Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Engineering F-16 WAM (Top-Secret) - 197

Overview

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Position Summary

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.

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.

• Must have at least an active or current top-secret security clearance verifiable in the Defense Information for Security (DISS).

• 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.

Preffered:

• 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.

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!

• 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