Directed Energy Project Coordinator

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Leidos is seeking a Project Coordinator to join our Directed Energy team in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The ideal candidate will have a background in production control, multi-resource scheduling, and prior experience planning production programs.

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Please Note: Work location is predominantly in Albuquerque, NM and Huntsville, AL.  Candidate must be a resident of Albuquerque, NM or be willing to relocate to the area. If not local, must be willing to travel approximately 50% of the time to these locations, preferably two weeks in Albuquerque at a time.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsible for coordinating alignment of a team that plans, prepares, issues and controls production schedules, and coordinates the flow of materials to meet production requirements.  Duties may include scheduling equipment and personnel; confirming material supply and demands; preparing work orders and instructions, and/or purchase requests for the production of components or parts.

• Collaborate with production control & planning teams, engineers & technicians, program management, and other stakeholders to achieve a cohesive alignment across functional areas
• Support Program Managers with day-to-day execution of government contracts
• Ensure configuration management documentation remains current
• Coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT)
• Assist with earned value reporting
• Coordinate project schedules across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, quality assurance, and contracts
• Ensure ISO compliance
• Track project milestones and critical path activities within a master production schedule
• Identify project risks and assist with mitigation planning
• Manage and/or coordinate order demand within Costpoint (Inventory Reservations CMR, or MRP)
• Manage/coordinate requisition team for raw material and outsource processing
• Conduct status meetings with internal customers
• Perform capacity analysis and interface with program management and various stakeholder influencers
• Maintain and report on performance metrics such as On-time Delivery, Requisition Processing Delays, etc.
• Work continually to drive improvements to on time delivery
• Foster a culture of Continuous Improvement, lean manufacturing principles, and superior quality mindset within the team

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business or technical field with 4+ years of production control leadership experience in a manufacturing environment (DoD preferred).  An additional 4 relevant years of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
• Must be a US Citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
• A strong working knowledge of Deltek Costpoint and MRP programs
• Prior experience with multi-resource scheduling, technician & production staff alignment/coaching, work instruction development, & coordination with project control teams
• Knowledgeable in Lean Manufacturing principles (5S, Kaizen, Leader Standard Work, Etc.)
• Experience using root cause analysis techniques (Fishbone, 5 Why, etc.)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and be able to lead meetings with large groups of people
• Work location is predominantly in Albuquerque, NM and Huntsville, AL. Candidate must be a resident of Albuquerque, NM or be willing to relocate to the area. If not local, must be willing to travel approximately 50% of the time to these locations, preferably two weeks in Albuquerque at a time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of raw materials, hardware, and finishing procedures to produce machined parts or other fabrication methods
• Adaptable in fast-paced environments
• Customer and quality first attitude
• Ability to plan and report against program control accounts for resources and/or products
• Ability to work with division and corporate Leadership to contribute to Strategic Planning and long-term vision for the department
• Commodity and strategic buyer planning experience is desired
• Understanding material and operational traceability requirements
• Experience using programs such as Solumina MES
• Familiarity with AS9100 for Defense Manufacturing

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Original Posting:

July 27, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $65,650.00 - $118,675.00

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.