Director of Hypersonics Growth and Capture Strategy

Leidos; Crane (IN); On-site; INR 14,644,000 - 26,471,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Director, Hypersonics Growth to lead and execute growth strategies across the hypersonics portfolio. This role identifies, shapes, and captures new business opportunities aligned to customer mission needs across DoD, IC, and DOE.

The Director will partner with technical, program, financial, and executive leaders to drive sustainable growth, strengthen customer relationships, and position Leidos as a trusted hypersonics mission partner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Aerospace, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience supporting DoD, DOE, or national security programs.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in growth, capture management, or business development, program management for complex technical programs.
• Demonstrated understanding of hypersonics-related technologies, including hypersonic weapons or vehicles, propulsion systems, thermal protection systems and materials, modeling and simulation, or test and evaluation infrastructure.
• Proven experience leading competitive new business pursuits resulting in successful contract awards.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical, programmatic, financial, and acquisition stakeholders.
• US Citizen with ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the hypersonics growth strategy aligned with business area, division, and enterprise objectives.
• Identify, qualify, and shape new business opportunities from early customer engagement through contract award.
• Serve as Business Development Lead for priority hypersonics pursuits.
• Develop and implement win strategies, including customer engagement plans, competitive assessments, and teaming strategies.
• Establish and maintain senior-level customer relationships across DoD Services, OSD, DARPA, MDA, AFRL, ONR, SDA, DOE, and other relevant organizations.
• Own and manage the hypersonics growth division’s budget, staffing, and pipeline, including oversight of growth and capture budgets, workforce planning, and pipeline development and forecast accuracy.
• Partner with technical and program leadership to align internal capabilities, IRAD investments, and solution architectures to emerging requirements.
• Coordinate across Leidos business areas to drive integrated, enterprise solutions and optimize resource utilization.
• Support proposal development activities, including reviews, solution shaping, pricing alignment, and executive messaging.
• Monitor market trends, threat developments, and acquisition strategies impacting hypersonics programs.
• Contribute to long-range strategic planning, division operating plans, and growth performance metrics.

Skills

Growth strategy

Capture management

Business development

Program management

Hypersonics knowledge

Communication with stakeholders

TS/SCI clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Aerospace, or related technical discipline

Master’s degree in a technical discipline

Job description

Leidos seeks a Director, Hypersonics Growth to lead and execute growth strategies across the hypersonics portfolio. This role identifies, shapes, and captures new business opportunities aligned to customer mission needs across DoD, IC, and DOE.

The Director will partner with technical, program, financial, and executive leaders to drive sustainable growth, strengthen customer relationships, and position Leidos as a trusted hypersonics mission partner.