Director, Hypersonics Growth - Defense Sector
About The Position
Leidos is seeking a Director, Hypersonics Growth to lead and execute growth strategies across its hypersonics portfolio. The role identifies, shapes, and captures new business opportunities aligned with customer mission needs across the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Department of Energy. The Director reports to the VP Kinetics Growth and works with technical, program, financial, and executive leadership to drive sustainable growth, develop customer relationships, and position Leidos as a trusted hypersonics mission partner. The Director leads priority pursuits, develops customer and competitive strategies, and manages the growth division’s budget, staffing, and opportunity pipeline. The role also coordinates internal capabilities and enterprise solutions, supports proposal development, monitors market and acquisition developments, and contributes to strategic and operating plans.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Aerospace, or a related technical discipline.
- At least 15 years of experience supporting DoD, DOE, or national security programs, or relevant military service.
- At least 8 years of experience in growth, capture management, or business development, or program management for complex technical programs.
- Demonstrated understanding of hypersonics-related technologies, such as hypersonic weapons or vehicles, propulsion systems, thermal protection systems and materials, modeling and simulation, or test and evaluation infrastructure.
- Proven experience leading competitive new-business pursuits resulting in successful contract awards.
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical, programmatic, financial, and acquisition stakeholders.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in a technical discipline.
- Prior experience in a senior Business Development, Capture, or Program Management role.
- Existing customer relationships within the hypersonics mission space.
- Experience supporting Department of Energy programs, laboratories, or acquisition organizations.
- Familiarity with OTAs, rapid acquisition pathways, and classified program environments.
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- Active or previous DOE Q clearance.
Responsibilities
- Lead and execute the hypersonics growth strategy in alignment with business area, division, and enterprise objectives.
- Identify, qualify, and shape new business opportunities from early customer engagement through contract award.
- Serve as Business Development Lead for priority hypersonics pursuits.
- Develop and implement win strategies, including customer engagement plans, competitive assessments, and teaming strategies.
- Establish and maintain senior-level customer relationships across DoD Services, OSD, DARPA, MDA, AFRL, ONR, SDA, DOE, and other relevant organizations.
- Manage the hypersonics growth division’s budget, staffing, and pipeline, including growth and capture budgets, workforce planning, pipeline development, and forecast accuracy.
- Partner with technical and program leadership to align internal capabilities, IRAD investments, and solution architectures with emerging requirements.
- Coordinate across Leidos business areas to develop integrated enterprise solutions and optimize resource utilization.
- Support proposal development, including reviews, solution shaping, pricing alignment, and executive messaging.
- Monitor market trends, threat developments, and acquisition strategies affecting hypersonics programs.
- Contribute to long-range strategic planning, division operating plans, and growth performance metrics.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
