Space Payload RF Product Manager

The RF Payload Product Manager will be responsible for defining the strategy, roadmap, and features for RF payloads to fly onboard small satellites for a variety of missions for DoD, NASA, and commercial customers. The product manager will play a key role in business development and be responsible for understanding the customer needs and opportunities and developing proposals. The product manager will act as a bridge between business, technology, and design teams to ensure a product successfully meets customer needs and achieves its market goals. This position requires an experienced and a strong understanding of current and planned space-based RF missions, as well as business development support including customer meetings and proposals.

Basic Qualifications

We’re looking for an RF Product Manager possessing the basic foundational skills such as:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering field from an accredited university.
• 12+ years direct experience in related role working with satellites & RF payloads.
• Experience in electronic warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance or communications satellite missions.
• Strong understanding of RF payload technology such as RF System on Chip, software defined radios, transceivers, antennas, and electronically steerable arrays.
• Strong communications and presentation skills.
• Experience in proposal development and cost estimation.
• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama area.
• U.S. Citizenship and an active Security Clearance and eligibility for Final Top Secret with SCI is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or better in a related field.
• Experience development and operations of DoD or NASA satellite payloads.

Original Posting Date:

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:

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.