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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 Airborne Systems Business Area, part of the Defense Sector at Leidos, currently has an opening for a Program Manager to work in our Beavercreek, OH office. This is an exciting opportunity to support US Air Force (USAF) Life Cycle Management Center (LCMC) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) programs at the Portfolio Level. This position will assist with local leadership of the Leidos Portfolio and support the day-to-day leadership to a team of engineers and developers, supporting a large technology portfolio ($10M+), and monitoring technical, schedule, and budget constraints.

Primary Responsibilities.

+ Leidos Dayton office has an opening for a full-time Program Manager supporting a large multi-contract Research Portfolio

+ Collects and reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports for review to Program Management teams.

+ Assesses project financial status and develops resolutions to meet on objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress

+ Administratively provide, track, and maintain status of CDRLs pertaining to contractual efforts.

+ Supports Pipeline management functions

Basic Qualifications.

+ BA degree and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 – 13 years of prior relevant experience.

+ Candidate shall have knowledge, experience and demonstrated ability to perform independently

+ Strong Capture Management and Strategic Growth skill set. Ability to organize and control pipeline activities driving initiatives through the capture process and into execution

+ Experience or familiarity with planning of projects including but not limited to labor, scope, and statement of work.

+ Labor forecasting/management experience; familiarity with use of an RLN, ROM, and other project management tools.

+ Great interpersonal skills and the ability to work and lead as part of a multi-disciplined team.

+ Skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office applications.

+ US Citizenship required for this role.

+ An ability to obtain a TS level clearance

Preferred Qualifications.

+ Relevant work experience as a USG DoD contractor Project Manager.

+ Active DoD TS/SCI clearance

+ Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level II or higher in DoD Acquisition.

+ Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

+ Proficient in Microsoft Project

+ Experience working in a SIL environment

+ Familiar with Agile Methodologies, preferably SCRUM or Kanban

+ Experience with Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Crucible, Bitbucket

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.

Original Posting:

September 23, 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 $112,450.00 - $203,275.00

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-00167282

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.