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Site Activation Lead

Leidos
Posted 3 months ago, valid for 12 days
Location

Gaithersburg, MD 20898, US

Salary

$107,900 - $195,050 per year

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Leidos is seeking a Site Activation Lead to oversee the Site Deployment Team for the FAA NextGen Air Traffic control program, specifically Terminal Flight Data Management (TFDM).
  • The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of professional experience, or a Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience, along with prior NAS/FAA site activation experience.
  • Responsibilities include coordinating site-related activities, providing daily status updates, and assisting Technical Operations personnel with system deployment and maintenance.
  • The role demands excellent communication skills, experience in a technical leadership position, and familiarity with both Waterfall and Agile development methodologies.
  • The pay range for this position is between $107,900.00 and $195,050.00, with travel requirements of up to 80%.

Leidos is seeking a Site Activation Lead who will lead the Site Deployment Team in support of the FAA NextGen Air Traffic control program: Terminal Flight Data Management (TFDM). 

Site Activation Lead responsibilities:

•         Coordinate all activities, communication, and planning efforts directly with FAA and Leidos personnel.

•         Site activation lead site related activities related to but not limited  to pre-site surveys, site surveys, deployments, and documentation related to all site activities.
•         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 TFDM technical Refresh system after completion deployment.
•         Maintain an on-site schedule in an electronic data base format for each TFDM 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 TFDM 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:
•         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
•         Previous NAS/FAA site activation experience required 
•         Excellent verbal and written communication skills

•         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 
•         Experience in team building, customer focus
•         Experience with execution under Waterfall and/or Agile development methodologies

•         Familiarity with the National Air Space and FAA NextGen Air Traffic control programs such as FAA facilities for various NextGen programs: TFDM, TFDM, ATOP, TBFM
•         Travel required up to 80%

·           Ability to demonstrate a commitment to personal and corporate excellence, ethical behavior and integrity 

ATMC

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

June 24, 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

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.




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