The Leidos Intelligence Group is seeking a qualified Acquisition Engineering Manager in the National Capital Region.  This position provides direct support to the government Program Manager of a major acquisition program of the utmost importance and with a direct impact on National Security.  A successful candidate will be a confident self-starter and will have the ability to react to flexible tasking.  The candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and will be comfortable interacting with executive-level customer and development contractor / system integrator personnel regarding matters of significant importance to the project.  The successful candidate in this position will serve as the program’s foremost subject matter expert within the system production and sustainment domain areas.

Duties of this position will include:

Monitoring contract execution (cost, schedule, performance) of major Ops and Sustainment contractProviding technical evaluation and cost assessment for Task Orders and contract modification proposals and their related negotiationsWriting Statements of Work (SOWs) and Statements of Objectives (SOOs) for contract modifications and task ordersIdentify creative solutions for resource realignment and management reserve usageProvide POM inputs and recommendations to fix funding issues

Required Qualifications:

10+ years DoD Program Manager/Systems Engineering acquisition experience (with a stronger emphasis on the PM)Experience with major weapon system acquisition in the Production or Ops & Sustainment phasesExperience working with a government program office in a SETA-type roleBA from an accredited university

Desired Qualifications:

15+ years DoD PM/SE acquisition experience (with a stronger emphasis on the PM) in a senior position such as Material LeaderPM certification (PMI, DoD, etc)MA in Project or Engineering Management, Operations Research, Industrial or Production Engineering, or comparable

Clearance:

Must have an active TS//SCI and willing to take a CI poly

Work Location:

Location is split between a Leidos location in NoVa and a Customer location in DCPotential for up to 25% travelOriginal Posting Date:2024-12-06

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 $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

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.