Description
Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide.
We are seeking an experienced Sensor Systems Program Manager to lead the sustainment of a complex radar system throughout its operational lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the overall execution of the radar system sustainment program, including cost, schedule, performance, and contractual requirements.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the customer on program execution, sustainment activities, issues, and priorities.
- Develop and maintain program plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics.
- Manage program financial performance, including funding, expenditures, forecasts, and variance analysis.
- Coordinate sustainment activities across engineering, maintenance, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, contracts, and other functional organizations.
- Monitor radar system performance, availability, reliability, and maintainability and drive corrective actions as required.
- Identify, assess, and manage program risks, opportunities, dependencies, and issues.
- Lead program reviews and communicate program status, performance, risks, and recovery plans to senior leadership and customers.
- Ensure contractual deliverables, milestones, and reporting requirements are met.
- Coordinate resolution of technical, supply, maintenance, and operational issues that could impact system availability or mission readiness.
- Support forecasting and planning for long-term sustainment requirements, including spares, obsolescence, repairs, upgrades, and system modifications.
- Manage subcontractor and supplier performance as applicable.
- Support proposals, contract modifications, and new sustainment business opportunities.
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with government customers, internal stakeholders, suppliers, and program partners.
- Ensure compliance with applicable company policies, contractual requirements, and government regulations.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, program management, or a related field with 12+ years of experience.
- 7+ years of program or project management experience supporting defense, aerospace, or other complex mission systems.
- Demonstrated experience managing radar systems, including radar system operations, sustainment, maintenance, upgrades, or lifecycle management.
- Demonstrated experience managing programs involving multiple technical and functional organizations.
- Experience managing cost, schedule, performance, and risk on complex programs.
- Strong customer relationship and communication skills.
- Experience working in a government contracting environment.
- Experience with radar system sustainment, maintenance, depot repair, field support, or system upgrades.
- Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition and sustainment processes.
- Experience managing government contracts and contract modifications.
- Understanding of systems engineering, reliability, maintainability, and obsolescence management.
- Experience managing geographically dispersed teams and suppliers.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and senior leadership.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Must possess an active DoD Secret security clearance. (U.S. Citizenship is required)
- Experience with Microsoft Office and program management tools.
Desired Attributes:
- Leadership and accountability
- Customer focus
- Strategic and analytical thinking
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Risk-based decision making
- Financial and business acumen
- Ability to work effectively with engineering and technical teams
- Ability to operate independently and make sound decisions
Success in This Role Success will be measured by the Program Manager’s ability to maintain radar system availability and customer satisfaction while delivering sustainment requirements on cost and schedule, effectively managing program risks, and establishing a proactive long-term sustainment strategy.
Pay Range: $154,050.00 - $278,475.00