Readiness Engineering Sustainment Support

ERT, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Retirement match

Job summary

ERT, Inc. in Huntsville, AL is seeking an experienced Logistics Information Systems Specialist 4 to provide readiness engineering and sustainment support for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Element.

The role focuses on logistics, reliability, obsolescence, inventory, and readiness activities to improve system availability and inform maintenance, sparing, and technology refresh decisions. The successful candidate will analyze sustainment data, monitor LLIs, track component failures, and

Qualifications

• Experience establishing or managing inventory reorder points or spare replenishment requirements.
• 5+ years in progressive roles.
• Experience with CDDs and readiness/maintenance planning.
• Experience supporting the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program.
• Experience with logistics, maintenance, reliability, readiness, inventory, or sustainment data.
• Experience analyzing component usage, failure, inventory, or maintenance data to support operational decisions.
• Ability to work effectively with engineering, logistics, maintenance, supply chain, and program management organizations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Huntsville, Alabama.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track Limited Life Items (LLIs) across the GMD Element and develop a First-to-Expiration list to support spare replenishment and maintenance event prioritization.
• Support GMD obsolescence tracking and prioritization to identify components and systems that may require technology refresh.
• Assist with tracking and management of obsolescence and reliability risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Track FRACAS part failures and Limited Life Items for potential incorporation into technology refresh plans.
• Monitor GMD readiness part usage to support the establishment and refinement of sparing reorder points.
• Utilize the MIRO database to monitor and assess sustainment of the GMD System.
• Assist with development, maintenance, and implementation of the GMD Obsolescence Management Plan.
• Support Reliability Review Boards (RRBs) and Obsolescence and Technology Refresh Advisory Boards.
• Analyze logistics, maintenance, reliability, and inventory data to identify trends, potential readiness impacts, and sustainment requirements.
• Coordinate with engineering, logistics, maintenance, reliability, supply chain, and program personnel to resolve sustainment issues and develop appropriate courses of action.
• Provide data and analysis supporting spare requirements, replenishment decisions, maintenance planning, and technology refresh activities.
• Maintain accurate and timely sustainment records, databases, reports, and program documentation.
• Identify emerging logistics and sustainment risks and communicate potential impacts to program stakeholders.
• Support development of briefings, metrics, dashboards, and other program-level products used to communicate readiness and sustainment status.

Skills

Inventory reorder points

Spare replenishment

CDDs knowledge

GMD program experience

Logistics data analysis

Failure and reliability data

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Onsite Huntsville

Tools

MIRO database

Job description

Readiness Engineering Sustainment Support

• Type: Full Time W/Benefits Ret Match
• Location: US-AL-Huntsville
• Security Clearance: Secret

Overview/ Job Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Logistics Information Systems Specialist 4 to provide readiness engineering and sustainment support for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Element. This position will support logistics, reliability, obsolescence, inventory, and readiness activities to improve system availability and inform maintenance, sparing, and technology refresh decisions.

The successful candidate will analyze sustainment data, monitor Limited Life Items (LLIs), support obsolescence management, track component failures and reliability risks, and provide data-driven recommendations to engineering and program leadership. The position will also support Reliability Review Boards and Obsolescence and Technology Refresh Advisory Boards.

• Monitor and track Limited Life Items (LLIs) across the GMD Element and develop a First-to-Expiration list to support spare replenishment and maintenance event prioritization.
• Support GMD obsolescence tracking and prioritization to identify components and systems that may require technology refresh.
• Assist with tracking and management of obsolescence and reliability risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Track Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) part failures and Limited Life Items for potential incorporation into technology refresh plans.
• Monitor GMD readiness part usage to support the establishment and refinement of sparing reorder points.
• Utilize the Maintenance, Inventory, Reliability, Obsolescence, Records (MIRO) database to monitor and assess sustainment of the GMD System.
• Assist with development, maintenance, and implementation of the GMD Obsolescence Management Plan.
• Support Reliability Review Boards (RRBs) and Obsolescence and Technology Refresh Advisory Boards.
• Analyze logistics, maintenance, reliability, and inventory data to identify trends, potential readiness impacts, and sustainment requirements.
• Coordinate with engineering, logistics, maintenance, reliability, supply chain, and program personnel to resolve sustainment issues and develop appropriate courses of action.
• Provide data and analysis supporting spare requirements, replenishment decisions, maintenance planning, and technology refresh activities.
• Maintain accurate and timely sustainment records, databases, reports, and program documentation.
• Identify emerging logistics and sustainment risks and communicate potential impacts to program stakeholders.
• Support development of briefings, metrics, dashboards, and other program-level products used to communicate readiness and sustainment status.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience establishing or managing inventory reorder points or spare replenishment requirements.
• 5 years experience in progressives roles
• Experience with Critical Dispatch Dates (CDDs) and their application to system readiness or maintenance planning.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program.
• Experience working with logistics, maintenance, reliability, readiness, inventory, or sustainment data.
• Experience analyzing component usage, failure, inventory, or maintenance data to support operational decisions.
• Ability to work effectively with engineering, logistics, maintenance, supply chain, and program management organizations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Huntsville, Alabama.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with GMD logistics, readiness, sustainment, or systems engineering activities.
• Experience with FRACAS or comparable failure and corrective action tracking systems.
• Experience with Limited Life Item management.
• Experience supporting obsolescence management and technology refresh planning.
• Experience with reliability engineering, reliability risk management, or reliability review boards.
• Experience with the MIRO database or comparable maintenance, inventory, reliability, and obsolescence management systems.
• Experience developing or supporting Obsolescence Management Plans.
• Experience supporting engineering or program-level Readiness Review Boards, Reliability Review Boards, or Technology Refresh Advisory Boards.
• Familiarity with GMD maintenance and sustainment processes, sparing strategies, and readiness metrics.