• Project/CAM Helper

    Leidos (Gaithersburg, MD)


    Description

    Leidos is seeking a **Project/CAM Helper** who will be a lead of a dynamic team working on the Federal Aviation Administration’s En-Route Automation Modernization ERAM) technology, which is the heart of the Next Generation Air Transportation System and the pulse of the National Airspace System helping to advance our transition from a ground-based system of air traffic control to a satellite-based system of air traffic management. ERAM is vital to the future of air navigation, providing the foundational platform required for FAA to enable NextGen solutions, via modernization programs such as System Wide Information Management, Data Communications, and Automatic Dependent Surveillance- Broadcast.

     

    ERAM will provide benefits for users and the flying public by increasing air traffic flow.

    ERAM Functions include:

    • Real-Time Programming on High Availability Systems

    • Multi-threaded programming

    • Low Level Operating Systems Customization (RedHat, AIX)

    • Low level communication software (TCP-IP, UDP, SCTP)

    • Support of Common Services utilized by ERAM Application teams

    • System Maintenance Concepts

    Project/CAM Helper responsibilities:

    + Support Control Account Management (CAM), proposal /change order activities, providing support to technical team activities

    + Support Control Account Manager (CAM) activities, including weekly schedule status and monthly cost/estimates as well as providing full analysis and status updates.

    + Provide variance analysis and reports/explanations Baseline change requests (BCRs) and ongoing miscellaneous CAM requests as needed.

    + Estimating, Workload, and Manpower planning activities Authoring Basis of Estimates (BOEs), Support of Department's current and future business needs on the program (e.g. proposals and task order preparation).

    + Engineering planning tasks including meeting deadlines, milestones, and task sequencing.

    + Support Engineering Scrum Masters & leads with managing JIRA entries, team’s updates

    Qualifications:

    + Requires Bachelor of Science degree and minimum of 4+ years of relevant prior experience or Master degree with 2+ years of relevant prior experience.

    + Software engineering technical leadership experience with strong organizational and time management skills.

    + Demonstrated understanding of full software development life cycle.

    + Experience with control account management (CAM), cost accounting, earned value management (EVMS)

    + Experience with Planning and Cost estimating experience with either SE or SW process, process improvement, SE/SW metrics tracking / affordability initiatives

    + Demonstrated ability to multi-task background and application experience with Software engineering

    + Proven experience with supporting highly critical customer missions.

    + Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability to demonstrate a commitment to personal and corporate excellence, ethical behavior and integrity.

    + Experience with execution under Waterfall and/or Agile development methodologies

    + Familiarity with the National Air Space and FAA NextGen Air Traffic control programs is desired but not required.

    + TSFAA

     

    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:

    January 14, 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:

    Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

     

    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.

     

    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.

    REQNUMBER: R-00173718

    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.