Sr Principal Logistic Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available\n\nCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes\n\nCLEARANCE TYPE: Secret\n\nTRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time\n\n## Description\n\nAt Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people\u0027s 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\u0027s 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 \u2014 and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they\u0027re making history.\n\nThe qualified applicant will become part of the Northrop Grumman (NG) Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) Logistics Team. Creating maintenance tasks for various IBCS components. Develop logistics products to support NG and the Army customer. Perform task and requirements for Validation and Verification events. The position will be in Huntsville, AL.\n\nThe selected applicant will perform as a Logistics Engineer and provide Maintenance Engineering for NGC programs to help ensure maintenance requirements are addressed and accomplished. The candidate will work with other Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) personnel, system engineers, technical publications teams, configuration management, and Government maintenance representatives to develop Logistics Product Data (LPD) for the IBCS program. The desired candidate must understand the various aspects of maintenance concepts, engineering technical drawings, and supportability analysis to support the program requirements.\n\nTypical responsibilities include: \n\n * Basic knowledge of maintenance organizational structures as applied to the Army\u2019s two-level maintenance concept.\n\n * Research and provide analysis of equipment and failures.\n\n * Assist in the development of Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)/COMPASS tool Supportability Analysis and develop a LORA verified Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC).\n\n * The Visual Selected Essential-Item Stock for Availability Method (SESAME) tool experience and spares development.\n\n * Identifies and reports safety hazards associated with the maintenance of a system or component.\n\n * Support reliability and maintainability analysis (RAM) for equipment readiness.\n\n * Technical writing for maintainability tasks.\n\n * Identify logistics impacts to technical data package approval.\n\n * Knowledge of logistics and fundamental operation of the equipment.\n\n\n\n\nRoles and Responsibilities:\n\n * Basic knowledge of Logistics Product Data development.\n\n\n\n * Basic understanding of PowerLog-J for logistics acquisition management.\n\n * Basic knowledge for understanding two-level maintenance concepts.\n\n * Read and interpret engineering drawings for maintenance task development.\n\n * Ability to research and understand engineering hardware changes.\n\n * Ability to lead technical briefings with the customer and end user and provide recommendations as to the employment of the weapon system.\n\n * Knowledge of military operations, procedures, and training activities.\n\n * Knowledge of Army ADA systems and operations.\n\n * Understanding of initial spares/repair parts development.\n\n * Must have knowledge of military supply and maintenance procedures.\n\n\n\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n\n * Basic Qualifications for a level 4: 8 Years with bachelor\u2019s in science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD.\n\n * Excellent computer skills combined with a mastery of Microsoft Office.\n\n * Excellent written and verbal communications skills.\n\n * Exercising a high degree of initiative and exhibiting advance organization skills.\n\n * Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance standards with supervision.\n\n * Demonstrated ability to solve a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.\n\n * Demonstrated ability to work in a fluid environment with diverse stakeholders.\n\n * Experience working in a government or government contractor environment.\n\n * Basic understanding of logistic elements; supportability, maintainability, and logistics support.\n\n * Ability to travel to other Northrop Grumman and customer locations (25%).\n\n * Secret clearance required day 1.\n\n\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\n * Solid understanding of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), Supportability Analysis (SA), and maintenance concepts.\n\n * Understanding of maintenance organizational structures as applied to the Army\u2019s two-level maintenance concept.\n\n * Develop with assistance spares analysis, support equipment requirements, and personnel necessary to optimize the maintainability and reliability of the end item.\n\n\n\n * Powerlog-J lor similar system for Logistics Product Data development.\n\n * Maintainability Assessment (MA) and Maintainability Evaluation (ME) for operator and field maintainer maintenance and technical manual validation demonstrations.\n\n * Logistics Demonstration (LD) field maintenance requirements and technical manual validation.\n\n * LD test plan and test procedures development\n\n * Develop the Product Support Package Components List (PSPCL)\n\n * Critical Faults List\n\n * Critical Fault Insertion\n\n * Event Selection List\n\n * Microsoft Office Suite experience\n\n * Microsoft Word\n\n * Excel Spreadsheets\n\n * PowerPoint presentations\n\n * Life Cycle Cost Analysis tool experience:\n\n * COMPASS\n\n * Visual SESAME\n\n * Powerlog-J, or similar tool\n\n * Agile Engineering\n\n * Participating in planning and estimating\n\n * Sprint planning\n\n * KANBAN methods\n\n\n\n\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $102,000.00 - $153,000.00\n\nThe 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\u0027s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.\n\nDepending 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nNorthrop 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.\n