Space Program Project Manager

Leidos•Webster, TX

1d•$59,150 - $106,925•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos has an opportunity for a Project Manager to work on the Cargo Mission Contract (CMC). In this position the employee will manage projects for the development and certification of spaceflight hardware and periodically perform sustaining tasks for CMC hardware (i.e., diagnostics, tools, stowage, restraints, laptops, cameras, etc.) in support of NASA's Johnson Space Center International Space Station (ISS), Orion, HLS, Gateway, EHP and other exploration Programs. The team works with commercial software such as IBM Maximo, Microsoft (MS) Project, and MS SharePoint, in addition to CMC custom software. Support of tests and other activities may be required outside of normal working hours. This position is located onsite in Webster, Texas.

Requirements

Requires at least 8 years prior experience in development of spaceflight hardware
Must be able to pass a Public Trust background investigation.
Per contract requirements, U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Resident status is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in creating BOEs for new projects as well as Cost Accounting Management (CAM) and Earned Value (EV)
Experience with proposal development for new business opportunities
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
Experience with NASA processes for spaceflight hardware development and certification, anomaly resolution, configuration management, quality assurance, design, requirements/verification, materials, safety, cargo processing, disposal, manifest, hardware downgrade, toxicology
Experience in planning and tracking project labor, material, and product deliverables for projects
Experience working with multi-discipline teams and customers and both strong oral and written communication skills
Experience with presenting technical and financial project status
Knowledge of logistics, property, and traceability requirements for the various classifications of NASA government property
Experience with spaceflight soft goods design and fabrication

Responsibilities

Manage hardware development projects to certify, flight-configure, and deliver new hardware for spaceflight
Create and maintain project resource-loaded schedules in MS Project Professional
Develop basis-of-estimates (BOEs) for new on-contract growth
Review, author, and approve work orders, non-conformance reports, internal/external customer presentations, designs, and trade studies