Principal Logistics Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes 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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal Logistics Engineer to join our Linthicum, MD based Logistics and Product Support organization. What You’ll get to Do: Perform Logistics Engineering tasks such as the managing of customer repairs, Product Support Analysis, Logistics Product Data generation, Sustainment Planning and execution, and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) management. You will have the opportunity to influence design and sustainment strategies for a variety of products supporting US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps and other customers. Analyses are performed during all phases of a product’s life cycle: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. You will apply both technical knowledge and organizational skills to solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints to perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. Typical work products will include Trade Studies and engineering analysis to determine a product’s Level of Repair Analysis (LORA), Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis, Support Equipment requirements, Spares Modelling, Trend analysis of maintenance and repair histories, and the identification and mitigation of DMSMS risks. Roles and Responsibilities: * Perform logistics Product Support Analyses (PSA) to identify parts, equipment, activities, and skillset necessary to maintain systems and achieve required levels of operational availability. * Conduct Trade Studies to design sustainment strategies that minimize a system’s logistics footprint while achieving all other system requirements. * Interact with team members to interpret Customer needs and requirements. * Participate in and present technical information in team and customer meetings. * Coordinate with engineers, manufacturing, and customers to collect and exchange data. * Exercise considerable latitude in determining maintenance objectives of the program. * Collect, track and analyse data such as usage rates, operation and maintenance trends, inventory level and other relevant information needed to ensure the sustainability of systems. * Works with teams to identify maintenance issues and improve maintenance processes. * Manage and report on customer repairs and communicate with suppliers to obtain the best outcomes for repairs. * Contribute to proposal efforts. * Conduct Logistics Support Analysis for an...