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Leidos’ Defense Systems Sector’s Missile & Aviation Systems Division is seeking a Flight Systems Department Manager to join our team! This is an onsite position located in Huntsville, Alabama.
If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!
Responsibilities:
Serve as Department Manager within the Missile & Aviation Systems Division and work directly with the Division Manager and other leaders from the Department & larger Division to ensure the responsibilities of the Department are being met.
Maintain awareness of key issues within the Department and make decisions to further the mission of the Department/Division.
Overseeing hiring/recruiting and managing staffing across three Branches with different technical goals, retaining key personnel.
Supporting business development & strategic goal planning within the Division and working with the Division Manager/Staff to ensure communication and alignment of business & technical goals.
Will also have a general understanding of the technical work performed by the three Branches within the Department, so the ideal candidate will have experience in flight hardware development & testing, aerospace-related modeling & simulation (M&S), and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) applications for these areas.
Responsible for overseeing the Department’s Senior Staff, ensuring consistent tasking in accordance with their level of technical expertise.
The Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an accredited institution and 12+ years’ experience in engineering/management; or a Master’s degree and 10+ years’ experience.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including demonstrated ability to manage risk while gaining the confidence of customers, technical staff, managers and peers.
Must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
US Citizen with an active Secret level clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain an active/final TS/SCI Clearance. An active TS/SCI clearance is preferred, but not required to be considered for this role.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience/exposure to either military or intelligence areas to further develop/maintain relationships with existing and future customers.
Candidates with a MS degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
Active TS/SCI Clearance.
Given the importance of being able to keep track of all aspects of the work conducted within the Department, a TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph are an asset.
Original Posting Date:2025-01-21While 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 $148,850.00 - $269,075.00The 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.