Leidos
Space Program Project Manager
Leidos - Webster, Texas, United States, 77598
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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 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 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 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
Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.
We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don't wear capes (they're a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for "how it's always been done."
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 onlyand 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.
REQNUMBER: R-00163620
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.
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 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 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 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
Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.
We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don't wear capes (they're a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for "how it's always been done."
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 onlyand 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.
REQNUMBER: R-00163620
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.