The Space Systems Group at Leidos currently has an opening for an IPT Lead on the USA Program to oversee operations at the Hardware Integration Facility in Decatur, AL. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions.

Primary Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for leading assembly, integration and test activities for space structures, systems, and hardware. The candidate is required to perform planning, estimation, scheduling and resource management. They will perform trade studies, lead tooling and ground support equipment development, lead logistic and transportation planning, create test plans and procedures, support engineering review boards, and interface with customers routinely. The candidate will manage manufacturing engineering, fabrication and assembly personnel; provide root cause determination and corrective actions; and work to provide defect free hardware while minimizing life cycle product cost.

They will create test plans, procedures, and support engineering review boards.  The candidate will work in an office and shop-floor environment. 

Basic Qualifications

• Requires Masters of Science degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or closely related field.
• Candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of related experience in the aerospace or spaceflight industry.
• Extensive understanding of NASA hardware development, qualification, and assembly processes
• Ability to understand and work through technical issues that arise during testing and assembly.
• Understanding of lean manufacturing and its application to low volume production program
• Candidate must have demonstrated experience with Microsoft Project.
• Candidate must have demonstrated experience work with and reporting EVM.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work well with cross-functional teams, design engineers, analysts, manufacturing, project management and customer representatives
• Experience with honeycomb core CFRP composite
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills, and ability to work with multiple interfaces
• Experience with NASA programs and flight readiness/acceptance processes or equivalent space flight system development
• Experience in launch vehicle hardware and physical integration
• Experience with NASA flight readiness review and approval processes

We’re not looking for perfectly polished resumes or perfect fits. We’re looking for people who break limits, ask hard questions, and don’t wait to be told what’s next. At Leidos, we’re not following the roadmap — we’re redrawing it. 

Original Posting:

November 12, 2025

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.