Overview
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.
Position Summary
Credence has an immediate need for a Senior System Safety Engineer supporting theAgile Weapons Division(AFLCMC/EBX) at Eglin AFB, FL. This division is responsible for acquiring dominant strike weapon capabilities with speed and agility through transformative digital acquisition and open architecture approaches.
If you’re excited about shaping next‑generation Air Force weapon systems and want to play a critical role in both technical execution and system safety, this position gives you the opportunity to lead essential engineering activities across the entire acquisition lifecycle. You’ll work directly with program managers, engineers, testers, and mission partners to define requirements, guide system design and integration, ensure safety and airworthiness, and help deliver reliable, mission‑ready capability to the warfighter.
This job is onsite at Eglin AFB, FL.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the duties listed below:
- Support engineering activities across all acquisition phases including requirements development, architecture design, implementation, integration, verification/validation (V&V), transition planning, and configuration, interface, and risk management.
- Lead system safety program activities including hazard identification, system safety analyses, design trade‑off evaluations, configuration control for safety‑significant changes, participation in test/flight readiness events, and interpretation of safety standards and requirements.
- Apply deep knowledge of MIL‑STD‑882, MIL‑STD‑1316, DoD munitions safety processes (NNMSB, WSESRB), AFI 63‑104, and safety‑related acquisition documentation (SEPs, SSAs, PESHEs, LCSPs); manage system safety artifacts and ensure disciplined, organized safety program execution.
- Assist with and maintain required engineering documentation; support and execute technical reviews, audits, and interchange meetings (CDR, MRA, TIMs), including development of technical artifacts, entry/exit criteria, and written reporting for systems reviews.
- Review armament program portfolios, assess alternative technical approaches, evaluate designs and test results, manage and sustain technical baselines, and support or perform system‑level testing to ensure subsystem and system performance meets approved specifications.
- Prepare technical reports, presentations, validation criteria, and procedures; analyze engineering results for major weapon systems; and support acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, deployment/fielding, installation, and operational oversight activities.
- Conduct engineering and programmatic trade studies addressing performance, producibility, reliability, maintainability, lifecycle cost, schedule, and risk; support IPTs through technical analyses, documentation, studies, evaluations, and recommendations.
- Support proposal and requirements analyses by reviewing ICDs, CDDs, CPDs, AoAs, MUAs, CONOPS, Technology Development Strategies, and FCAs/PCAs; provide technical assessments of feasibility, compatibility, and cost‑effectiveness.
Requirements
- Must have an active Top Secret security clearance and the ability to obtain SCI.
- Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an ABET accredited university and 5 years of relevant technical experience.
- Or a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 3 years of relevant technical experience.
- Understanding of Non-Nuclear Munitions Safety Board.
- Experience in engineering management.
- Experience in Agile project management (manage & prioritize workflow).
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!
Benefits
- 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
Skills Required
- Active Top Secret security clearance
- Ability to obtain SCI eligibility
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline from an ABET-accredited university and five years of relevant technical experience
- Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and three years of relevant technical experience
- Understanding of the Non-Nuclear Munitions Safety Board
- Experience in engineering management
- Experience in Agile project management, including managing and prioritizing workflow
Credence Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive or better than average across many roles, with multiple examples describing excellent pay and competitive salaries. Additional cash elements such as bonuses appear alongside base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, supported by HSAs/FSAs and a TRICARE supplement. Employer-paid life and disability coverage further strengthen the protection package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes flexible PTO and a broad holiday schedule aligned to federal holidays. Additional leave types such as military and bereavement leave are available.
Credence Insights
What We Do
Credence provides innovative technology, health, international development, engineering, and management solutions to support mission-critical programs for Federal government customers. We are one of the nation’s largest privately held government contractors. Our ability to perform exceptionally to implement new solutions, efficiencies, and savings across 220 U.S. Government programs is due to our obsession with exceeding customer expectations and our emphasis on employee wellbeing—best exemplified by our corporate philosophy: “One Measure of Success. Yours.” WHY WORK WITH CREDENCE? We are consistently rated as a Top Workplace and are proud to be one of the fastest growing privately held firms in the U.S. over the last decade. Credence treats each customer, teaming partner, and employee as a trusted partner whom we serve. We ensure successful outcomes by focusing on the measure of success that we consider to be most important—Yours. WHY WORK FOR CREDENCE? We are a diverse, enthusiastic team of professionals who are dedicated to providing exceptional service to our customers. Our culture is focused on employee empowerment, recognition, and reward, and each person is encouraged to take initiative and strive to reach their greatest potential. HOW CREDENCE GIVES BACK: We believe in giving back to the communities in which we live and work through corporate charitable events, support for employee volunteering, and a 100% corporate match for employee charitable giving.
