
Site Activation Lead
About the role
Leidos is seeking a Site Activation Lead who will lead the Site Deployment Team in support of the FAA Next Gen 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:
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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
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Travel required up to 80%
· Ability to demonstrate a commitment to personal and corporate excellence, ethical behavior and integrity
DESIRED EXPERIENCE:
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Familiarity with the National Air Space and FAA Next Gen Air Traffic control programs such as FAA facilities for various Next Gen programs: ERAM, ERAM, ATOP, TBFM
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Experience in team building, customer focus
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Experience with execution under Waterfall and/or Agile development methodologies
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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
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Original Posting:
June 1, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
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.
Benefits and perks
•Equity
•Learning Budget
•Home Office Setup
Required skills
Project coordination
Deployment management
Scheduling
Technical documentation
Maintenance support
Troubleshooting
About Leidos
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