Logistics Engineer I - Pine Brook, NJ

Kearfott Corporation; Pine Brook (NJ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition assistance

Paid vacation and sick days

Paid holidays

9/80 work week with every other Friday

Job summary

Kearfott Corporation in Pine Brook, NJ, seeks a Logistics Engineer I to support aerospace and defense logistics and sustainment throughout the product life cycle. You will work with experienced engineers and cross-functional teams to analyze supportability, provisioning, and maintenance requirements.

The role emphasizes documentation, data analysis, and collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain to ensure effective sustainment strategies for complex systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 0-3 years of relevant experience or internships in logistics, engineering, maintenance, or defense programs.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with logistics or engineering data tools is a plus.
• Interest in aerospace and defense systems, product support, or sustainment engineering.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Support development of logistics and sustainment plans for aerospace and defense systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess operation, maintenance, repair, and sustainment needs.
• Assist with maintenance concept documentation and supportability analyses.
• Help identify spare parts, provisioning data, and obsolescence risks.
• Contribute to Life Cycle Sustainment Plans and related logistics studies.
• Support creation of maintenance plans, manuals, and technical documents.
• Engage with systems engineering, design, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain on sustainment during product development.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation, a global Aerospace and Defense supplier for over 100 years, is a leader in the design and manufacture of precision motion control products and inertial navigation components. Kearfott has a very long history of innovation and excellence and is the go-to brand for many of our global clients. Kearfott is trusted, respected, and plays a vital role in the success of America's aerospace and defense industries. With over a century of expertise & experience, Kearfott is dedicated to providing quality, reliability, and cutting-edge technology to customers worldwide to meet their sea, land, air, and space navigation and guidance requirements.

We are looking for talented individuals who want to be part of a world‑class workforce. Join Kearfott and become part of a company that is recognized for technical expertise and respected worldwide as a 'full-service' provider.

For more information visit our website at www.kearfott.com.

Logistics Engineer I

Position Summary

Supports the development of logistics and sustainment plans for aerospace and defense systems. Working with experienced engineers and cross‑functional teams, this person helps assess how equipment will be operated, maintained, repaired, and supported throughout its life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance Concepts and Supportability

• Assist with documenting maintenance concepts and support requirements.
• Support repair-versus-replace and Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) activities.
• Help identify required support equipment, tools, test equipment, and maintenance procedures.
• Gather information for repair and supportability analyses.

Provisioning, Spares, and Obsolescence

• Assist with identifying spare parts and support equipment requirements.
• Help prepare and update provisioning data, illustrated parts information, and logistics product data.
• Support reviews of parts availability, lifetime-buy needs, and obsolescence risks.
• Help maintain parts and material information used for long‑term system support.

Reliability, Maintainability, and Sustainment Analysis

• Support reliability and maintainability analyses, including basic calculations and data reviews.
• Help evaluate field data, test results, and failure information.
• Participate in maintainability demonstrations and verification activities.
• Assist with identifying opportunities to improve system supportability.

Life‑Cycle Logistics Planning

• Contribute information to Life Cycle Sustainment Plans (LCSPs) and maintenance plans.
• Participate in GIDEP reviews and help document applicable alerts.
• Support configuration management activities and assessments of how design changes affect sustainment.
• Assist with parts and material planning.

Technical Documentation and Engineering Support

• Help develop and update maintenance plans, supportability analyses, repair analysis reports, technical manuals, and other logistics documents.
• Provide technical writing and research support for customer and program deliverables.
• Assist with safety and human engineering inputs related to system supportability.
• Follow applicable program, customer, and military logistics requirements.

Cross‑Functional and Customer Support

• Work with systems engineering, design engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to consider supportability during product development.
• Participate in design reviews and technical meetings.
• Support proposal preparation, cost estimates, and logistics inputs to Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Learn and apply relevant standards, which may include MIL-STD-1388, MIL-STD-472, MIL-HDBK-502, and GEIA-STD-0007.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Logistics, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field; equivalent relevant education and experience may be considered.
• 0-3 years of relevant experience. Internships, academic projects, or other hands‑on experience in logistics, engineering, maintenance, or defense programs are beneficial.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with logistics or engineering data tools is a plus.
• Interest in aerospace and defense systems, product support, or sustainment engineering.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

All work is to be performed onsite at our Pine Brook, NJ facilities.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New Jersey is $75,000 - $90,000 annually. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as the final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge and skills, experience, and internal consistency.

Additionally, we offer medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, tuition assistance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, and a 9/80 work week with every other Friday off. Our work environment embraces our people as we enjoy monthly employee events that celebrate our workplace culture.

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans