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Leidos

Program Engineer

Huntsville, AL, United States

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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Pay: Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 30, 2026

Original job description

Description

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

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 sustainable. 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.

Your greatest work is ahead!

Leidos’ Defense Systems Defense Sensors is seeking a highly motivated and organized Project Engineer to support execution of a complex, fast-paced defense modernization effort. This role will be required to support multiple tasks in parallel, productively contribute to and lead team environments, and communicate effectively with management, coworkers, and customers. The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional engineering activities, manage technical baselines, track deliverables, and serve as the integration focal point between Systems, Software, Mechanical, Electrical, Test, and Program Management teams. This role requires strong technical leadership, excellent communication skills, and the ability to drive execution across multiple engineering disciplines in a fast-paced environment. You must also be self-motivated and highly organized with a focus on managing expectations with a constant goal of generating high quality products on time and within budget. In this role, you will partner with the integrated product team (IPT) lead to develop and maintain the development schedule, including creating task networks, ensuring execution progress, updating estimates to complete, and capturing the drivers behind cost and schedule variances.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

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. To explore and learn more, click here (https://www.leidos.com/company/our-business/defense) !

Are you ready to make an impact? Share your resume with us today!

Primary Responsibilities

Directly support program management office in successful execution of all aspects of the program(s) including cost, schedule, procurement, integration, resource management
Collaborate with program management on staffing forecasts, estimate at completion/estimate to completion planning, and engineering services hours tracking
Develop, maintain, and track engineering schedules, technical deliverables, risk items, and action plans
Identify, document, and mitigate engineering risks and technical issues
Work with technical leads to define and evaluate resources and schedule required to complete defined work
Proactively manage the personnel performing the detailed scope of work
Support supplier management, subcontractor coordination, and integration of directed subcontractor activities
Assist in the development of technical documentation, system engineering management plan elements, verification plans, and integration schedules
Capture and communicate status across engineering teams and senior leadership, including weekly metrics, dashboards, and risk registers
Participate in system integration and test planning events, including readiness assessments and deficiency resolution
Review all resources and cost charging to the control account and assure its accuracy
Prepare control account variance analysis reports that clearly address cause, impact, and corrective action
Participate in applicable IPT meetings to assure technical integration
Work in a team environment, oversee team status on progress and issues, and elevate as needed for support

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, systems engineering, or related technical discipline from an accredited school and a minimum of twelve (12) years of direct experience, or a MS degree from an accredited school and ten (10) years of direct experience
Demonstrated experience supporting large defense development programs or production programs
Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills, be able to work in a team, and develop cooperative relationships
Hands-on experience with engineering schedule management, integrated master schedules, or project planning tools
Ability to track multiple tasks and prioritize work independently
Ability to lead technical discussions, drive decisions, and maintain momentum within cross-functional teams
Experience with supply chain management and ability to work with suppliers to help them meet both hardware and non-hardware deliverable requirements
Ability to obtain and maintain a secret level security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting missile defense, radar, integrated air and missile defense, or other complex defense systems programs.
Familiarity with Integrated Master Scheduling (IMS), Earned Value Management (EVM), and risk management processes.
Experience supporting gate reviews, technical baseline management, or production/program integration activities.
Understanding of hardware development, manufacturing integration, and system test execution.
Experience working with subcontractors including SOW development and technical oversight.
Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, or similar program execution tools.
PMP certification or equivalent program management training is a plus.

Desired Skills

Program execution and integration
Cross-functional team coordination
Schedule and milestone tracking
Risk and opportunity management
Action item management and closure
Executive-level communication
Technical review coordination
Problem solving and critical thinking
Team leadership and collaboration
Attention to detail and organizational discipline

Work Environment

This role operates in a collaborative program office environment supporting a large-scale defense modernization effort. The position requires strong coordination across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and customer stakeholders to ensure integrated execution of program objectives.

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:

October 29, 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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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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Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com .

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/) .

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-00195794

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.

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