Space Program Project Manager

Description

Leidos has an excellent opportunity for a Project Manager to work on the Cargo Mission Contract (CMC). In this position the employee will manage projects for the development and certification of spaceflight hardware and periodically perform sustaining tasks for CMC hardware (i.e., diagnostics, tools, stowage, restraints, laptops, cameras, etc.) in support of NASA's Johnson Space Center International Space Station (ISS), Orion, HLS, Gateway, EHP and other exploration Programs. The team works with commercial software such as IBM Maximo, Microsoft (MS) Project, and MS SharePoint, in addition to CMC custom software. Support of tests and other activities may be required outside of normal working hours.

This position requires on-site support, and candidate must be able to pass a Public Trust background investigation; per contract requirements, U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency is required.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage hardware development projects to certify, flight-configure, and deliver new hardware for spaceflight
• Create and maintain project resource-loaded schedules in MS Project Professional
• Develop basis-of-estimates (BOEs) for new on-contract growth
• Review, author, and approve work orders, non-conformance reports, internal/external customer presentations, designs, and trade studies

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires BS degree and at least 2 years relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in creating BOEs for new projects as well as Cost Accounting Management (CAM) and Earned Value (EV)
• Experience with proposal development for new business opportunities
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Experience with NASA processes for spaceflight hardware development and certification, anomaly resolution, configuration management, quality assurance, design, requirements/verification, materials, safety, cargo processing, disposal, manifest, hardware downgrade, toxicology
• Experience in planning and tracking project labor, material, and product deliverables for projects
• Experience working with multi-discipline teams and customers and both strong oral and written communication skills
• Experience with presenting technical and financial project status to large groups such as technical NASA boards
• Knowledge of logistics, property, and traceability requirements for the various classifications of NASA government property
• Formal training or certification for process improvement events
• Formal Project Management training

Original Posting: April 9, 2025
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 $57,850.00 - $104,575.00

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.

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