Mechanical Engineer, Senior

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.

Credence has an immediate need for a Mechanical Engineer at the senior level supporting our Fixed Wing Branch at Crestview, FL. The Fixed Wing Branch (AFLCMC/WIUA) provides cradle-to-grave acquisition, modification, and sustainment support for all SOF C-130 variant weapon systems and subsystems supporting five USAF Major Commands (MAJCOMs). The Lead Command for most of the AFLCMC/WIUA activities is Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), which falls under the unified command of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

AFLCMC/WIUA also supports Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Education and Training Command (AETC), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), and Air National Guard (ANG). The Rotary Wing Branch (AFLCMC/WIUB) provides cradle-to-grave acquisition and sustainment for all USAF helicopters. The branch coordinates acquisition, modification, and lifecycle sustainment to include avionics, maintenance, repair, spares procurement, engineering support, configuration control, and reliability/maintainability and obsolescence programs for fielded systems.

AFLCMC/WIUB supports Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Education and Training Command (AETC), Air Force Reserve Center (AFRC), Air National Guard (ANG), Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), and the Air Force District of Washington (AFDW).

• Provide highly technical expertise and guidance in solving complex engineering problems related to military aircraft hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical systems, flight controls, mass properties, and structural systems
• Perform all phases of hardware design, development, integration, implementation, and analysis
• Plan and conduct engineering feasibility studies for design improvements, modifications, and implementation of advanced technologies
• Develop standards and guidelines for engineering tasks, including the generation of Tailored Airworthiness Certification Criteria (TACC) or modification of criteria in the Modified Airworthiness Certification Criteria (MACC)
• Develop structural and corrosion repairs
• Develop aircraft structural repairs, disposition corrosion on aircraft components and structural members, and troubleshoot mechanical and pneudraulic systems, including flight controls, landing gear, and environmental control systems
• Provide hands-on engineering support for Special Mission C-130 aircraft undergoing simultaneous modification and programmed depot maintenance on the PDM/Mod line
• Participate in hardware evaluations and assist the Government in developing standards and guidelines for tasks being performed
• Support engineering tasks including investigations and analysis, tradeoff studies, quality evaluations, deficiency reports, and field and depot assistance requests
• Participate in Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs), First Article Tests (FATs), and Configuration Change Boards for Airworthiness (CCB/AW)
• Develop, test, and evaluate theoretical designs
• Discuss and solve complex problems with manufacturing departments, subcontractors, suppliers, and customers
• Ensure products can be produced reliably with consistent performance in specified operating environments
• Manage projects using engineering principles and techniques
• Plan and design new production processes; produce detailed specifications and outline designs; and recommend modifications following prototype test results
• Use research, analytical, conceptual, and planning skills, including mathematical modeling and computer-aided design
• Consider the implications of cost, safety, and time constraints
• Work with other professionals within and outside the engineering specialty
• Analyze progress of program efforts on assigned projects and technical tasks; identify and scope problems; provide recommendations; evaluate results of implemented solutions; and implement technical policies and procedures affecting resources and programs
• Support required processes to acquire and sustain aircraft, including the Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) program, Mechanical Equipment and Subsystem Integrity Program (MECSIP), Avionics…