Project Manager

Description

The EW Division of Leidos is looking for a Project Engineer to join our cross-functional engineering team using innovative technology to develop truly novel solutions for the Department of Defense (DoD).

This is a great opportunity for a project engineer with a background in product development, manufacturing, and a passion for engineering to;

1) plan, 2) conduct and manage engineering research, and 3) manage design, development, and manufacturing projects involving antenna and transceiver communications systems in a diverse and collaborative environment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Applying design and application knowledge of complex communications systems (antennas, transceivers, networks, etc).
• Actively engaged in engineering research, design, development, and sustaining projects.
• Responsibility for project schedule, budget, and drives cross-functional technical team to achieve technical objectives.
• Lead a team through complete product lifecycle phases including requirements, concept development, design reviews, validation and verification, and release to production using established formal IEEE systems engineering process.
• Responsible managing relationships between customers, technical staff, and supply chain.
• Have a vision for innovation on existing products and propose cutting-edge technological opportunities for the advancement of communications systems (i.

e. digital beamforming).

Basic Qualifications

• Must have broad understanding of Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) experience. This experience must include knowledge of pick-n-place, conformal coating, environmental test, acceptance test, module / box / systems build operations.
• Strong planning skills including defining requirements, time estimating, communicating progress to stakeholders at each phase of project, documentation, and testing.
• Broad Engineering background sufficient to analyze design data related to electrical, software, mechanical, and physical science disciplines.

Position requires working with subject matter experts to make design trade-offs with respect to cost and performance.

• Proven experience with managing major suppliers and sub-contractors.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills are required for effective interface with all internal and external contacts.
• Demonstrated skills in all areas of business development including opportunity qualification, capture strategy, customer visits, customer relationship development, relationship development with competitors, team leadership, etc.
• Responsible for leading proposal engineering efforts to include reviewing customer Statement of Work (SOW) and specifications;

creation of compliance matrices; defining engineering baselines; estimating labor and materials, and generating basis of estimates (BOEs).

• Familiarity with online tools used by the Federal Government for solicitations and p roven record of success developing opportunities within the DoD community.
• US Citizenship required. Must have an active Secret security clearance, or ability to obtain

Preferred Qualifications

• BA / BS in Engineering or equivalent experience. (Additional experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree)
• 4-8 Years of project and / or program management experience.
• Experience with Project Management, Project Engineering, and / or Systems Engineering. Project Management Professional (PMPTM) Certification is a plus.
• Earned Value Management Experience.
• Experience communicating with multi-disciplined engineering teams.
• Experience working with MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).

Original Posting Date : 2024-09-18While 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 $68,900.00 - $124,550.00

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.

About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health.

The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries.

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.

For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

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Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

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