Staff Logistics Engineer (AHT)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is looking for a Staff Logistician and ILS Lead located in Colorado Springs, CO to support the Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) program.

We are looking for team members who want to solve interesting, complex problems, which protect our nation. Your talents and passion are most important to us.  Become a part of our enthusiastic teams where we have fun working together and take pride in our contributions to the nation’s safety

Position is Mon – Fri on-site: may require on-call, evening, and weekend support during system anomalies and or mission requirements. Travel required approximately 10%.

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Logistics Team Lead for our Colorado Springs, CO facility.  The logistics team lead will work with staff to provide daily oversight and guidance and is responsible for directing the execution of the overall Logistics effort on the program.  This position will maintain responsibility for the implementation and compliance of safety protocol in the day-to-day operation of the logistics team.  The team lead will provide leadership over Logistics functions (receiving, shipping, warehouse and transportation) to meet and exceed customer requirements, while maintaining compliance with all facility and company policies, practices and procedures and FAR government regulations.  This role will oversee and support the execution of continuous improvement of logistics processes relating to the safe and efficient receipt, storage, distribution, and shipment of product at the facility.  This candidate must be able to build strategic relationships with internal customers to support overall site needs.  The team lead will use company business systems to drive improvement, monitor process effectiveness, as well as to anticipate and resolve issues.

Responsibilities include:

• Interfaces with the Program Manager, Chief Engineer, System Architect, other engineering team leads, as well as the customer.
• Prepare RFI, RFP and RFQ responses
• Lead day-to-day activities within each logistics function, includes but is not limited to communication, problem resolution, service level commitments, and safety reviews.
• Monitor various departmental performance metrics and objectives to achieve customer promise expectations and ensure service level commitments are achieved
• Communicate and train tasking requirements to associates and act as the primary information source for the team, taking corrective action when needed
• Responsible for the day to day logistic, inventory, and property management effort in support of the JTAGS program and customer. 
• Receive and process material and equipment from vendors, other contractors, and commercial couriers. 
• Perform quality check of material and equipment to ensure they are received in good working order and condition. 
• Pack and prepare equipment and material to support scheduled and unscheduled remote site maintenance and repair, off site testing, and new system installation and test requirements. 
• Maintain and order logistics supplies. 
• Performs data entry and updates of the site inventory database. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Strong cross-functional team leadership and communication skills
• Previous experience as a people manager, team lead, supervisor and/or relevant role.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience with Bachelor’s degree or 10 years of experience with Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
• Active Secret Clearance (non-interim)
• Working knowledge of DAF Logistics standards, procedures, and methods
• Experience with Defense Property Accountability System (DPAS) and managing government property, including GFP/GFE
• Experience working in Logistics Management, Warehouse Management and Optimization, and Inventory Control and Management
• Experience in International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITARS)
• Experience in Integrated Product Support
• Experience in Item Unique Identification (IUID) tagging and reporting in the government IUID database
• Experience in Warranty Management
• Experience in Obsolescence Surveillance of system components, such as servers, storage hardware, cabling, rack equipment, antenna equipment, power supplies, and network devices
• Experience in Packaging, Handling, Storage & Transportation, including experience with different methods of expedited transport of unclassified and classified material to OCONUS military installations (e.g., Milair, freight forwarder, TMO, etc.)
• Experience in coordinating, purchasing, and managing equipment/material spares & repairs
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance
• Experience with Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation (FIAR)
• Experience with USAF/USSF Technical Orders and training documentation
• Experience in Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, such as relevant DoD standards, procedures, best practices, and documentation
• Experience documenting safety protocols, procedures, and material information on Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) and Ozone Depleting Chemicals/Substance
• Experience with supplier management and supplier quality, including counterfeit prevention, DMSMS, and supply chain risk management
• Experience with Logistics specialty engineering areas such as: Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) engineering, FRACAS/FMECA, and Human Factors Engineering
• Experience in corrosion prevention & control
• Experience with SAP S/4 systems and transactions for Logistics and Warehouse Management (e.g., purchase orders, inventory, etc.)

Salary Range: $112,600.00 - $169,000.00

The 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's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for 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.

The 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.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.