proposal responses in a non-decision-making advisory role.
• Develop, prepare, review, integrate, and recommend changes to selected milestone review documentation, periodic reports, and certifications identified in DoDI 5000.02 and applicable Air Force supplements.
• Develop munition or subsystem proposal technical trade studies and other documentation for integration, upgrade, modification, and aircraft integration efforts.
• Provide independent analysis of system readiness for production and risk management.
• Provide Foreign Military Sales case management support and support international armaments cooperation activities across development, production, fielding, and sustainment.
• Conduct armament portfolio reviews, evaluate alternative plans, improve systems engineering processes, manage and sustain technical baselines, and support system-level testing to ensure performance aligns with approved specifications.
• Prepare management reports, conduct technical presentations, perform system validation, analyze major weapon system engineering results, and support corrective actions using engineering principles.
• Provide system and program engineering, technical support, and technical training for acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, deployment, fielding, installation, operations oversight, and risk management activities.
• Provide proposal analysis, concepts analysis, and requirements analysis support, including review of 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.

Requirements

• A minimum of a Secret clearance is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline and five years of relevant experience, or master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline and three years of relevant experience.
• Possess knowledge and experience analyzing host aircraft/store compatibility requirements and developing interface control documents for captive carriage and release/launch of Armament Systems in compliance with MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-3014, MIL-A-8591, and Universal Armament Interface protocols.
• Possess knowledge and experience with mechanical, aerodynamic, electrical, logical, and logistical compatibility between U.S. and foreign fighter, bomber, and UAV aircraft; suspension and release equipment; and stores, including embedded computer hardware and software systems.
• Possess knowledge and experience with aircraft and store electrical power and avionics systems, including seekers, sensors, fire control, mission computers, pilot/vehicle interfaces, stores management systems, GPS, INS, and control actuators.
• Possess knowledge and experience establishing and managing Interface Control Working Groups and developing Interface Control Plans.
• Relevant experience includes integration of weapons and carriage systems into aircraft or airborne platform Operational Flight Programs; mission planning system development, updates, and change assessments; aircraft integration meetings and Systems Integration Laboratory test activities; airworthiness certification; testing, flight clearance, safe separation and jettison testing; and certification documentation support for USAF, DoN, and platform certification agencies.
• Experience evaluating and defining system and subsystem interfaces, including aircraft interfaces, ground subsystem interfaces, interoperability interfaces, RF, link margin, RF bandwidth, and baseband modulation characteristics.
• Experience supporting systems from concept through fielding, with additional support to operation, maintenance, and sustainment phases.
• Engineering support requiring a bachelor’s degree or greater must be performed by personnel with an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology accredited college of engineering degree; degrees in engineering technology do not qualify for these requirements.
• Armament and conventional munitions systems supported may include 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 systems, integrated instrumentation systems, radars, threat generators and simulators, Munitions Material Handling Equipment, containers, air base operability equipment, artillery, CAD/PAD, aircraft countermeasures, rockets, explosive release devices, and other conventional munitions utilized by the USAF in Class of Supply V.
• Conventional munitions are defined in Joint Publication 4-0, Figure 11-2.

Why This Role Matters

• 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!  

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