Flight Test and Evaluation Manager, Principal F-WAM; Top Secret

Flight Test and Evaluation Manager, Principal F-16 WAM (Top Secret)

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Credence has an immediate opening for a Flight Test and Evaluation Manager 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.

• Assist in the designing, planning, execution, analysis and reporting phases of test and evaluation to assess the performance of F‑16 systems, subsystems and equipment as they progress through the various acquisition phases and milestones.
• Assist to prepare, maintain, update and review the full range of test and test‑related documentation for adequacy, specification/performance requirement compliance, conformity with mandatory guidance and provide recommendations as necessary for improvement.
• Assist to develop the plan to ensure execution and support the flight test program for the F‑16 FMS programs including both the production and modification efforts, including close coordination with technical (engineering), logistics, flight test community, and Lead Development Test Organization (LDTO) test support staff.
• Support management of all phases of the flight test program and shall assess the performance of aeronautical systems, subsystems and equipment for a major acquisition and modification program. The Contractor shall assist to analyze technical and contractual requirements and to formulate test strategies and methodologies to ensure the optimum verification of requirements.
• Support flight test meetings such as Test Integrated Product Team (TIPT) meetings.
• Assist to develop briefing charts, manage meeting logistics of briefing presentations, set up VTC/TEAMS meetings, prepare minutes, manage action items, schedule conference rooms, issue attendee invitations, and provide meeting handouts.
• Support the F‑16 Integrated Test Team (ITT) meetings and provide inputs to the F‑16 overall test documentation including the Capstone Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP).
• Assist to develop master test plans, detailed test schedules, and develop specific measures of performance and effectiveness.
• Assist to forecast requirements for, and acquire munitions, air‑to‑air vehicles, range targets and emitters, alternate mission equipment, and any specialized ground equipment necessary for handling, maintaining,…