Site Activation Lead

Leidos LLC; United States; Remote; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Site Activation Lead to head the Site Deployment Team in support of the FAA NextGen ERAM program. You will coordinate activities with FAA and Leidos personnel and manage on-site deployment tasks.

The role requires 4+ years of professional experience, a related Bachelor’s degree, and travel up to 80%. You’ll perform software installations, maintenance, and provide technical leadership across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with 4+ years of professional experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Travel up to 80% required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all activities with FAA and Leidos personnel.
• Provide daily status on schedule, deliveries, and subcontractors.
• Assist deployment and certification of the ERAM Refresh system.
• Maintain on-site schedules and site documentation.
• Perform software installations, firmware upgrades, and system maintenance.
• Support TO personnel during maintenance and relocation actions.
• Provide technical expertise during ERAM system maintenance actions.

Skills

Communication skills

Travel 80%

Integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Site Activation Lead who will lead the Site Deployment Team in support of the FAA NextGen Air Traffic control programs: En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all activities, communication, and planning efforts directly with FAA and Leidos personnel.
• Provide daily status to include but not be limited to daily in-brief/out-brief, status of schedule, status of material deliveries, and status of sub-contractors.
• Assisting Technical Operations (TO) personnel in deployment and certification of the ERAM technical Refresh system after completion deployment.
• Maintain an on-site schedule in a printable, electronic data base format for each ERAM system location beginning at General Acceptance (GA), for each site, to the conclusion of Contractor maintenance responsibilities.
• Perform software installations, firmware upgrades, and other system maintenance actions.
• On-site maintenance of site equipment in accordance with approved technical manuals.
• Assisting TO personnel in periodic maintenance and certification of the system after completion of hardware maintenance actions.
• Assisting TO personnel in equipment relocation and certification of the system after completion of hardware relocation actions.
• Providing technical expertise to local TO personnel during ERAM system maintenance actions, including system monitoring, troubleshooting, and replacement of failed LRUs.
• Assisting with administration of site spares.
• Maintaining site technical documentation, data files, logs, and performance records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 4+ years of professional experience; or 2+ years of professional experience with a related Master’s degree
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Travel required up to 80%
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to personal and corporate excellence, ethical behavior and integrity

Desired Experience

• Familiarity with the National Air Space and FAA NextGen Air Traffic control programs such as FAA facilities for various NextGen programs: ERAM, ERAM, ATOP, TBFM
• Experience in team building, customer focus
• Experience with execution under Waterfall and/or Agile development methodologies
• Prior experience in a technical leadership role that requires significant coordination across multiple functional areas. Prior experience with cost accounting / earned value management/ ownership Planning and Cost estimating experience ATMC

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At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We’re already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting: June 1, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.