Manufacturing Product Manager

Leidos; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex Work Options

Wellbeing Resources

Learning & Development

Impactful Projects

Career Growth

Employee Benefits

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a Manufacturing Product Manager to lead the manufacturing contribution to complex programs. You will connect program priorities with production capability, readiness, and reliable delivery outcomes, acting as the primary interface across Program Management, Engineering, Sourcing, Quality and other functions.

You will partner with multidisciplinary teams to ensure manufacturing processes and artifacts meet contractual and quality requirements, while driving

Qualifications

• Experience leading manufacturing, production or industrial operations in a complex engineering or regulated environment.
• Capability in developing/managing manufacturing plans, production schedules, budgets and forecasts.
• Experience supporting transition-to-production activities and risk management.
• Ability to translate program requirements into practical manufacturing outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and integration of manufacturing plans from concept to production.
• Own manufacturing cost and schedule commitments, including budgets and forecasts.
• Coordinate Manufacturing Readiness Reviews and make-or-buy activities.
• Collaborate across Program Management, Engineering, Sourcing, Quality and Finance to define and implement processes.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Cost & schedule management

Education

Tertiary qualification in Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations/Supply Chain/Business

Tools

Integrated scheduling

Earned value management

Job description

About Leidos Australia

At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life. Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter. Leidos is a destination for people who want their work to have purpose, their contribution to be recognised, and their career to grow without needing to fit a single mould.

• Flex Your Way – Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per year), part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours.
• Wellbeing That Matters – Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, plus dedicated wellness spaces to support your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
• Learn Without Limits – Access over 120,000 on-demand courses, alongside technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities.
• Work That Makes an Impact – Contribute to nationally significant projects that matter, solve complex challenges, and accelerate your career through unique growth opportunities.
• Build Your Future – Whether you're deepening technical expertise or preparing for leadership, we'll invest in your development every step of the way.
• And Much More – These are just a few of the ways we invest in our people and help them thrive.

About the Team

You’ll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes. Mission Software Systems (MSS) brings together expertise across intelligence, software, and cloud to deliver end-to-end capability supporting the full intelligence lifecycle, from planning through to dissemination and feedback. The team fosters a culture of innovation, leveraging modern engineering practices and shared infrastructure to rapidly build, test, and deploy software solutions across a range of environments, including cloud. MSS also plays a key role in advancing technology modernisation within Government, delivering scalable and adaptable solutions for complex enterprise challenges.

The Opportunity

This role is an opportunity to lead the manufacturing contribution to complex programs, connecting program priorities with production capability, operational readiness and reliable delivery outcomes. As the Manufacturing Product Manager, you will be the primary manufacturing and operations interface across Program Management, Engineering, Sourcing, Quality and other business functions.

• Lead the development and integration of manufacturing plans from the concept phase through transition to production, supporting producibility, design-to-cost outcomes and the achievement of Manufacturing Readiness Levels.
• Own manufacturing cost and schedule commitments, including production build planning, budgets, baselines, forecasts, performance reporting and contributions to the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Coordinate Manufacturing Readiness Reviews, Production Readiness Reviews, make-or-buy activities, capital requirements, resource planning and the resolution of production risks, issues and priorities.
• Partner across multidisciplinary teams to ensure manufacturing processes, procedures and program artefacts are defined, maintained and implemented in line with organisational, contractual and quality requirements.

About You

We are looking for someone who can bring manufacturing, program delivery and commercial considerations together to support informed decisions and dependable production outcomes.

Essential

• Experience leading manufacturing, production, industrial operations or product delivery activities within a complex engineering or regulated environment.
• Capability in developing and managing manufacturing plans, production schedules, budgets, forecasts, resource requirements and operational performance commitments.
• Experience supporting transition-to-production activities, manufacturing or production readiness reviews, risk and opportunity management, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work collaboratively across Program Management, Operations, Engineering, Sourcing, Quality and Finance, translating program requirements into practical manufacturing outcomes.
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement, reporting and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate cost, schedule, readiness, risk and performance information across governance forums.

Advantageous

• Experience working within Defence, aerospace or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of integrated scheduling earned value or control account management practices.
• Experience contributing to proposals, operational baselining, capital planning and make-or-buy decisions.
• A tertiary qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Business or a related discipline.

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen and hold an NV-1 security clearance.

We value different experiences and are interested in the capability and potential you could bring.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

More details are available here.

Securing Your Data

Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].

Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.