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We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.\nYour greatest work is ahead!\nLeidos’ Defense Sensors Open Air Sensors Division is seeking a Technical Project Manager to join a diverse team to create unique solutions for complex sensor and radar orientated problems. This position affords new or experienced engineers continued opportunities to learn and grow in technical knowledge of sensor and radar systems. The department encourages and frequently incorporates new ideas from all employees into our many sensor projects which span the entire DoD ecosystem. Opportunities for advancement into senior technical roles, as well as project or personnel management are also available.\nThis position offers a unique opportunity to transition into leadership of an established technical portfolio through a planned two-year mentorship and knowledge-transfer period with the incumbent Program Manager. The successful candidate will progressively assume responsibility for customer relationships, technical execution, financial performance, contractual commitments, and long-term portfolio strategy.\nIf this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!\nPrimary Responsibilities\nLead the planning and execution of multiple technical projects and Task Orders within a complex, software-intensive defense portfolio, with responsibility for technical performance, schedule, cost, staffing, risk, and customer commitments.\nPartner directly with government customers and internal technical leadership to understand mission needs, define and prioritize requirements, establish project priorities, demonstrate system capabilities, and plan future development and modernization initiatives. Periodic travel to customer locations is required.\nDevelop and maintain integrated project plans, technical schedules, staffing plans, budgets, cost estimates, and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to ensure resources and activities are aligned with program objectives and contractual requirements.\nLead cross-functional teams spanning software engineering, systems engineering, cybersecurity, Information Assurance, IT, test, security, facilities, finance, contracts, procurement, and other functional organizations. Establish priorities, coordinate resources, manage dependencies, resolve issues, and drive projects to successful completion.\nMonitor project performance against technical, schedule, and financial baselines. Analyze planned versus actual performance, identify emerging risks and issues, develop corrective-action or recovery plans, and maintain accountability for project objectives.\nPrepare and deliver recurring technical, schedule, financial, and programmatic reviews to customers, program leadership, and executive management, clearly communicating accomplishments, upcoming milestones, risks, issues, resource requirements, and recommended actions.\nManage software development and delivery activities throughout the development lifecycle, including requirements and backlog prioritization, Agile planning and execution, software integration and test, technical reviews, release readiness, customer testing, and production deployment.\nServe as a primary interface between customers and development teams, translating customer and mission requirements into actionable technical priorities and ensuring delivered capabilities provide the intended operational value.\nSupport and progressively lead proposal and business-development activities, including development of technical approaches, Basis of Estimates (BOEs), staffing and resource plans, cost estimates, Task Order proposals, and competitive IDIQ contract recompetes.\nCoordinate software configuration, release, documentation, and secure delivery activities required to provide software and technical products to government customers, including activities associated with classified systems and controlled technical information.\nCoordinate IT, cybersecurity, and Information Assurance activities necessary to maintain secure classified and unclassified development and laboratory environments, including Authority to Operate (ATO), technical refresh, vulnerability remediation, continuous monitoring, risk-management activities, and applicable system compliance requirements.\nCoordinate program resources and infrastructure necessary for successful execution, including laboratory and office facilities, IT resources, Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), material procurement, software and system access, and associated accountability requirements.\nIdentify and manage program risks and opportunities, proactively addressing technical, schedule, cost, resource, supplier, cybersecurity, and customer-related issues before they adversely affect program performance.\nBuild and maintain effective relationships with customers, technical teams, functional organizations, subcontractors, suppliers, and company leadership to facilitate execution and support long-term portfolio growth.\nAre you ready to make an impact? Share your resume with us today!\nBasic Qualifications\n BS degree from an ABET-accredited college or university in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, with 4-8 years of applicable professional experience.\nStrong technical foundation with demonstrated experience supporting complex software, engineering, integration, test, or other technical development efforts.\nDemonstrated experience leading technical projects, engineering activities, software development efforts, or cross-functional technical teams, with the ability and interest to grow into broader program management responsibilities. \nWorking knowledge of software development and engineering processes, with experience using MATLAB, Python, or similar programming or scripting languages. \nExperience with formal software testing, including developing or executing methodical test approaches and authoring and maintaining test plans and procedures. \nExperience with automated software testing and an understanding of how automated testing supports software integration, verification, and release processes. \nKnowledge of Linux environments, including administration, scripting, and basic network configuration and troubleshooting. \nExperience installing, utilizing, or managing containerized software applications and environments.\nFamiliarity with modern DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines, preferably within a GitLab environment. \nDemonstrated ability to understand software-intensive systems, communicate effectively with engineers and technical subject-matter experts, and translate technical information for customers and program leadership. \nExperience planning and coordinating technical activities, including development of schedules, resource requirements, technical deliverables, risks, and dependencies. \nDemonstrated ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams and work effectively across engineering, software, cybersecurity, IT, test, and other functional organizations. \nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify technical and programmatic issues, evaluate alternatives, and drive issues to resolution. \nStrong organizational skills and attention to detail, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and operate both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, highly productive technical environment. \nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, customers, and organizational leadership. \nDemonstrated initiative, leadership potential, and interest in developing broader responsibility for technical execution, customer relationships, cost and schedule performance, and overall program management. \nAbility and willingness to travel periodically to customer and company locations as required.\nMust reside in the Huntsville/North Alabama area or be willing to relocate. This position requires regular on-site presence and is not a remote or work-from-home position. \nMust be a U.S. citizen and possess or have the ability to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience supporting U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, or other national-security customers.\nPrior experience as a Technical Project Manager, Program Manager, Engineering Manager, Product Owner, Technical Lead, or similar technical leadership role.\nExperience managing software development programs using Agile or hybrid development methodologies.\nExperience with Product Owner responsibilities, including requirements decomposition, backlog management, feature prioritization, and representing customer priorities to development teams.\nExperience with government contracting environments, including Task Orders, IDIQ contracts, statements of work, contract deliverables, and proposal development.\nExperience developing technical proposals, Basis of Estimates (BOEs), staffing plans, and labor/material cost estimates.\nFamiliarity with program financial management, including budgets, forecasts, actual-versus-plan analysis, Estimate at Completion (EAC), and coordination with Program Finance.\nExperience developing and managing integrated technical schedules involving software development, integration, test, technical reviews, customer acceptance, and production releases.\nFamiliarity with software configuration management, build and release processes, software testing, deployment, and controlled delivery of software products.\nUnderstanding of cybersecurity and Information Assurance requirements associated with classified or government information systems, including RMF/ATO processes, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and risk acceptance.\nExperience working within classified development, laboratory, or operational environments.\nExperience coordinating technical refresh, IT infrastructure, laboratory environments, Government Furnished Equipment, procurement, and other resources supporting engineering organizations.\nExperience identifying, developing, or pursuing follow-on work and contributing to the growth and long-term strategy of an established customer portfolio.\nActive Top Secret security clearance.\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nSeptember 30, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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