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Sentinel - Staff Logistics Engineer

Northrop Grumman
ALHU01, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Aug 2025
💰 $184,000/yr($122,600/yr$184,000/yr)

About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Staff Logistics Engineer. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL or Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program in the Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) division.

What you’ll get to do: 

The candidate will perform logistics related analysis and maintenance planning of the GBSD platform. The candidate will influence system design to enhance supportability and utilize engineering data from various sources to determine logistics requirements.

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Review field support requirements and recommends tool and test equipment. 
  • Establish calibration requirements for systems/equipment including all operations and maintenance tasks. 
  • Perform maintenance and maintainability planning and documentation
  • Review handbooks for technical adequacy 
  • Assist in the development of maintenance engineering and logistics support. 
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Basic Qualifications:

  • 12 Years with Bachelors in Science; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope (< 6 years), with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
  • Must have experience planning and overseeing site surveys
  • Must have experience developing, managing, and delivering spare parts plans
  • Must have experience in environmental/deployability/maintainability reporting
  • Must have experience in system activation, logistics, and demil planning

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's degree
  • Bachelor's degree in logistics related field with experience in mobility and load planning.
  • General knowledge/experience of FAR/DFARS and associated Federal Contracting Regulations
  • Experience with modeling life cycle cost for large/complex systems 
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
  • Experience in Cost Data Analysis and Predictive Analytics; Tableau & Alteryx’ Experience with data mining/analytics programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, or BA

Position Benefits

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

  • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
  • 401k
  • Educational Assistance
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health & Wellness Resources
  • Employee Discounts 

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