Electronic Warfare R&D Program Manager

Leidos; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 116,350 - 210,325; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4+ weeks paid time off

11 paid holidays

401K with 6% company match

Flexible schedules

Discounted stock purchase plans

Technical upskilling

Education and training support

Parental paid leave

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Research and Development Program Manager to oversee the Electronic Warfare division R&D portfolio in our Arlington, VA office. You will drive technical programs, align with customer needs, and lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on-time, within budget results.

The role requires strong leadership, program planning, and budget management skills, with experience in EW, radar, hardware/software fabrication, and system integration. Security clearance eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; 12+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience overseeing technical teams and managing R&D programs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, management, and organizational skills.
• Experience with captures including business development, customer relations, and proposal management/writing.
• Experience with agile scheduling.
• Experience with financial systems and managing program budgets.
• Proven ability to build and maintain lasting customer relationships and teaming partnerships.
• Must have an active Secret clearance and able to obtain TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage small, medium, and large-scale programs.
• Integrate all functions and activities to meet customer expectations and contract requirements.
• Actively monitor, track, and manage program tasks, performance, subcontractors, risks, costs, and schedule.
• Conduct quality reviews and submission of all deliverables.
• Provide strong leadership while engaging multi-discipline teams and responding to business needs.
• Make decisions at the program team level and escalate issues as needed.
• Create program management plans and ensure plans align with procedures.
• Ensure requirements are gathered, documented, reviewed, and approved.
• Ensure programs are executed on-time, within budget, and within scope.
• Create work breakdown structures and develop schedules to monitor dependencies.

Skills

Program management

Technical leadership

Budget management

Risk management

Scheduling

Requirements gathering

Subcontractor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Research and Development Program Manager to oversee the Electronic Warfare division R&D portfolio in our Arlington, VA office. You will drive technical programs, align with customer needs, and lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on-time, within budget results.

The role requires strong leadership, program planning, and budget management skills, with experience in EW, radar, hardware/software fabrication, and system integration. Security clearance eligibility is required.