Sustainment Chief Engineer

Description

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Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world's toughest security challenges for customers with "can't fail" missions.

Leidos' Defense Systems Land Systems is seeking a Sustainment Chief Engineer to join the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc2) Program, which is a ground-based, mobile system that aims to combat cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft systems. The IFPC Inc2 system protects and defends civilian and military infrastructure and bridges the gap between tactical short range air defense systems and our strategic systems. The Sustainment Chief Engineer will track sustainment-related activities, such as Root Cause analyses of in-service problems (Operational hazards, Corrosion effects, Reliability Degradation) and Logistics deliverables (user manuals, emplacement procedure, repair / replace procedures, and others) for fielded IFPC Inc 2 launchers and report their status to the program's technical leadership. Additionally, this Sustainment Chief Engineer will serve as a technical liaison with customer representatives and users. This position is highly visible and ensures that fielded systems remain operational, reliable, and safe.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the development, integration, and validation of logistics support plans (LSP), maintenance concept, life-cycle sustainment strategies, and logistics requirements in support of system design and deployment.

Support logistics analyses such as Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Testability (RAMT), Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and supportability assessments.

Support the development and maintain spares provisioning and repair network models to support field readiness, mission availability, and cost tradeoffs.

Oversee Parts, Materials, and Obsolescence analysis; implement Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) plans.

Coordinate reparables and consumables strategy, supply chain integration, and spare parts forecasting with supply chain / procurement teams.

Serve as the logistics technical interface to the engineering, test, production, and sustainment functions.

Drive requirements decomposition and flow-down of logistics / sustainment requirements into subcontractor SOWs, ensuring alignment with overall program goals.

Lead the logistics engineering team : mentor, guide analysis efforts, resource allocation, quality reviews.

Provide risk identification and mitigation related to sustainment, supportability, obsolescence, supplier issues, and performance shortfalls.

Support technical reviews, milestone deliverables (e.g., PRR, CDR, PDR, TRR) with logistics design products, models, and assessments.

Develop metrics, dashboards, and performance prediction models for sustainment readiness, availability, mean time between maintenance (MTBM), mean time to repair (MTTR), logistics cost per unit, etc.

Support continuous improvement of logistics processes.

Ensure compliance with applicable standards, DoD acquisition logistics policies, ILS principles, safety, export, and environmental requirements.

Communicate status, risks, and recommendations to program leadership, stakeholders, and customers.

Performance Metrics / Success Indicators

Achievement of sustainment readiness and mission availability targets.

Prediction accuracy of logistics models vs. field results (e.g. MTBM, MTTR within tolerance).

Percentage of logistics requirements flowed down and validated in downstream contracts / subcontracts.

Reduction of logistics cost growth over time.

Timeliness and quality of logistics deliverables for program milestones.

Team growth, retention, and delivered engineering output.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university with 8+ years of experience or an MS with 6+ years experience.

Demonstrated experience in integrated logistics support, sustainment planning, reliability / maintainability analysis, provisioning, DMSMS.

Proven ability to lead, manage, and mentor a technical team.

Strong analytical skills and experience with, logistics support tools, life cycle cost analysis, metrics, and dashboards.

Excellent cross-discipline communication skills (verbal, written) and ability to influence technical decisions.

Deep understanding of DoD logistics and acquisition policy, logistics doctrine, defense contracts, and flow-down practices.

Experience coordinating with subcontractors / external organizations on logistics requirements and implementation.

Familiarity with regulations for Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), Export Control (ITAR), safety, and other applicable compliance domains.

Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment, including leading and conducting technical reviews

Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.

Possess a secret clearance, or have the ability to obtain a secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience working on missile defense, aerospace, or high-reliability systems.

Experience in digital twin, model-based systems engineering (MBSE) with logistics integration.

Proficiency in specialized tools (e.g. lifecycle support software, reliability tools, logistics modeling platforms).

Knowledge of supply chain management, procurement, inventory control, and transportation logistics.

Background in Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.

Understanding of test infrastructure, depot processes, repair flow, and diagnostics.

Proficiency in estimation of the engineering effort associated with logistics tasks.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting : September 26, 2025

For U.S. Positions : While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range :

Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.