Description
Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?
Leidos is dedicated to making the world a safer place. This starts with helping our customers in the Defense Industry achieve their critical missions. Our dedicated Defense Group employees are solving critical challenges across the globe. At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
Are you ready for your next career challenge?
The Integrated Airborne Solutions Branch, part of the Defense Sector at Leidos, currently has an opening for a cleared Project Manager to work in our Beavercreek, OH office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the Air Force Research Lab, Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, and other DoD missions. Your role will be to support our diverse portfolio of programs through a combination of software design and development, hardware interfacing and integration, laboratory experimentation, ground and flight testing to deploy cutting edge, next generation solutions.
Primary Responsibilities:
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Assist in the design, development, oversight and management of the day-to-day execution aspects of current and future projects while serving as a liaison between program management, the project team and government customers.
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Provides and reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports for review to Program Management and customers.
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Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet cost, schedule and performance objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with program managers and customers.
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Administratively provide, track, and maintain status of CDRLs pertaining to contractual efforts.
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Work with government and contractor counterparts to support engineering design efforts, follow on production, and developmental and operational flight test demonstration efforts as applicable.
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Assists in producing or reviewing documents for program office use that support the breadth of the projects acquisition and lifecycle sustainment.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2+ years of prior relevant experience.
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Candidate shall have knowledge, experience and demonstrated ability to perform independently in the position as a Project Manager.
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Experience or familiarity with planning of projects including but not limited to labor, scope, and statement of work.
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Labor forecasting/management experience; familiarity with use of an RLN, ROM, and other project management tools.
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Familiarity with Financial/Budget management; to include monthly budget reviews, adjustments for EAC planning and controlling costs.
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Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office applications.
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Strong desire to grow and learn new technologies.
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Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally from informal one-on-one discussions or in a group environment.
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Ability to work within a fast-paced, dynamic work environment, ability to handle multiple tasks at once (multi-task).
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Must be a US Citizen.
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Must have an active Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Relevant work experience as a USG DoD contractor Project Manager.
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Active DoD TS/SCI clearance
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Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level II or higher in DoD Acquisition.
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Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
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Proficient in Microsoft Project
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Experience working in a SIL environment
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Familiar with Agile Methodologies, preferably SCRUM or Kanban
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Experience with Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Crucible, Bitbucket
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If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
March 24, 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 $73,450.00 - $132,775.00
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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
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Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
