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LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Naval Air Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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Location

Salary

$121,785 - $158,322

per year

Closes

February 5, 2026

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves overseeing logistics and maintenance for the MQ-25 drone program in the Navy, ensuring that aircraft systems are designed, built, and supported efficiently throughout their lifecycle.

You'll lead teams, analyze costs, and recommend improvements to make sure everything runs smoothly and affordably.

It's a great fit for someone with experience in military or engineering projects who enjoys planning and problem-solving in a team setting.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in logistics or maintenance for complex systems
  • Ability to develop and review program, technical, and mission documentation for logistics issues
  • Experience participating in system design and development, assessing supportability and maintainability
  • Skill in recommending design alternatives to engineers for systems with poor maintainability
  • Proficiency in organizing Integrated Logistics Support Management Teams (ILSMT) and integrating logistics plans
  • Capability to perform cost analysis, life cycle costing studies, and support major milestones

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Logistics Management Specialist in the Mission Systems Group (MSG) of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. This position supports the PMA-265 MQ-25 program as DAPML.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: (1) Developing and reviewing program, technical, and mission documentation to also provide authoritative input and direction on all logistics/maintenance issues and requirements; (2) Participating in the design and development of new systems by assessing the supportability and maintainability of proposed systems and technology applications; (3) Recommending feasible design and alternatives to acquisition engineers and managers for systems with poor maintainability features, or which are unsupportable; (4) Organizing an Integrated Logistics Support Management Team (ILSMT) to provide direction to the element managers on planning and technical factors, reviewing element plans for accomplishment of objectives, balancing capability among logistics elements, and integrating all logistics element plans to form comprehensive Integrated Logistics Support; and (5) Performing cost analysis and life cycle costing studies for assigned systems as well as supporting/approving major milestones, time schedules, total cost elements, system maintenance engineering inspections and mock-up parameters, and manpower and readiness.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will act as the single authority on program/project logistics, maintenance planning, and execution for program reviews, contract reviews, briefings, and financial planning.
  • You will plan and chair a variety of logistics and maintenance conferences throughout the development, acquisition, and operation and sustainment phases of the life cycle.
  • You will participate in the design and development of new systems assessing the supportability and maintainability of proposed systems and technology applications.
  • You will determine the best approach in planning and expending resources to ensure adequate and affordable logistics support posture.
  • You will oversee analytical processes that determine supportability requirements and resources necessary to sustain systems and equipment to support the development of innovative support plans.
  • You will review and approve any changes to logistics documentation as proposed in Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), along with assessing the impact of changes to Integrating Logistics Support.
  • You will recommend approval/disapproval based on the results of trade-off analyses between improved performance, supportability, and additional costs.
  • You will provide analysis and develop strategies for systems/sub-systems lifecycle support for Obsolescence and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) challenges.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/29/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/29/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12870436-26-CGP