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Project Manager

Leidos senior full-time

Salary

$73,450 - $132,775 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Project Manager to work on the Cargo Mission Contract (CMC) at Leidos. As a Project Manager, you will manage projects for the development and certification of spaceflight hardware in support of both commercial efforts and NASA Programs such as the International Space Station (ISS), Orion, HLS, and other exploration Programs.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Manage hardware development projects to design, build, certify, 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

Basic Qualifications:

  • Requires BS degree and at least 4 years relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Project Management experience with spaceflight hardware development and certification
  • 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 to large groups such as technical NASA boards
  • Knowledge of logistics, property, and traceability requirements for the various classifications of NASA government property
  • Formal training or certification for process improvement events
  • Formal Project Management training

Additional Requirements:

  • Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance; due to contract requirements, U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent residency is required.

Pay Range: $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • spaceflight hardware development and certification
  • Cost Accounting Management (CAM)
  • Earned Value (EV)
  • proposal development
  • engineering drawings
  • NASA processes

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You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Webster-TX/Project-Manager--NASA-CMC-_R-00192998

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