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 in support of both commercial efforts and NASA Programs such as the International Space Station (ISS), Orion, HLS, Gateway, and EHP. The team works with commercial software such as IBM Maximo, Microsoft (MS) Project, and MS SharePoint, in addition to CMC developed custom software.  Support of tests and other activities may be required outside of normal working hours.

Primary Responsibilities:

Manage hardware development projects to certify, flight-configure, and deliver new hardware for spaceflightCreate and maintain project resource-loaded schedules in MS Project ProfessionalDevelop Basis-of-Estimates (BOEs) for new on-contract growthReview, author, and approve work orders, non-conformance reports, internal/external customer presentations, designs, and trade studies

Basic Qualifications:

Requires BS degree and at least 8 years prior 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 opportunitiesAbility to read and interpret engineering drawingsExperience 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, toxicologyExperience in planning and tracking project labor, material, and product deliverables for projectsExperience working with multi-discipline teams and customers and both strong oral and written communication skillsExperience with presenting technical and financial project status to large groups such as technical NASA boardsKnowledge of logistics, property, and traceability requirements for the various classifications of NASA government propertyFormal training or certification for process improvement eventsFormal Project Management training

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Original Posting:July 30, 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 $72,150.00 - $130,425.00

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.