Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems is looking for an Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineer level 4 to work with our talented Advanced Weapons team located in Northridge, CA.
As an integral part of our multi-discipline engineering team in Advanced Weapons, you will be on the forefront of developing next generation solutions to protect technology for our nation’s warfighter. The ideal candidate will be supporting a secured missile weapon system. This position will require close collaboration with team members of other projects within the organization for security architecture designs as well as external partners and customers.
This position requires the selected candidate to work on-site in Northridge; CA on a 9/80 schedule. Telework is not available for this position. Relocation assistance, although not guaranteed, may be available.
In this role, the selected candidate will (but not be limited to):
- Perform ILS 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
- Serve as the Product Support/Sustainability point of contact (POC) for assigned programs and integrate into program and engineering teams
- 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
- Develop/execute plans for Technical Publications/training materials
- Plan/execute activities that sustain the operation and maintenance of systems to ensure mission readiness
- Conduct logistics analysis using engineering background, analytical skills and knowledge of a wide array of industry tools
- Perform Human Factors analysis on maintenance and operation activities and end items
- Develop/Update Packaging, Handling, Shipping & Transportation (PHS&T) and Demilitarization plans
Basic Qualifications for an Integrated Product Support Engineer:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 8 years of engineering experience or 6 years with Masters, 12 years of relevant experience will be considered in-lieu of a degree
- Experience in Logistics Support Analysis (LSA), Reliability, Maintainability or other logistics related discipline
- Experience in developing/generating various types of logistics supportability analyses
- Experience in developing and delivering Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)
- Knowledge of analyzing data/trend analysis or databases for tracking logistics and inventory
- Familiar with military maintenance and sustainment support
- Experience in leading and monitoring assigned tasks
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation skills and ability to interface directly with internal program office and external customers
- U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a Secret DoD Security Clearance within a reasonable period of time to support program needs
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
- Familiarity with other logistics tools such as Vmetric, EDCAS, COMPASS, CASA, etc.
- Understanding of repair level analysis and life cycle cost modeling
- Previous experience using LSA data to develop either technical data, technical publications, Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETMs), or training products
- Experience with missile systems
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of engineering experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years of experience; 12 years of relevant experience may substitute for the degree
- Experience in Logistics Support Analysis, reliability, maintainability, or another logistics-related discipline
- Experience developing logistics supportability analyses
- Experience developing and delivering Level of Repair Analysis
- Knowledge of data analysis, trend analysis, or databases for logistics and inventory tracking
- Familiarity with military maintenance and sustainment support
- Experience leading and monitoring assigned tasks
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and customer-interfacing skills
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret DoD security clearance
- Master’s degree in a STEM discipline
- Engineering design experience creating designs, models, and drawings
- Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives
- Experience supporting procurement activities
- Experience developing LSA products using MIL-STD-1388, GEIA-STD-0007, or MIL-PRF-49506 and tools such as EAGLE or SLICwave
- Familiarity with Vmetric, EDCAS, COMPASS, CASA, or similar logistics tools
- Understanding of repair level analysis and life-cycle cost modeling
- Experience using LSA data to develop technical data, technical publications, IETMs, or training products
- Previous experience with missile systems
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple medical plan options by region alongside dental, vision, mental‑health resources, and wellness programs. Recent materials also highlight added family‑building support, including a dedicated fertility benefit.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) savings plan is positioned as competitive with a company match, auto‑escalation features, and access to an employee stock fund/ESPP. Official filings and benefits guides emphasize retirement as a core element of the Total Rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Many sites offer a 9/80 schedule, generous PTO, paid holidays, and flexible/telework options where program needs allow. Paid parental and caregiver leave are prominently featured, with recent enhancements for the delivering parent.
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