Principal / Sr Principal Logistics Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Linthicum Heights, MD

2d•$81,800 - $153,000•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal or Sr Principal Logistics Engineer to join our Linthicum, MD based Logistics and Product Support organization. This role involves performing Logistics Engineering tasks such as managing customer repairs, Product Support Analysis, generating Logistics Product Data, Sustainment Planning and execution, and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) management. The engineer will have the opportunity to influence design and sustainment strategies for various products supporting US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps, and other customers. Analyses will be performed across all phases of a product’s life cycle: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal. The role requires applying technical knowledge and organizational skills to develop solutions that meet technical, schedule, and cost constraints, including functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. Typical work products include Trade Studies and engineering analysis for Level of Repair Analysis (LORA), Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis, Support Equipment requirements, Spares Modelling, Trend analysis of maintenance and repair histories, and the identification and mitigation of DMSMS risks.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or relevant discipline with 5 years of experience; a Master's Degree with 3 years of experience; or PhD with 1 year of experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree (for Principal Logistics Engineer).
Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or relevant discipline with 8 years of experience; a Master's Degree with 6 years of experience; or PhD with 4 years of experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree (for Sr Principal Logistics Engineer).
Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings, technical specifications, and product data sheets for electrical components.
Experience identifying scheduled and unscheduled maintenance requirements for systems; and determine associated spares, tools, calibration, and manpower requirements.
Basic understanding of repair processes throughout an organization.
Proficiency with MS Excel and Word.
US Citizenship and a current/active U.S. Government Secret clearance are required.

Nice To Haves

Basic working knowledge of military operational and logistics organizations and operations.
Familiarity of Mil-STD-1388 type work products is a plus.
Experience in a manufacturing discipline implementing repair strategies and processes, especially related to electronic equipment.
Experience developing logistics work products on a Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition program or DoD Sustainment program.
Knowledge of Integrated Product Support Analysis in accordance with MIL-STD-1388, MIL-HDBK-502 or TA-STD-0017.
Experience with Logistic Product Database software tools such as EAGLE, SLICWave, PowerLogJ, or similar.
Ability to handle a fast-paced environment that requires continuous learning in technical skills.
Ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
Able to take direction and quickly achieve the ability to work independently after receiving instruction/training.

Responsibilities

Perform Logistics Product Support Analyses (PSA) to identify parts, equipment, activities, and skillset necessary to maintain systems and achieve required levels of operational availability.
Conduct Trade Studies to design sustainment strategies that minimize a system’s logistics footprint while achieving all other system requirements.
Interact with team members to interpret Customer needs and requirements.
Participate in and present technical information in team and customer meetings.
Coordinate with engineers, manufacturing, and customers to collect and exchange data.
Exercise considerable latitude in determining maintenance objectives of the program.
Collect, track and analyse data such as usage rates, operation and maintenance trends, inventory level and other relevant information needed to ensure the sustainability of systems.
Works with teams to identify maintenance issues and improve maintenance processes.
Manage and report on customer repairs and communicate with suppliers to obtain the best outcomes for repairs.
Contribute to proposal efforts.
Conduct Logistics Support Analysis for an entire program.
Build a Level of Repair Analysis for a program.