Senior Project Engineer - Optomechanical Lead

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is seeking a talented Senior Project Engineer to support Defense and Civil Space Systems in the Space Division and contribute across the WFOV Portfolio. As a core member of the team, you will play a valuable part in supporting and executing IR payload capabilities for a variety of customers. You will be required to support multiple tasks in parallel, productively contribute to and lead team environments, and communicate effectively to management, coworkers, and customers. You must also be self-motivated and highly organized with a focus on managing customer expectations with a constant goal of generating high quality products that exceed stakeholder expectations. In this role you will also serve as integrated product team lead (IPT) and the control account manager (CAM) oversight across multiple programs. The position will have responsibility for planning, tracking, and execution of complex tasking within technical, schedule, and budget constraints. The program involves diverse technology areas including large scale composites, structures, mechanical systems, payload environment control, and system integration. The position will also be customer facing and represent the program in the absence of the program manager.

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Leidos Defense Systems Sector

provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world's toughest security challenges for customers with ?can't fail? missions. To explore and learn more, click here (https://www.leidos.com/company/our-business/defense) !

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Primary Responsibilities

The Senior Project Engineer ? Optomechanical Lead will have a key impact on program execution across the WFOV portfolio and will:

Evaluate and guide daily execution activities in support of the program manager(s)

Lead IPT meetings as required and set expectations for the project team(s)

Actively manage risk and identify opportunities at the IPT level including working with the IPT to develop mitigation strategies and plans to realize opportunities

Identify capability or process gaps and provide recommendations for improvement

Coordinate program activities across multiple functional activities

Foster intra-project coordination and communication

Aid program manager(s) in mitigating cost, schedule, and technical risks related to materials used on the program

Plan and execute a hardware centric project

Routinely evaluate program technical and programmatic metrics to ensure successful execution

Create project plans and maintain project objectives

Define tasks and required resources

Assist with assembling and managing project team

Work with program schedulers to maintain schedule

Oversight of the technical scope under the assigned control accounts

Support to earned value reporting to the customer

Development, management, coordination and presentation of various informational products to support:

Weekly Program Management Reviews (PMRs)

Weekly senior management meetings

Monthly internal and external programmatic reviews

Customer IPT meetings

Tracking and providing status of internal and external action items

Performing supply chain vulnerability assessments on purchased parts and raw material needed for the program

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

BS degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school and a minimum of twelve (12) years of direct engineering experience, or a MS degree from an accredited engineering school and ten (10) years of direct engineering experience

In-depth understanding of optomechanical systems

Leading a large and diverse team including suppliers and subcontractors

Disciplined metric-driven program management

Proven experience managing to and meeting tight schedules

Cost estimating and Budget management

Effective communication of information between various functional disciplines as well as strong briefing skills with senior customer and corporate

Proficient using Microsoft Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint

Strong understanding of hardware development, manufacturing, procurement, production, and integration

Proven leadership skills including working in a team environment, fostering communication, listening to teammate concerns and reconciling internal issues or differences

Proven ability to solicit and process complex information and data to solve complex problems and make sound decisions

Analytical and strong organizational skills, with excellent verbal and written ability

Experience with supply chain management and ability to work with suppliers to help them meet both hardware and non-hardware deliverable requirements

Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or be willing to relocate

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting a multi-year development/production program valuing more than $100M

Project management qualification (PMP) or equivalent

Exposure or general knowledge of Earned Value Management

Experience with utilizing digital engineering tools for program management such as Jira

Original Posting Date: 2025-02-19

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 $112,450.00 - $203,275.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

REQNUMBER: R-00153861

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.