Senior Program Manager
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Job Location:
Lynnwood, WA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 148850 - 269075
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Leidos is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead cutting-edge engineering efforts within the Maritime System Solutions (MSS) Portfolio of our Maritime Systems Division (MSD). This role is a unique opportunity to drive innovation in underwater vehicle systems maritime sensors subsea telemetry and ISR solutions that support critical defense and national security missions.
Youll lead a multidisciplinary project team developing advanced maritime technologies from prototype design to full-scale system deployment for ongoing Navy missions.
Leidos Maritime Systems Division is a recognized leader in C4ISR technologies delivering innovative mission-critical solutions across sensor networks unmanned systems and tactical platforms. Were known for achieving industry firsts in the most challenging maritime domains.
Join us and be part of a world-class team delivering unmatched solutions for todays most pressing maritime missions.
Why Join Us
- Make an Impact: Your work will directly support U.S. maritime dominance and national security.
- Lead Innovation: Be at the forefront of applying innovative technology and autonomy to real-world maritime systems.
- Work with Experts: Collaborate with a top-tier team of engineers scientists and technicians located across the U.S.
- Shape the Future: Influence and lead both the strategic and tactical direction of next-generation subsea technologies.
What Youll Do
- Provide strategic and programmatic leadership for a maritime program or set of programs.
- Drive technical innovation and product improvements aligned with customer needs and mission goals.
- Lead program execution including P&L reviews staffing needs and projections funding needs and strategic importance to the company.
- Lead and mentor a matrixed team of engineers through the full product lifecycle.
- Support business development and capture activities including strategy development and solutioning shaping of customers needs and requirements ahead of solicitation on-contract growth proposal writing and development of costing.
- Travel when needed (approximately 25% time) to support customer needs and attend applicable conferences or trade shows.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and responsibility for a program with complex subsea and surface hardware/software systems within a customer focused environment.
- Fulfill customer requirements with technical innovative cost-effective and reliable solutions that appropriately leverage advanced technologies and are suitable in support of U.S. Navy programs.
- Provide subcontractor and supplier direction and oversight.
- Collaborate with customer Leidos technical leads Leidos engineers and subcontractors to support daily activities identify gaps and holes in programs financial reporting CDRL development procurements solutioning with engineers and customers and long-term planning.
- Collaborate with Portfolio Manager and other program managers to support business development activities.
- Report daily to worksite location in Lynnwood WA.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Physics Mathematics or similar technical discipline.
- 20 years total experience with at least 15 years of Program management experience.
- Strong customer focus ability to support team leadership and establish strong collaborative working relationships with government customers technical staff senior managers and peers.
- Strong problem-solving skills along with excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Contribute to the successful capture of competitive US DoD contracts.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills along with excellent written and oral communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP certification.
- Experience managing program execution in a CMMI Level 3 or above environment and/or in accordance with ISO-9001 certified processes.
- Experience managing Programs of Record for the DoD with EVMS requirements.
- Experience in the US Navy programs contracts and mission requirements.
Experience in product development and marketing.
SUBSEAMSS
Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.
Were the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We dont wear capes (theyre a safety hazard) but we do solve high-stakes problems with code caffeine and a healthy disregard for how its always been done.
Original Posting:
September 16 2025For 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 $148850.00 - $269075.00The 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.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
