Senior EW R&D Program Lead

Leidos; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4+ weeks of PTO

11 paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Leidos in Arlington, VA is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Electronic Warfare R&D to lead cutting-edge programs and turn mission needs into opportunities. You'll manage multidisciplinary teams across engineering, operations, finance, contracts, and government customers, owning execution, schedules, budgets, and risk management while advancing EW capabilities and platform integration.

Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain TS/SCI is required; on-site work is expected due to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams and managing complex R&D programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting captures and growth activities, including business development, customer engagement, and proposal development.
• Experience with agile scheduling and program planning.
• Experience managing program budgets and working with financial management systems.
• Proven ability to develop trusted relationships with Government customers, external stakeholders, industry partners, and internal technical teams.
• Ability to operate effectively and independently in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Active Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Even Better If You Have: Master's degree in a relevant field with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• PMP certification.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Experience with EW, radar, communications, signal processing, hardware/software development, platform integration or test and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Lead R&D programs ranging from focused technical efforts to large, multidisciplinary initiatives.
• Bring together engineering, operations, finance, contracts, subcontractors, and other functions to deliver against customer and contractual commitments.
• Own program execution—including technical performance, cost, schedule, risk, milestones, subcontractors, and deliverables.
• Translate customer mission needs into actionable program requirements and future business opportunities.
• Provide confident, proactive leadership to multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Establish clear program plans, priorities, expectations, and accountability.
• Identify risks early, drive corrective actions, and elevate issues when necessary to keep programs moving.
• Ensure requirements are captured, reviewed, approved, and managed throughout program execution.
• Develop work breakdown structures and integrated schedules that clearly define activities, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables.
• Build and maintain program financial plans, monitor actual performance against forecasts, and take action when variances arise.
• Ensure high‑quality, timely submission of customer deliverables.
• Partner with customers and internal teams on captures, proposals, and opportunities that expand the EW business.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Communication

R&D leadership

Customer engagement

Agile scheduling

Budget management

Government contracting

Problem-solving

Fast-paced environment

EW/radar/communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Leidos in Arlington, VA is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Electronic Warfare R&D to lead cutting-edge programs and turn mission needs into opportunities. You'll manage multidisciplinary teams across engineering, operations, finance, contracts, and government customers, owning execution, schedules, budgets, and risk management while advancing EW capabilities and platform integration.

Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain TS/SCI is required; on-site work is expected due to