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Leidos’ Defense Systems Electronics Manufacturing is seeking a Cable & Box Build Operations Manager to guide and oversee the Operations department.

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Leidos Defense Systems Sector / Manufacturing provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here!

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Primary Responsibilities

• Leads Cable & Box Build Operations sections
• Directly involved with staffing teams to ensure capability and capacity within the operations team
• Leads teams to determine systematic solutions for new and existing problems
• Candidate will have direct involvement with NPI as well as improving existing product efficiencies and yields
• Collaborate with various cross-functional teams to evaluate product and process designs
• Lead continuous improvements projects
• Ensure operations team maintains a safe and organized environment with a focus on quality and productivity
• Tracks and provides input for training needs to ensure a capable workforce
• Identify and monitor KPI metrics
• Communicate with scheduling and production control team to execute weekly and monthly production plans

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a BA/BS or equivalent experience and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience. Need 4+ years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects.
• Must be a US Citizen and possess or meet the eligibility to obtain (and be able to maintain) a Secret Clearance
• Previous experience with electronics manufacturing (Cable and/or Electro-Mechanical)
• Experience with MES software

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with IPC requirements (J-STD-001, IPC-610, IPC-620)
• Experience with electronics used on launch vehicles, targets, or missile components such as PCBAs, cable harnesses, or electro-mechanical assemblies
• Experience working in a mid to high volume manufacturing environment
• Broad management and leadership knowledge to lead project or program teams in one family

Huntsville Manufacturing

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Original Posting:

March 3, 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 $116,350.00 - $210,325.00

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.