Program Manager (NASA)

The job

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Job description

Description

Leidos has a contingent opening for a Program Manager (PM) supporting the Exploration, Environment & Earth Intelligence Division within Leidos. This position will execute and implement strategy, support services and overall contractor activities and deliverables to NASA and/or space industry commercial customers. The PM serves as the primary point of contact for the customer and provides technical supervision, and manages contractor personnel assigned to the program. The PM is responsible for assessing the market for new and innovative projects and professional services, and in partnership with business development, supports activities for on-contract growth and new business opportunities. The ideal candidate will live near a NASA center.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serving as the single point of accountability for overall contract performance, managing scope, cost, schedule, staffing, and technical quality.
• Primary point of contact for the customer (e.g., Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and customer technical leadership, commercial client)
• Building strong relationships with customers ensuring complete customer satisfaction
• Planning, organizing and managing multiple teams led by experienced technical leads to meet contract requirements across various projects.
• Working with task and functional leaders, other companies and support personnel to execute contract plans
• Generates forecasts for budget, labor resources, equipment, and supplies based on team and contract needs.
• Perform contract management tasks to meet quality, safety, OCI, property management, and information/IT security obligations defined per contract provisions.
• Ensuring that the program is optimally staffed with the appropriate levels of skills
• Overseeing multi-function project teams responsible for technical deliverables of the contract.
• Managing subcontractor and teaming partner performance where applicable.
• Communicating program status to customer per contact requirements and to Leidos Division Manager.
• Support proposal, recompete, and business-growth activities, including identification of adjacent mission work and positioning for follow-on task orders.
• Mentoring and developing employees for future career growth opportunities.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related field and 10+ years technical and/or supervisory/management experience leading teams and projects supporting space research, missions, or programs, or a Master's degree and 8+ years' relevant experience.
• Minimum of 4 years' program management experience in a technical program, contract or large multi-faceted task order with an annual value of $10M+.
• Experience with different contract types, such as FFP.
• Experience in financial management, performance management, business management, process management, resource management, risk assessment and risk management processes and procedures, and change management
• Experience overseeing multi-function project teams in a matrixed organization
• Experience in business development processes.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with and presenting to individuals at all levels including executive level
• Interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
• Analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands

• Previous NASA or space industry experience
• Proven ability to build and lead alliances and partnerships with other companies to accomplish customer objectives
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) or Program Management Professional Certification (PgMP)
• Experience supporting AS9100 or equivalent quality management systems.
• Knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence
• Creative approach to problem-solving
• Ability to focus on details while maintaining a broader perspective

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The city

The job is in Cleveland, OH. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Cleveland compares. Among the 100 largest places in Ohio, Cleveland is #2 by population, #96 for household income (#1 = highest), #94 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #27 for rent (#1 = cheapest). Its county, Cuyahoga County, is #2 of 88 counties for average pay ($75,134).

The place in numbers

Cleveland has 366,097 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 3.1% of the population of Ohio. It covers 78 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 4,710 people per square mile. The median age is 36.3, 9% younger than the state median (36.3 against 39.7).

Housing

The median gross rent is $945 a month (rent plus utilities), 9% below the state median ($945 against $1,034). Over a year that is 27.8% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $102,000, which is 2.5 times the median household income ($40,801); a ratio under 4 usually means ownership is within reach for many households. 41.7% of households own their home, 38% below the state average (41.7% against 67.2%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The Cleveland, OH metropolitan area has 1,031,130 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $50,140 a year, about the same as the national median ($50,140 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (117,740 jobs, median $47,300); food preparation and serving related (90,560 jobs, median $31,320); transportation and material moving (88,040 jobs, median $42,360). The area is most specialised in production (1.5 times) and healthcare practitioners and technical (1.3 times), where the share of workers is above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($107,210) and computer and mathematical ($99,970). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Cuyahoga County was 2.0%. 60.4% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Cuyahoga County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 64.6% drive alone, 6.5% use public transit, 5.2% walk, 11.5% work from home. 7.3% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 32% below the state average (7.3% against 10.8%).

People and education

22.4% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 29% below the state share (22.4% against 31.5%). 6.3% of residents were born outside the United States, 21% above the state share (6.3% against 5.2%). The poverty rate is 30.6%, 130% above the state rate (30.6% against 13.3%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 73°F (23.0°C), and the coolest is Jan at 28°F (-2.5°C). About 937 mm (37 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; May is the wettest month (96 mm) and Feb the driest (56 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Garfield Heights (6 miles, rent 19% higher); Lakewood (6 miles, rent 13% higher); Cleveland Heights (6 miles, rent 29% higher); Shaker Heights (7 miles, rent 24% higher). Rent differences are against Cleveland; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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The employer

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Company description (from The Muse): Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.

size: Large Size; industries: Information Technology; locations on The Muse: Reston, VA.

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What is the Program Manager (NASA) job at Leidos?

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Cleveland, OH.

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Median rent in Cleveland is $945 a month and median household income $40,801 (ACS 2020–2024).

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• Wages and projections: BLS OEWS (May 2025) and Employment Projections 2025–35.
• City and county figures: Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024, BEA, BLS QCEW and LAUS, NASA POWER climatology; distances from Census Gazetteer coordinates.

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