Associate Logistics Engineer

About the Role

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Logistics Engineer to join the Mission Systems Discipline Engineering Organization in Chantilly, VA.

Key Responsibilities

• SharePoint Administration, Development, and Data Automation
• Administer program SharePoint sites and lists, ensuring data integrity and adherence to defined processes.
• Design, develop, and maintain SharePoint-based applications, dashboards, and data models.
• Create and maintain lists, libraries, workflows, Power Apps/Automate solutions, and program calendars.
• Oversee program SharePoint data structures, including data entry, validation, and exporting data.
• Hardware and Material Tracking
• Track hardware and material owned by the programs and capital.
• Support inventory management and coordinate physical inventories.
• Track Government Furnished Equipment (GFE).
• Proactively track spare locations and statuses.
• Failure, Maintenance, and Repairs Tracking & Analysis
• Track and document failures, Return Merchandise Authorizations (RMA), and spares status using SharePoint and related tools.
• Support analysis of failure and repair trends.
• Establish and document calibration requirements for field systems/equipment.
• Perform or support maintenance and maintainability demonstrations for customers.
• Shipments and Logistics Execution
• Coordinate inbound and outbound shipments.
• Ensure shipments are properly packaged and have correct documentation.
• Ensure equipment is properly stored at NG facilities after receipt.
• Maintain shipment and receipt records in SharePoint and associated tracking systems.
• Procurement and RMA Support
• Execute program RMA actions for failures or repairs.
• Work with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely processing of RMA activities.
• Process Improvement
• Assist in the development of maintenance engineering and logistics support concepts, documentation, and processes.
• Review and update maintenance and logistics procedures.
• Evaluate existing logistics and asset-tracking processes for inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
• Enhance procedures and best practices for hardware data tracking, spares analysis, and failure reporting.
• Design and maintain automated reports, dashboards, and metrics (e.g., failures, MTBF/MTTR indicators, spares posture).

Requirements & Tech Stack

• SharePoint
• Power Apps/Automate
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Jira (preferred)
• SolidWorks PDM (preferred)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 0 years of relevant experience; Master's degree with 0 years of relevant experience; or 6+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite for security clearance.
• Strong aptitude for technology-driven solutions such as collaboration site design, configuration, and support.
• Experience building, administering, and/or using SharePoint-based lists, workflows, or applications.
• Excellent communication skills with both internal and external customers.
• Detail-oriented and able to follow and improve defined processes.
• Experience in the Logistician/Logistics Engineering field, including working with U.S. Government supply chain processes and shipping Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) in accordance with U.S. government import/export requirements.
• Must be able to move and position objects weighing 30–50 lb.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance.
• Proficient with collaboration systems with workflow applications, list databases, Power Apps/Automate.
• Experience with Jira or other Agile process/methodology tools.
• Experience with SolidWorks PDM or other Product Data Management tools.
• Familiarity with processing Return Material Authorization (RMA) and shipments of repairable assets.
• Experience performing failure, maintenance, spares, or reliability analysis.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time.
• Clearance Required for Start: No.
• Clearance Type: Uncleared.