Engineering People Manager: AI-First Growth Leader

Via Logic LLC; Egg Harbor Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an Engineering People Manager to lead 15-20 engineers across ARTs in the Air Traffic Business Area, supporting the L-CAP platform. The role blends people leadership with HR processes, staffing, and performance management in a hybrid, government contracting environment.

Located in Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor Township, NJ, this rolling-hate, contingent-offer role requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field with 5+ years of total professional experience or a Master’s degree and 3+ years total experience
• Minimum 2+ years of direct people management experience including performance evaluations, career development, and personnel actions
• Engineering or technical background sufficient to understand the work context and challenges of managed personnel
• Demonstrated experience with performance management processes, goal setting, and constructive feedback delivery
• Experience supporting hiring processes including job description development, interviewing, and candidate evaluation
• Strong conflict resolution and interpersonal skills with ability to navigate sensitive personnel situations
• Familiarity with HR processes, employment policies, and workforce administration in a government contracting environment
• Excellent communication skills for engaging with direct reports, leadership, and cross‑functional stakeholders
• Experience managing geographically distributed or hybrid teams
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
• U.S. citizenship required
• Must be able to successfully complete future background investigations as required by the government customer

Responsibilities

• Manage 15-20 Leidos engineering personnel across one or more ARTs, direct people manager
• Conduct regular one‑on‑ones, quarterly check‑ins, and annual performance reviews aligned with Leidos HR processes
• Drive individualized career development plans and identify growth opportunities, training, and stretch assignments
• Coordinate staffing and resource allocation in partnership with ART leadership and program management
• Support hiring activities including requisition development, interview participation, and onboarding of new team members
• Monitor workforce health indicators (engagement, retention risk, workload balance) and proactively address concerns
• Facilitate conflict resolution and navigate interpersonal challenges within and across teams
• Collaborate with ART leads and Product Owners to understand team dynamics and personnel needs
• Ensure compliance with Leidos HR policies, timekeeping requirements, and personnel administration
• Advocate for team recognition, promotions, and compensation adjustments based on performance and market alignment
• Support organizational change initiatives and communicate corporate/business area updates to direct reports
• Champion an AI‑first engineering culture by identifying and applying AI‑assisted development capabilities, automation, and emerging software engineering practices that improve developer productivity, code quality, testing, and delivery.

Skills

People management

Communication

Conflict resolution

Team leadership

Hybrid/Distributed teams

SAFe/Agile experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CS, Business, or related

Master’s degree +3 years experience

Tools

HR systems familiarity

Job description

Leidos is seeking an Engineering People Manager to lead 15-20 engineers across ARTs in the Air Traffic Business Area, supporting the L-CAP platform. The role blends people leadership with HR processes, staffing, and performance management in a hybrid, government contracting environment.

Located in Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor Township, NJ, this rolling-hate, contingent-offer role requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust.