Principal Test Manager

Leidos is seeking a Test Manager who will be responsible for the Integration & Test team involved with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Time Based Flow Management (TBFM) program. The program focuses on enhancing NAS efficiency through TBFM decision‑support tools.

• Staffing and hiring activities to meet workload needs for the Test team, including interviewing and evaluating candidate new hires.
• Control Account Manager (CAM) responsibilities for Test control accounts.
• Cost estimating, workload and staff planning, including authoring Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for proposals and task‑order preparation.
• Manage and oversee full Integration & Test lifecycle activities, including development of Test CDRLs (Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Reports, etc.) and integration testing such as functional, hardware, interface, PAT, and Site Acceptance testing.
• Interface with the FAA customer to address cost, schedule, resource management, and technical questions regarding the SE & Test teams.
• Oversee I&T engineering functions.
• Plan engineering tasks, deadlines, milestones, task sequencing, and apply tracking metrics.
• Implement Earned Value methodology as required by TBFM.
• Ensure the delivery of quality work products, including specifications, plans, and procedures, in accordance with program requirements.
• Provide technical oversight over I&T staff.
• Identify requirements for subcontractor support to TBFM I&T teams.
• Develop and conduct interim and yearly performance reviews for the department’s personnel, including award programs and other employee assessment activities.

• BA/BS degree with a minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in a large‑scale software development program in a software engineering leadership capacity.
• Demonstrated understanding of the full software development life cycle and support for highly critical customer missions.
• Understanding of I&T and lab configuration management tools and change tracking.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; commitment to personal and corporate excellence, ethical behavior, and integrity.
• Experience in cost accounting / earned value management / ownership.
• Planning and cost estimating experience.
• Experience with execution under Waterfall and/or Agile development methodologies.

• Familiarity with the National Air Space and FAA Next Gen Air Traffic control programs, especially TBFM.
• Background and development experience in ATC Test & Lab Engineering.
• Prior experience in ATC Test and Lab process and architecture, as well as business rhythm.

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.