Manufacturing Program Manager

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Leidos’ Defense Sector Manufacturing is seeking a Manufacturing Program Manager to join our Platform Integration team located in Huntsville, AL.

This position supports manufacturing activities across multiple sites for the Air Base Air Defense for Missile Defense (ABADS MD) program. The Manufacturing Program Manager will collaborate closely with program leadership, engineering, and manufacturing site leadership to drive the manufacturing, integration, and testing of ABADS MD systems at the Platform Integration Facility.

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Primary Responsibilities

• Support PIF and EMF production managers, engineering, test, and quality in the production, integration, test, and checkout of ABADS systems.
• Support the Cost Account Manager (CAM) and PIF/EMF production management teams.
• Support material procurement and production control to help ensure successful execution.
• Partner with Program Engineering to maintain accurate, up-to-date system Bills of Materials (BOMs) for manufacturing.
• Support make-or-buy decisions.
• Coordinate manufacturing budgets and costs with Program Finance and Manufacturing Finance to support successful execution and effective capacity planning.
• Support recurring reviews of cost, schedule, and technical performance across manufacturing sites.
• Partner with manufacturing site and functional leadership to improve cost and schedule performance in support of program objectives, using key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics.
• Provide variance analyses, supporting rationale, and corrective action plans as required by program and manufacturing leadership.
• Provide manufacturing-related inputs to program leadership for recurring program reviews.
• Support development of the manufacturing plan, as required.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline and 8+ years of manufacturing project management experience, including an in-depth understanding of cost and schedule management techniques.
• Eight (8) years of project leadership or personnel management experience in a manufacturing program or project environment.
• Experience managing hardware manufacturing and integration activities.
• Experience coordinating efforts across geographically separated sites and/or distinct functional groups.
• Manufacturing support experience in one or more of the following areas: electronics, machining/welding, or complex system integration and testing.
• Experience developing and delivering recurring program or product status briefings to leadership stakeholders.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and possess and maintain a final Secret clearance, or be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Other Qualifications

• Ten (10) + years of manufacturing management experience on defense, aerospace, or commercial projects.
• Program or project management experience; PMP certification is a plus.
• Manufacturing or industrial engineering training and relevant experience.
• Experience with AS9100 and DCMA standards.
• Familiarity with manufacturing risk and readiness assessments.
• Familiarity with DoD Manufacturing Readiness Levels.
• Experience with Costpoint MRP.
• Experience working with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
• Experience working with cross-functional teams focused on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and manufacturing.
• Experience planning hardware product realization efforts.
• Familiarity with the AS6500 manufacturing management program.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Power BI, advanced Excel, SQL queries, and advanced data reporting and management.

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Original Posting:

October 30, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

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.