Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Engineering Support F-16 WAM (Top-Secret)

Credence

Kentucky

On-site

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Credence is seeking a senior PNT Engineer to support the AFLCMC/WAM F-16 program with avionics upgrades and PNT system development. You will work on integration, verification, and fielding of GPS/INS and alternate PNT solutions for airworthiness certification.

Requirements include a strong engineering degree (ABET-accredited) plus extensive DoD experience and a current top-secret clearance. Expect collaboration across multiple USAF bases and international partners.

Qualifications

Active or current top-secret security clearance verifiable in DISS.
ABET-accredited degree in electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering.
Ten+ years of DoD-related experience; or fifteen+ years with appropriate certifications.

Responsibilities

Support major F-16 upgrade programs with avionics and PNT system enhancements.
Derive, design, develop, integrate, verify, and qualify PNT systems for airworthiness.

Skills

Top-secret clearance

PNT systems experience

FMS/PNT experience

Open Systems Architecture familiarity

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Master's or Doctoral degree in related field

DoD-related experience (10+ years)

DoD-related experience (15+ years with certifications)

Tools

Open Systems Architecture standards

GPS/INS knowledge

FMS knowledge

Job description

Overview

At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting‑edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for warfighters and secure our nation for a better future.

We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practiceservant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

Credence has an immediate opening for an Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Engineering Support at the senior level who will be primarily responsible for 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.

The F-16 program has the largest Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program in U.S. history producing over 4,500 jets for 24 countries. Each F-16 FMS case is uniquely tailored to country requirements / development / funding. Presently, FMS production orders exist through 2030. Additionally, the F-16 program includes the Multi‑National Fighter Program (MNFP). MNFP is not a typical FMS program, but a unique, cooperative USAF and development program implemented through the FMS process under the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). MNFP began in 1975 with the countries of Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway; Portugal joined in 200.

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

Support major F-16 upgrade programs that incorporate complex avionics upgrades to develop new Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and alternate PNT capabilities.
Support engineering and technical requirements derivation, design, development, integration, verification, qualification for airworthiness certification, and fielding of F-16 PNT systems, including Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), transponders, Global Positioning System (GPS), and other forms of alternate PNT as defined in, or derived from, program requirements.

Education, Requirements and Qualifications:

Must have at least an active or current top‑secret security clearance verifiable in the Defense Information for Security (DISS).
For engineering positions, must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree with a major in engineering from a college or university with an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited engineering program for the degree requirements of the position, such as electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering. Degrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for these positions. The degree must have been received in the year of, or any year after, the original date of accreditation.
Master’s or Doctoral Degree in a related field and a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, at least five (5) of which must be in the DoD
OR, Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and a minimum of twelve (12) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) of which must be in the DoD
OR, a minimum of fifteen (15) years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, eight (8) of which must be in the DoD.
In addition to PWS Paragraphs 3.1.1 and 3.3.1, recommend an ABET-accredited degree in electrical engineering.
Recommend a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in fighter aircraft avionics engineering.
Recommend experience with U.S. and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) military aircraft Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and alternate PNT solutions.
Recommend experience with Open Systems Architecture (OSA) standards.