Site Activation Lead

Leidos Holding$87K — $157K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience/combined education
  • 4+ years of professional experience or 2+ years with a Master’s degree
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Willingness to travel up to 80%
  • Demonstrated commitment to ethical behavior and integrity

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate activities and communication with FAA and Leidos personnel
  • Provide daily status updates on schedule, material deliveries, and subcontractors
  • Assist in deployment and certification of the ERAM system
  • Maintain on-site schedule for each ERAM location
  • Perform software installations and system maintenance actions
  • Provide technical expertise during system maintenance actions
  • Maintain site technical documentation and performance records

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment
  • Engage in significant projects that impact air traffic control
  • Travel opportunities that enhance experience in the field
  • Participation in a company committed to ethical practices and integrity
Full Job Description

Leidos is seeking a Site Activation Lead who will lead the Site Deployment Team in support of the FAA NextGen Air Traffic control programs: En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM). 

Site Activation Lead responsibilities:

•         Coordinate all activities, communication, and planning efforts directly with FAA and Leidos personnel.
•         Provide daily status to include but not be limited to daily in-brief/out-brief, status of schedule, status of material deliveries, and status of sub-contractors.
•         Assisting Technical Operations (TO) personnel in deployment and certification of the ERAM technical Refresh system after completion deployment.
•         Maintain an on-site schedule in a printable, electronic data base format for each ERAM system location beginning at General Acceptance (GA), for each site, to the conclusion of Contractor maintenance responsibilities.  
•         Perform software installations, firmware upgrades, and other system maintenance actions.
•         On-site maintenance of site equipment in accordance with approved technical manuals.
•         Assisting TO personnel in periodic maintenance and certification of the system after completion of hardware maintenance actions.
•         Assisting TO personnel in equipment relocation and certification of the system after completion of hardware relocation actions.
•         Providing technical expertise to local TO personnel during ERAM system maintenance actions, including system monitoring, troubleshooting, and replacement of failed LRUs.
•         Assisting with administration of site spares.
•         Maintaining site technical documentation, data files, logs, and performance records.

Qualifications:
•         Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 4+ years of professional experience; or 2+ years of professional experience with a related Master’s degree
•         Excellent verbal and written communication skills

•         Travel required up to 80%

·         Ability to demonstrate a commitment to personal and corporate excellence, ethical behavior and integrity 

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

•         Familiarity with the National Air Space and FAA NextGen Air Traffic control programs such as FAA facilities for various NextGen programs: ERAM, ERAM, ATOP, TBFM

•         Experience in team building, customer focus
•         Experience with execution under Waterfall and/or Agile development methodologies

•         Prior experience in a technical leadership role that requires significant coordination across multiple functional areas. Prior experience with cost accounting / earned value management/ ownership Planning and Cost estimating experience 

ATMC

Original Posting:June 1, 2026
Pay Range:Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

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.

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