Description
We are seeking a Hypersonics Program Manager to join our team at Leidos' Defense Systems Strategic Hypersonics Systems Division. As a Hypersonics Program Manager, you will have overall responsibility for profit & loss, growth, technical execution, staffing, and programmatic execution for a team of professionals that develop and produce Hypersonic Systems.
The position involves designing and prototyping Hypersonics vehicles to meet mission parameters. You will lead a team of engineers and manufacturing SMEs in the design, analysis, prototype development, and testing of the proposed solution. The program also involves managing complexity related to performance by subcontractors and interactions with government customers.
Key responsibilities include:
- Evaluating and guiding daily execution activities
- Leading IPT meetings and setting expectations for project teams
- Routinely evaluating program technical and programmatic metrics to ensure successful execution
- Managing risk and identifying opportunities at the IPT level
- Identifying capability or process gaps and providing recommendations for improvement
- Leading the Change Control Board and evaluating changes for cost and schedule impacts
- Coordinating program activities across multiple functional activities
- Fostering intra-project coordination and communication
- Mitigating cost, schedule, and technical risks related to the program
- Planning and executing the program
- Creating program plans
- Maintaining program objectives
- Defining tasks and required resources
- Assisting with assembling and managing project teams
- Working with program schedulers to maintain schedules
- Overseeing technical scopes, control account budgets, and schedules
- Coordinating the release of work authorizations to team members
- Developing, managing, and coordinating informational products to support program reviews and customer meetings
The ideal candidate will have:
- A strong technical background in weapon systems with at least 5 years of experience in managing testing, planning, and scheduling in support of complex technical programs
- A BA degree in Engineering or Business (with a technical focus) or equivalent and 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10-13 years of prior relevant program management experience
- Experience with Flight and Missile Systems
Preferred qualifications include:
- Experience supporting a multi-year development/production program valuing more than $100M
- Flight Programs (Aircraft, Missile, Space Launch or Rocket launch systems)
- Cost estimating and Budget management
- Organizational/IPT development
- Leading a large and diverse team including suppliers and subcontractors
- Disciplined metric-driven program management
- Proven experience managing and meeting tight schedules
- Effective communication of information between various functional disciplines
- Proficient using Microsoft Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint
- Strong understanding of hardware development, manufacturing, procurement, production, and integration
We offer a pay range of $116,350.00 - $210,325.00.