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.
Drive technical innovation and product improvements aligned with customer needs and mission goals.
Lead program and capture 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.
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.
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 Division Manager and other program managers to support business development activities.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or similar technical discipline.
20+ years’ total experience in the US Navy environment.
PMP Certification
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.
History in managing >$200M contracts.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with excellent written and oral communication skills.
Able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance (requires US Citizenship)
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the US Navy programs, contracts, and mission requirements.
Located in the Pacific Northwest for in-office collaboration.
SUBSEAMSS
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Original Posting
November 3, 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 $154,050.00 - $278,475.00
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.
