Principal / Senior Principal Logistics Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Company holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Logistics Engineer to join our team in Woodland Hills, CA. The role focuses on integrated logistics support, maintenance concepts, and life cycle cost analyses for mission systems.

Candidates must obtain and maintain a Secret clearance and be onsite. The position emphasizes collaboration, continuous learning, and automation, with opportunities to grow within a dynamic defense engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in logistics or life cycle support.
• Master's degree in a STEM discipline is preferred for higher levels.
• Experience in logistics supportability analysis per MIL-STD MIL-PRF standards is expected.
• Strong PC skills with MS Office are required.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret clearance are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support logistics engineering activities from concept through post-production.
• Influence logistics design to meet system performance requirements.
• Analyze technical data to develop logistics information and reports.
• Create/update maintenance plans and provisioning reports.
• Perform Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) and Life Cycle Cost analyses.
• Develop maintenance concepts for mission readiness and affordability.
• Collaborate with IPT and external customers to drive improvements.
• Utilize logistics analysis tools and present status to the IPT.

Skills

Communication skills

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in logistics or related field

Master's degree in STEM (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Windows Office

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Job Description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Logistics Engineer with the ability to obtain a security clearance to work with our Specialty Engineering Team out of Woodland Hills, CA. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation. This is an exciting, challenging and specialized role for a talented, energized and innovative individual who wants to pursue growth in Integrated Logistics and Product Support Engineering.

This position is contingent on program award.

What You’ll Get To Do

• Support logistics engineering activities and assist as a technical resource from a program’s concept and proposal phases through development, test, production, and post-production support phases.
• Support logistics design influence efforts and activities necessary to meet system performance requirements.
• Analyze and interpret technical data (e.g., drawings, manuals, specifications, etc.) to develop technical and logistics data
• Create/update relevant reports such as task analysis, maintenance plans, or provisioning requirements reports.
• Perform/develop/update Level of Repair Analysis (LORA).
• Develop maintenance concepts to ensure the most affordable and effective mission readiness solution.
• Support activities that sustain the operation and maintenance of systems to ensure mission readiness.
• Be an engaged and versatile team member of the Integrated Logistics Support team seeking to continuously improve upon existing practices.
• Utilize engineering background and analytical skills and knowledge of a wide array of industry tools used to conduct Logistics analysis and provide status to the Integrated Product Team (IPT) on a regular basis.

Basic Qualifications Principal Logistics Systems Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of relevant experience in logistics or life cycle support environments; Master's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience in logistics or life cycle support environments; PhD. plus 1 year of relevant experience in logistics or life cycle support environments
• Experience in developing/generating various types of logistics supportability analysis in accordance with MIL-STD-1388, GEIA-STD-0007 or MIL-PRF-49506
• Demonstrated knowledge of Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) and Life Cycle Cost Analysis modeling.
• PC mastery with Microsoft Windows Office Products, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.
• Demonstrated excellent communication (verbal and written), presentation skills and ability to interface directly with internal program office and external customer.
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance is required.
• Ability to work full-time onsite at the Woodland Hills, CA facility

Basic Qualifications Senior Principal Logistics Systems Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of relevant experience in logistics or life cycle support environments; Master's degree plus 6 years of relevant experience in logistics or life cycle support environments; PhD. plus 4 year of relevant experience in logistics or life cycle support environments
• Experience in logistics or life cycle support environments
• Experience in developing/generating various types of logistics supportability analysis in accordance with MIL-STD-1388, GEIA-STD-0007 or MIL-PRF-49506
• Demonstrated knowledge of Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) and Life Cycle Cost Analysis modeling.
• Knowledge of Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) and Life Cycle Cost Analysis modeling.
• PC mastery with Microsoft Windows Office Products, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.
• Demonstrated excellent communication (verbal and written), presentation skills and ability to interface directly with internal program office and external customer.
• U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S Government Secret Security Clearance within a timeframe set forth by management.
• Ability to work full-time onsite at the Woodland Hills, CA facility

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university
• Experience in military maintenance and sustainment support
• Engineering design background generating new designs, models, and drawings
• Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives that drive change in an organization
• Experience supporting procurement activities to meet demanding build schedules
• Experience developing LSA products in accordance with MIL-STD-1388, GEIA-STD-0007 or MIL-PRF-49506 in LSA database tools such as EAGLE or SLICwave
• Experience with Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation
• Previous experience using LSA data to develop either technical data, technical publications, Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETMs), or training products
• Possess active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.