Senior Systems Engineer — Defense AI & Mission Modernization

Credence; Patterson Township (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Short Term Disability

Training & Development

Job summary

Credence is seeking a B-2 Systems Engineer Principal to support modernization, testing, production, fielding and sustainment of B-2 aircraft and related systems at Tinker AFB, OK. The role requires bridging capability needs to acquisition plans, with emphasis on technical rigor, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration.

The candidate will perform SETR-related activities, develop airworthiness documentation, and coordinate with multiple stakeholders across program offices to ensure

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance eligibility is required.
• Master’s or Doctoral degree in a related field with 20+ years of experience OR Bachelor’s with 25+ years in the DoW/DoD.

Responsibilities

• Support the institution of a collaborative process bridging warfighter identified capability needs to planning for the acquisition of materiel solutions which satisfy the need.
• Independently apply knowledge and experience to enterprise activities spanning requirements, acquisition and sustainment.
• Develop action plans to resolve Deficiency Reports and brief action plans at review boards.
• Provide technical support to Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR) and related reviews (IBR, PDR, CDR).

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical reporting

Requirements analysis

Education

ABET accredited Master’s degree

ABET accredited Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Credence is seeking a B-2 Systems Engineer Principal to support modernization, testing, production, fielding and sustainment of B-2 aircraft and related systems at Tinker AFB, OK. The role requires bridging capability needs to acquisition plans, with emphasis on technical rigor, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration.

The candidate will perform SETR-related activities, develop airworthiness documentation, and coordinate with multiple stakeholders across program offices to ensure