Directed Energy Project Coordinator

Leidos • Albuquerque, NM

12d • $65,650 - $118,675 • Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Project Coordinator to join their Directed Energy team in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The ideal candidate will have a background in production control, multi-resource scheduling, and prior experience planning production programs. The role involves coordinating the alignment of a team that plans, prepares, issues, and controls production schedules, and coordinates the flow of materials to meet production requirements. Duties may include scheduling equipment and personnel; confirming material supply and demands; preparing work orders and instructions, and/or purchase requests for the production of components or parts. The position requires collaboration with production control & planning teams, engineers & technicians, program management, and other stakeholders to achieve cohesive alignment across functional areas. The candidate will support Program Managers with day-to-day execution of government contracts, ensure configuration management documentation remains current, coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), and assist with earned value reporting. Additionally, the role involves coordinating project schedules across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, quality assurance, and contracts, ensuring ISO compliance, and tracking project milestones and critical path activities within a master production schedule. The Project Coordinator will identify project risks and assist with mitigation planning, manage and/or coordinate order demand within Costpoint (Inventory Reservations CMR, or MRP), and manage/coordinate the requisition team for raw material and outsource processing. Regular status meetings with internal customers will be conducted, along with capacity analysis and interface with program management and various stakeholder influencers. Performance metrics such as On-time Delivery and Requisition Processing Delays will be maintained and reported on, with a continuous effort to drive improvements to on-time delivery. The role also fosters a culture of Continuous Improvement, lean manufacturing principles, and a superior quality mindset within the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a business or technical field with 4+ years of production control leadership experience in a manufacturing environment (DoD preferred). An additional 4 relevant years of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• A strong working knowledge of Deltek Costpoint and MRP programs.
• Prior experience with multi-resource scheduling, technician & production staff alignment/coaching, work instruction development, & coordination with project control teams.
• Knowledgeable in Lean Manufacturing principles (5S, Kaizen, Leader Standard Work, Etc.).
• Experience using root cause analysis techniques (Fishbone, 5 Why, etc.).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and be able to lead meetings with large groups of people.
• Work location is predominantly in Albuquerque, NM and Huntsville, AL. Candidate must be a resident of Albuquerque, NM or be willing to relocate to the area. If not local, must be willing to travel approximately 50% of the time to these locations, preferably two weeks in Albuquerque at a time.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of raw materials, hardware, and finishing procedures to produce machined parts or other fabrication methods.
• Adaptable in fast-paced environments.
• Customer and quality first attitude.
• Ability to plan and report against program control accounts for resources and/or products.
• Ability to work with division and corporate Leadership to contribute to Strategic Planning and long-term vision for the department.
• Commodity and strategic buyer planning experience is desired.
• Understanding material and operational traceability requirements.
• Experience using programs such as Solumina MES.
• Familiarity with AS9100 for Defense Manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating alignment of a team that plans, prepares, issues and controls production schedules, and coordinates the flow of materials to meet production requirements.
• Scheduling equipment and personnel; confirming material supply and demands; preparing work orders and instructions, and/or purchase requests for the production of components or parts.
• Collaborating with production control & planning teams, engineers & technicians, program management, and other stakeholders to achieve a cohesive alignment across functional areas.
• Supporting Program Managers with day-to-day execution of government contracts.
• Ensuring configuration management documentation remains current.
• Coordinating Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT).
• Assisting with earned value reporting.
• Coordinating project schedules across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, quality assurance, and contracts.
• Ensuring ISO compliance.
• Tracking project milestones and critical path activities within a master production schedule.
• Identifying project risks and assisting with mitigation planning.
• Managing and/or coordinating order demand within Costpoint (Inventory Reservations CMR, or MRP).
• Managing/coordinating requisition team for raw material and outsource processing.
• Conducting status meetings with internal customers.
• Performing capacity analysis and interfacing with program management and various stakeholder influencers.
• Maintaining and reporting on performance metrics such as On-time Delivery, Requisition Processing Delays, etc.
• Working continually to drive improvements to on time delivery.
• Fostering a culture of Continuous Improvement, lean manufacturing principles, and superior quality mindset within the team.

Benefits

• Leidos offers 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level