Engineering Program Manager

Leidos is seeking an Engineering Program Manager (EPM) to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector, supporting the development of the Leidos Common Automation Platform (L-CAP). L-CAP is a mission-critical, future-ready automation platform built on a hybrid cloud data mesh architecture, enabling next-generation air traffic management capabilities. As a second-line engineering manager, you will serve as the matrix leader for engineering management across an Agile Release Train of approximately 110 personnel — managing the People Managers who lead engineering teams, and owning workforce planning, organizational design, and engineering talent strategy for your ART. You report to the Chief Engineering Program Manager. We are building with an AI-first engineering mindset, embracing emerging AI capabilities and modern development practices to accelerate delivery, improve software quality, and continuously evolve how we design and build mission-critical systems. This position supports government programs and requires the ability to obtain and   maintain   a favorable Public Trust investigation.   This role is part of a growing program, and hiring will depend on available funding. We review applications on a rolling basis, but the timeline for interviews and offers may vary. In some cases, we may extend  contingent offers  that become active once funding is confirmed.  This position is located in  Gaithersburg, MD; Egg Harbor Township, NJ; or Eagan, MN . This is an opportunity to contribute to projects that impact millions of air travelers.  This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days onsite and 2 days remote work.  Candidates should reside a commutable distance to one of the above locations.

Serve as second-line engineering manager for an ART of ~110 personnel, directly managing 4–6 People Managers who lead engineering teams   Own workforce planning and organizational design for the ART including team structure, headcount allocation, and skill mix optimization   Drive engineering staffing decisions including hiring priorities, requisition development, and candidate selection governance   Manage engineering talent pipeline ensuring the ART   maintains   adequate bench strength, succession depth, and critical-skill coverage   Oversee career development strategy for engineering managers, ensuring People Managers are equipped to grow and   retain   their teams   Govern performance management across the ART — calibrate ratings, align recognition, and ensure   equitable   evaluation standards   Make cross-team resource allocation and rotation decisions to balance workload, develop talent, and address skill gaps   Partner with the RTE and ART Product Manager on capacity planning, ensuring staffing aligns with delivery priorities   Own engineering headcount budget and labor forecasting for the ART, coordinating with program finance on variance and projections   Drive retention strategy including compensation alignment, engagement initiatives, and attrition risk mitigation   Manage organizational change including team restructuring, role transitions, and onboarding/offboarding of engineering personnel   Align engineering workforce composition with modernization priorities ensuring critical skill sets are developed and   retained   as legacy   expertise   transitions to cloud-native competencies   Develop workforce transition plans supporting engineering personnel reskilling from legacy ATC systems to modern distributed service architectures   Coordinate engineering resource strategy across ART boundaries ensuring program-wide workforce balance and avoiding single-point-of-failure dependencies   Champion an AI-first engineering culture by   identifying   and applying AI-assisted development capabilities, automation, and emerging software engineering practices that improve developer productivity, code quality, testing, and delivery.   Core Technical