Senior Logistician – MQ-9
Job Description
Sumaria Systems is seeking a Senior Logistician supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Medium Altitude Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MAUAS) Division. This position provides lifecycle sustainment logistics support for the MQ-9 and related systems, with emphasis on supply support, support equipment, maintenance planning, and operational readiness. This is a full-time, onsite position at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, requiring a Secret clearance and travel. Working with Government program managers, engineering teams, maintenance organizations, and industry partners, you will evaluate logistics requirements, analyze sustainment data, and recommend solutions supporting aircraft production, fielding, and continued operations.
Responsibilities
- Provide lifecycle sustainment logistics support addressing supply support, design interface, support equipment, and automatic test systems.
- Assist with developing and evaluating Integrated Logistics Support Plans for operational systems.
- Evaluate organizational-level spare parts requirements and recommend support needed to maintain operational readiness.
- Review proposed test and support equipment for suitability against system maintenance and sustainment requirements.
- Identify maintenance and equipment manuals needed to support approved maintenance concepts and objectives.
- Collect, compile, research, and analyze maintenance, acquisition, and financial data to support logistics decisions.
- Develop, update, and validate documentation associated with automated logistics reporting, maintenance data systems, and management information systems.
- Support logistics activities associated with UAS production, testing, delivery, and sustainment.
- Support quality assurance reviews of technical orders and related documentation for alignment with applicable DoD standards.
- Provide hands-on logistics assistance supporting the development and integration of new weapons capabilities on UAS platforms.
- Coordinate logistics considerations associated with configuration control, developmental and operational testing, force structure, depot maintenance, and requirements documentation.
- Coordinate with program managers on weapon mission kit availability for production and sustainment.
- Assist with Defense Logistics Agency property audits and equipment disposition activities.
- Analyze field consumption, failure trends, and historical demand patterns to support statistical forecasting and supply planning.
- Identify acquisition and sustainment problems and recommend practical corrective actions.
- Apply senior logistics expertise and provide technical guidance to junior and journeyman personnel.
Required Skills/Education
Education and Years of Experience: Meet one of the following combinations:
- Master’s degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience, including 5 years supporting DoD; or
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 15 years of relevant experience, including 5 years supporting DoD; or
- At least 20 years of directly related experience, including 8 years supporting DoD, with applicable certifications.
Additional qualifications include:
- Advanced knowledge of lifecycle logistics, supply support, maintenance planning, and weapon system sustainment.
- Knowledge of UAS or comparable aircraft system production, testing, delivery, and logistics support requirements.
- Ability to evaluate logistics support plans, spare parts requirements, support equipment, and maintenance documentation.
- Familiarity with the GOLD system, Government supply systems, the Standard Base Supply System, and other supply data systems.
- Experience analyzing maintenance data, field consumption, failure trends, and historical demand to support sustainment planning.
- Knowledge of configuration control, developmental and operational testing, depot maintenance, and requirements development.
- Ability to support technical order reviews, property accountability activities, and equipment disposition.
- Strong analytical, organizational, written communication, and coordination skills.
- Ability to work independently, develop recommendations, and coordinate effectively with Government and contractor stakeholders.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications used for logistics analysis, documentation, and reporting.
Travel: Yes Security Clearance Required: Secret Position Type: Full Time Work Location: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio / Onsite Why Join Sumaria Systems Support the MQ-9 mission by helping ensure aircraft, equipment, and sustainment resources are available when needed. Apply your logistics expertise alongside Government and industry professionals supporting operational readiness and capability improvements. Additional Information Sumaria Systems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.