Ground Based Digital Radar Program Manager

Leidos • Huntsville, AL

13h • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos’ Open Air Sensors Division is seeking a Ground Based Digital Radar Program Manager to join their team in Huntsville, AL. The GBDR program is a large and complex radar system that requires a diverse engineering and manufacturing skillset to properly execute. The PM will be responsible for meeting the mission commitments to the customer and the financial commitments to the Division. Key responsibilities include leading the program team, management of the integrated master schedule, identifying and mitigating risk and opportunities, ensuring timely completion of program deliverables, and delivering excellent program performance overall. The selected candidate will serve as the primary programmatic customer interface for the program scope and will support the Open Air Division manager in briefing the Defense Sensors business area leadership on program performance. The position requires strong communication skills, ability to lead cross-functional teams, and demonstrated experience exhibiting good judgment. Some travel for meetings and test events will be required.

Requirements

• BA/BS or equivalent experience and 15+ years of experience in the defense/aerospace industry or 13+ years with MS degree
• 5+ years of experience managing technical programs that involve development and production in the defense industry or similar rigor
• Must be a proven leader with good organizational skills, attention to detail and work well as a leading member of a team
• Experience measuring scope, schedule, and cost performance.
• Strong understanding of program planning and implementation of Earned Value techniques and tools
• Experience successfully leading cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment to meet quality, schedule and cost commitments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent customer interaction and presentation skills
• Must be a US citizen possess and maintain an active Secret clearance.
• Must be able to obtain a Top-secret clearance.
• Must reside in the Huntsville, AL area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville, AL area.

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Experience and/or working knowledge of: AS9100 quality systems and compliance
• Active DoD Top-Secret clearance.
• Navigating DoD acquisition processes and methods
• Risk identification, analysis, and management techniques
• Understanding of systems engineering principles, design and manufacturing processes, and quality systems
• Subcontract management including creating SOW, and managing technical, schedule and budget for both large and small subcontractors.
• Proposal management including identifying key partners, developing statements of work for subcontracts, planning and writing proposal response.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a customer / client advocate with client management of expectations and results.
• Provide technical oversight of our advance technology development programs.
• Lead project teams throughout the product delivery life cycle of the program, both hardware and software development, to support the client with critical missions.
• Provide strategic thought leadership regarding technical management, software / hardware delivery, system solutioning, and client management for multiple development projects.
• Assist senior leaders to define strategies and success for all aspects of contract management, financial performance, and budget control of existing programs.
• Provide oversight and review and debriefing executive leadership with financial estimates and ROMs for new development efforts.
• Maintain responsibility for the leadership and development of Department members of program execution professionals.

Benefits

• Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees