Control Account Manager

Leidos’ Defense Systems is seeking a talented Control Account Manager to join its Hypersonics portfolio. 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. The selected candidate will support the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (CHGB) program as a project manager. The CHGB is the Army’s #1 priority for strategic weapons capability for long-range precision fires and will counter and gain a lead on our adversaries' technological advances in this field, come join us in this exciting, cutting-edge field.

This position will manage control accounts critical to the rapid implementation of new hypersonic vehicles.  The CAM will own the planning, monitoring, and statusing of the content in the control account and the health of each developmental product. The CAM will support and partner with the manufacturing organization to establish schedule and cost positions, develop and report variance rationale, and develop courses of action to maintain performance to the program plan.  The manufacturing content in this control account includes, component fabrication, platform final assembly, and acceptance testing. This person in this role will collaborate with manufacturing, procurement, engineering, and program management to communicate program progress, constraints, risks, and potential mitigation plans. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Accountable to the PM and customer to deliver the scope associated within the control account(s) at the agreed cost, schedule and technical objectives. 

• Managing schedule, cost, and technical performance against the baseline of the control account(s) including managing resources.  

• Aggressively managing the risk and opportunities in the control account(s). 

• Weekly reporting of schedule and cost performance of the control account. 

• Analyzing schedule and cost performance, developing variance rationale and recovery plans, as needed. 

• Partnering with multiple program functions to develop courses of action to maintain program schedule and cost baselines. 

• Coordinating near term schedule and execution plans with Manufacturing. 

• Supporting proposal activities and business development opportunities. 

• Participation in program reviews.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline with 5 or more years experience in managing or supporting manufacturing projects

• Demonstrated experience in a prior CAM or EVM role

• Proven success supporting complex, multi‑disciplinary programs.

• Strong understanding of engineering lifecycle processes (systems engineering, , hardware integration and production).

• Demonstrated ability to manage cost, schedule, and performance in dynamic environments.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.

• Strong problem‑solving, organizational, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting complex defense programs, particularly with the U.S. Army or Navy

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