Logistics Engineer

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. The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC) Microelectronics Design and Applications (MDA) Business pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines the leading edge of exotic new technologies, and drives advances in the sciences. One of our most challenging new fields is Transformational Computing, which combines the unique properties of superconductivity and quantum mechanics to develop radical, new energy-efficient computing systems. Our team is chartered with providing the skills to transform computing beyond Moore’s Law, advancing development of computer architectures, processing/memory subsystems, and large-scale high-performance computing systems. You’ll work in a fast-paced team environment alongside a broad array of scientists and engineers to make these processing solutions a reality and deliver remarkable new advantages to the warfighter. The MDA business area is seeking a Deputy IPT Lead to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. In this role in MDA, you will assist in leading a team responsible for executing system troubleshooting and maintenance. You will also be paired with a senior IPT lead to lead a team to develop new and novel solutions through the engineering hardware lifecycle. This position requires work onsite at our Advanced Technologies Laboratory located in the Linthicum, MD and/or Annapolis Junction, MD area. Roles and Responsibilities: Develop technical plans for projects including project schedules, budgets, and staffing plans in collaboration with an engineering team. Collaborate across all engineering disciplines to deliver high quality technical solutions including but not limited to RF, thermal, mechanical, structural, and operations. Develop technical and execution risk matrices and communication mitigation plans to program management. Run meetings with engineering teams to remove blockers and drive progress. Meetings can include stand-ups, sprint planning, and sprint reviews Facilitate root cause corrective action analyses along with the technical leads on the team and communicate feedback to vendors to provide issue resolution. Run weekly meeting with vendors to discuss open technical issues and the plan to resolution. Develop a preventative maintenance plan for MDA cryogenic systems including scheduling, material delivery, and staffing plans. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in STEM related field with 2+ years of relevant logistics experience. Experience engaging with suppliers to provide resolution to technical problems High attention-to-detail Active TS/SCI Clearance w/ CI Poly Preferred Qualifications: Effective verbal and written communication, ability to work in a team environment. Experience in project management to include cost, schedule and staffing Experience in preventative maintenance plan development Experience doing root cause corrective.