Integrated Logistics ; ILS Engineer - Pine Brook, NJ

Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation, a global Aerospace and Defense supplier for over 100 years, is a leader in the design and manufacture of precision motion control products and inertial navigation components. Kearfott has a very long history of innovation and excellence and is the go-to brand for many of our global clients. Kearfott is trusted, respected and plays a vital role in the success of America's aerospace and defense industries.

With over a century of expertise & experience, Kearfott is dedicated to providing quality, reliability, and cutting-edge technology to customers worldwide to meet their sea, land, air, and space navigation and guidance requirements.

We are looking for talented individuals who want to be part of a world-class work force. Join Kearfott and become part of a company that is recognized for technical expertise and respected world-wide as a 'full service' provider.

The Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineer is responsible for developing and executing the logistics, sustainment, and life-cycle support strategy for aerospace and defense systems. This role ensures that complex equipment and systems can be efficiently operated, maintained, repaired, and supported throughout their life cycle. The ILS Engineer works with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and customer teams to optimize supportability, reduce life‑cycle costs, and ensure readiness and mission success.

• Develop and document maintenance concepts, including O-level, I-level, and Depot-level maintenance strategies.
• Conduct Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) to determine optimal repair vs. replace decisions.
• Define and recommend support equipment, tools, test equipment, and maintenance procedures.
• Perform repair analysis to identify cost‑effective sustainment solutions.

• Conduct provisioning analysis to determine parts lists, spares requirements, and support equipment needs.
• Prepare and review provisioning technical data (PTD), illustrated parts breakdowns (IPBs), and logistics product data (LPD).
• Evaluate lifetime buy requirements and diminishing manufacturing sources (DMSMS) risks.
• Support obsolescence mitigation plans and parts management strategies.

• Support R&M activities including MTTR calculations, failure analysis, and maintainability assessments.
• Validate logistics and maintenance predictions through modeling, field data, and test results.
• Participate in maintainability demonstrations and verification activities.

• Support the development of Life Cycle Sustainment Plans (LCSP) and long‑term maintenance strategies.
• Participate in GIDEP reviews and ensure incorporation of applicable alerts.
• Assist in configuration management planning, change control, and sustainment impact assessments.
• Perform parts/material management planning to ensure long‑term system supportability.

• Develop and maintain logistics documentation including Maintenance Plans, Supportability Analyses, Technical Manuals, Repair Analysis Reports, and Safety Assessment Inputs.
• Provide technical writing support for logistics deliverables and customer documentation.
• Apply human engineering and safety engineering principles in supportability planning, including contributions to Safety Assessment Reports (SAR).

• Work closely with systems engineering, design engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to ensure supportability is built into system design.
• Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and customer briefings.
• Support proposal development, cost estimates, and logistics input to Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Ensure deliverables comply with military standards such as MIL-STD-1388, MIL-STD-472, MIL-HDBK-502, GEIA-STD-0007, and program/logistics requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Logistics, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 5–10+ years of…