Aircraft Maintenance & Logistics Analyst

Kforce Inc; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce is seeking an Aircraft Maintenance & Logistics Analyst in McLean, VA to support a major bomber program within a defense acquisition and sustainment environment. You will provide lifecycle logistics, maintenance, and sustainment expertise for aircraft, weapon systems, and support equipment.

The role emphasizes ILS, sustainment planning, and collaboration with government, OEM, and cross-functional teams to align schedules, funding, and provisioning across milestones.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of acquisition logistics, maintenance planning, sustainment, and ILS.
• Experience supporting defense acquisition programs through lifecycle milestones (MSA, TMRR, EMD, PDS, O&S).
• Experience analyzing sustainment challenges (DMSMS, supply chain).
• Experience with life-cycle cost, schedule, and risk analyses for weapon systems.
• Experience depot activation activities (avionics repair/testing).
• Experience developing and reviewing logistics documentation (ILSPs, LCSPs, SOOs, SOWs, PWSs).
• Experience managing Government Furnished Equipment/Property and provisioning.

Responsibilities

• Support logistics planning across the full weapon system lifecycle.
• Conduct logistics, supportability, reliability, and maintainability analyses to improve readiness.
• Develop maintenance planning, manpower, training, provisioning, and support equipment strategies.
• Support Life Cycle Cost and Total Ownership Cost management.
• Analyze maintenance and failure data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop BCAs, POA&Ms, and logistics work packages.
• Coordinate modernization with depot and field maintenance teams.
• Collaborate with government, OEM, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Integrated Logistics Support

Logistics planning

Sustainment analysis

Life cycle cost

Depot activation

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5+ yrs

Master's degree + 3+ yrs

Tools

ILSPs

LCSPs

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in McLean, VA that is seeking an Aircraft Maintenance & Logistics Analyst. About the Role: We are seeking an experienced to support a major bomber program within a defense acquisition and sustainment environment. This role will provide lifecycle logistics, maintenance, and sustainment expertise for aircraft, weapon systems, and support equipment programs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), sustainment planning, and defense acquisition programs.

• Support logistics planning and execution across the full weapon system lifecycle
• Conduct logistics, supportability, reliability, maintainability, and operational analyses to improve system readiness and sustainment outcomes
• Develop recommendations for maintenance planning, manpower requirements, training, provisioning, support equipment, technical data, transportation, and facilities
• Support development of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) and Total Ownership Cost (TOC) management strategies
• Analyze maintenance and failure data to identify reliability and maintainability improvement opportunities
• Develop Business Case Analyses (BCAs), Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms), and logistics work packages
• Coordinate modernization efforts with depot and field maintenance organizations
• Collaborate with government, OEM, and cross-functional stakeholders to align schedules, funding, provisioning, configuration management, and sustainment activities
• Support acquisition and sustainment programs through milestone reviews and documentation development

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in acquisition logistics, maintenance planning, sustainment, supportability analysis, operational availability analysis, resource requirements analysis, and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)
• Experience supporting defense acquisition programs through lifecycle milestones, including MSA, TMRR, EMD, Production, Deployment, and Operations & Support (O&S)
• Experience analyzing and resolving sustainment challenges, including DMSMS and supply chain deficiencies
• Experience conducting life-cycle cost, schedule, and risk analyses to support long-term weapon system supportability
• Experience supporting depot activation activities, including avionics repair and testing initiatives
• Experience developing and reviewing logistics and acquisition documentation such as ILSPs, LCSPs, Technical Orders, RCMAs, SLAs, MOAs/MOUs, SOOs, SOWs, PWSs, and eSSS documentation
• Experience managing Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), Government Furnished Property (GFP), support equipment, and provisioning requirements
• Experience developing support strategies for critical assets, spares, tooling, materials, and technical data delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree and 3+ years of relevant experience
• Additional years of directly related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree where applicable
• Experience performing DMSMS analyses and developing mitigation strategies for legacy systems undergoing modernization
• Experience supporting aircraft or weapon system sustainment programs within a Department of Defense environment
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills

Compensation

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• HSA
• FSA
• 401(k)
• Life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees
• Salaried personnel receive paid time off
• Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law
• Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.