Systems Engineer, Principal

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 forwarfightersand 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 need for a Systems Engineer at the principal level to support our C2

ISR Division. It requires infrastructure/enterprise support that oversees, assists, and advises the Division on a wide array of functions and tasks that support successful LCM to reach mission performance goals. The infrastructure/enterprise support defined in this PWS enables the C2

ISR Division to execute LCM tasks that are on budget, on schedule, and meet performance requirements with minimal or no risk to mission success. The infrastructure/enterprise support works directly with the Division and Branch leadership to ensure business processes successfully executed and adhered to, that Division programs are compliant with law, regulation, and policy, and that program data is properly defined, documented, and utilized to meet mission needs.

The AAS Contractor supporting this program ensure consistency in Division policy, serve as Quality Assurance (QA) to ensure programs are meeting law, regulation, and policy directives, and ensure the successful execution of both Acquisition personnel shall provide contracting, financial/cost management, QA assistance, program integration, facility management, security program administration, administrative, clerical and management assistance, and logistics management AAS as required by the Government.

The Systems Engineer shall support the assigned IPT, is responsible for the systems engineer activities for the assigned program or product and will provide technical expertise and support for all phases of the life cycle model.

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

• Support assigned programs and products with respect to acquisition life cycle activities including development, production, test, and technical management.
• Identify and document technical requirements for weapon system products.
• Develop technical/engineering and test/verification plans which specify the objectives and means to fulfill mission and/or system requirements.
• Application of appropriate computer science principles and broad technical knowledge in interpreting and flowing-down capability needs/requirements, evaluating design approaches and trade‑offs, and test/verification strategies for the delivery of operational capability within the limits imposed by life cycle constraints such as cost and schedule needs.
• Evaluate technical risks, make independent technical decisions and/or recommend sound technical options to optimize systems performance and acquisition schedules.
• Develop and/or originate new features in addition to improving, extending, or validating currently known percents, data, methods, or techniques.
• Assist in translating DoD user requirements into system requirements.
• Review overall system design baseline (architecture and interoperability) requirements and assist in the development of system specifications and system architecture products.
• Perform independent analysis of proposed engineering changes and specifications and provide the Government with their evaluation and recommendations on the acceptability of vendor proposals.
• Support life cycle cost evaluations on proposed systems and components.
• Assist with test and evaluation support including test planning, test conduct and evaluation of test results against operational requirements to include participating in ITTs, TRRs, and other related system or program events and assisting in the determination of…