Thermal Protection System Program Manager

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Leidos Defense Systems Strategic Hypersonics Division is seeking an experienced mission-driven Program Manager to lead critical initiatives within our Thermal Protection System (TPS) Program. This high-impact role offers the opportunity to lead complex mission-critical initiatives advancing hypersonic technologies through innovative high-temperature materials composite manufacturing and testing. The Program Manager will drive program execution across technical schedule cost and contractual objectives while leading multidisciplinary teams and subcontractors across geographically dispersed locations. Success requires a strategic results-driven leader who excels in a collaborative integrated badge-less environment and builds strong partnerships with a diverse government customer community including AvMC Sandia National Laboratories the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army. This is an exceptional opportunity to shape critical defense capabilities while delivering innovative solutions to some of the nations most challenging technical and operational priorities.

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Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of complex specially funded initiatives within the Thermal Protection System (TPS) Program ensuring successful execution against technical schedule cost and contractual objectives.
• Lead all aspects of program planning execution monitoring and control including development and management of integrated master schedules budgets resource plans performance metrics and program deliverables.
• Partner with engineering manufacturing and technical teams to drive execution of advanced high-temperature materials composite manufacturing material characterization qualification and testing activities.
• Serve as a primary interface with a diverse multi-agency government customer community including AvMC Sandia National Laboratories the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army fostering trusted relationships and alignment on program priorities and objectives.
• Lead and influence geographically dispersed multidisciplinary teams of engineering manufacturing supply chain finance contracts and program management professionals within a highly collaborative integrated badge-less team environment.
• Provide oversight of subcontractor performance ensuring alignment with program requirements technical objectives delivery commitments and cost expectations while proactively addressing execution challenges.
• Maintain accountability for program financial performance including budget development cost forecasting financial analysis Estimate at Completion (EAC) management and identification of opportunities to improve program efficiency and profitability.
• Proactively identify assess and mitigate technical schedule cost and execution risks while developing actionable recovery strategies and pursuing opportunities to enhance program performance.
• Translate complex technical and contractual requirements into executable program strategies balancing competing priorities resource constraints and evolving customer needs.
• Ensure program execution aligns with contractual requirements applicable government regulations company policies and established program management processes.
• Develop and deliver clear actionable program performance updates strategic recommendations and executive-level briefings to internal leadership and government stakeholders.
• Lead the evaluation and implementation of evolving program requirements scope changes and customer priorities while maintaining execution discipline and minimizing impacts to cost schedule and technical performance.
• Champion process improvements accountability and data-driven decision-making to strengthen program execution improve organizational effectiveness and deliver exceptional customer outcomes.
• Foster a culture of collaboration innovation ownership and operational excellence while advancing critical hypersonic technologies in support of national defense priorities.

Basic Qualifications:

• BA or BS degree and 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 13 years of prior relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Engineering Business Management or Project Management degree
• Experience supporting a multi-year development/production program valuing more than $100M.
• Flight Programs experience (Missile Space Launch or Rocket launch systems) Cost estimating and Budget management Experience in Earned Value Management Disciplined metric-driven program management
• Proven experience managing and meeting tight schedules Proficient using Microsoft Excel Word Project and PowerPoint
• Strong understanding of hardware development manufacturing procurement production and integration
• Project management qualification (PMP) or equivalent is desirable

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