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Position Summary
Credence has an immediate need for a Principal Technical Manager at Robins AFB, GA. The Principal Technical Manager shall support the assigned IPT and is responsible for the systems engineering activities for the assigned program or product. Relevant experience includes duties related to: AF LCM of weapon systems or weapon system products, identifying technical requirements and deliverables for weapon systems, and validating and verifying product deliveries to ensure adherence of the product to identified requirements. Familiarity with systems engineering concepts and AF LCM processes is required. Broad knowledge of weapon systems operational procedures, techniques, climatic and environmental factors that impact fielded performance is required. Knowledge of regulations, policies, and operating instructions as they pertain to the preparation of technical documents, technical data, and systems engineering execution is required.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below:
Support assigned programs and products with respect to systems engineering 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 systems engineering 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, makes independent technical decisions and/or recommends sound technical options to optimize systems performance and acquisition schedules
Ensure continued OSS&E for assigned systems
Provide technical inputs for new development product support operational needs
Provides system engineering review and analysis of assigned systems throughout the conceptual, demonstration and validation, engineering, manufacturing development, production and development and Operations and Support (O&S) phase
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, which is used to design, develop, fabricate, test, and evaluate systems, subsystems, and equipment
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, 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…