Hypersonics Growth Leader

Leidos; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Director, Hypersonics Growth to lead growth strategies across the hypersonics portfolio. Responsible for identifying, shaping, and capturing opportunities with DoD, IC, and DOE, reporting to the VP Kinetics Growth.

The role collaborates with technical, program, financial, and executive leadership to drive growth, mature customer relationships, and position Leidos as a trusted hypersonics partner. Requires strong leadership and clear communications with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Aerospace, or related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of experience supporting DoD/DOE/national security programs or relevant military service.
• 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.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder communication

DoD experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Physics/Aerospace

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Director, Hypersonics Growth to lead growth strategies across the hypersonics portfolio. Responsible for identifying, shaping, and capturing opportunities with DoD, IC, and DOE, reporting to the VP Kinetics Growth.

The role collaborates with technical, program, financial, and executive leadership to drive growth, mature customer relationships, and position Leidos as a trusted hypersonics partner. Requires strong leadership and clear communications with diverse stakeholders.