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Product Support Engineer/Life Cycle Cost Analyst

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time2026-10-19 → 2026-11-10
Security clearance required

Core

Develop and maintain comprehensive sustainment plans, life cycle cost models, and operating and support (O&S) cost estimates for maritime autonomous vehicles and defense systems.

Role type

Product Support Engineer / Life Cycle Cost Analyst

Builds

Life cycle cost models, O&S cost estimates, sustainment plans, and logistics architecture for maritime autonomous vehicle fleets.

Domain

Defense, Maritime Autonomous Vehicles, Systems Engineering

Required skills

Life cycle cost modeling, Operating and Support (O&S) cost analysis, Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA), Level of Repair Analysis (LORA), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Integrated Product Support (IPS), Service Bill of Materials (SBOM) creation, Spares and provisioning planning, Technical data management, Military standards compliance

Preferred skills

CAD software proficiency, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools, Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) planning

Technologies

Lattice OS, CAD, PLM

Responsibilities

Build and maintain life cycle cost models and O&S cost estimates with sensitivity analysis; Develop and maintain comprehensive sustainment plans and logistics architecture; Partner with engineering teams to integrate design-for-supportability concepts; Create and maintain Service Bills of Materials (SBOM) and support equipment lists; Perform product support analysis covering provisioning, manning, and facilities; Run cost trade studies to feed design decisions; Establish data pipelines converting reliability data into cost projections.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC