Program Production Analyst – Maritime Integration

About the Role

Maritime Systems Division at Leidos is seeking a Program Production Analyst – Maritime Integration (PPA-MI)  to support our Sterling Integration facility. This role relieves director-level capacity constraints by taking ownership of schedule performance management, business capture analytics, and project execution coordination across a portfolio of 25+ ruggedized hardware product lines for Department of Defense (DoD) customers. The successful candidate will work closely with Sterling's Directors to relieve capacity constraints in these critical areas and demonstrate their ability to work in business capture (sales and proposals), business intelligence, cost estimating, integrated master scheduling (IMS), technical data package (TDP) deconstruction, and project execution. Our Sterling Integration facility's scope of business activities includes developing, building, testing, delivering, and managing  ruggedized displays and computers, integrated rack systems, and console workstations for various Navy customers, shipbuilders, and integrators. You'll manage the analytical and operational details, enabling directors to focus on strategic decision-making.  This role combines defense production operations expertise with business intelligence capabilities. The successful candidate will leverage data analytics and visualization tools to transform complex program data into executive decision-support systems

Primary Responsibilities

Schedule Performance Management

• Develop, maintain, and analyze Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), identifying constraints, risks, and resource assignments
• Perform schedule risk analysis and proactively identify mitigation strategies before
• Generate weekly/monthly schedule performance reports and variance analysis using relevant metrics
• Track schedule dependencies, critical path and variance across concurrent projects
• Coordinate procurement and expediting needs to meet production schedules

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Create and maintain dashboards for real-time metrics and KPI tracking
• Develop director-level reports summarizing technical, schedule, cost, and business performance
• Conduct variance and trend analysis across all performance domains
• Translate complex performance data into actionable insights for strategic decisions
• Support continuous process improvement initiatives

Business Analysis & Capture Support

• Develop business cases and return on investment (ROI) analysis for potential capture pursuits
• Support proposal development including Technical and Management volumes with minimal director input
• Create Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and support should-cost analysis
• Identify and evaluate strategic partners for teaming arrangements

Manage the partner network and cultivate relationships with business partners

Project Execution Support (High Priority)

• Support Contractor Data Requirements Listing (CDRL) activities including development, data collection, tracking and on-time delivery
• Independently Identify, document, track, and update project risks with regular reporting
• Support the PM to ensure project requirements and milestones are achieved
• Document lessons-learned and drive implementation of improvements
• Monitor cost performance metrics (EAC, CPI) and support budget tracking

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with five (5) years' experience in business development, business operations, program analysis, or project management in a DoD production environment
• Strong business intelligence (BI) skills including dashboard development, data visualization, and automated reporting (Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools highly desired)
• Advanced Excel proficiency including Power Query, pivot tables, complex formulas, and data modeling
• Experience transforming raw operational data into executive-level business intelligence
• Proven track record building executive dashboards and performance reports
• Experience supporting business capture for ruggedized hardware in military applications
• Demonstrated experience  to work independently with developing and managing coordinated schedules and providing performance analysis
• Ability to perform critical path analysis and schedule risk assessments
• Strong analytical skills with ability to synthesize complex data into actionable business insights
• Strong professional networking skills and partner cultivation  skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to translate technical data into executive-level insights
• Practical experience with hardware production processes and systems
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, complex formulas), PowerPoint, and Project
• Working knowledge of hardware Bill of Materials (BOMs) and Government technical data packages
• Understanding of production projects and the process steps to manage FFP Production projects
• Self-starter who can work autonomously while knowing when to escalate to directors
• Active Secret Clearance Required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with business intelligence tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.) – strongly preferred
• Structure Query Language (SQL) or database query experience
• Experience building automated extract, transform, load (ETL) processes or data pipelines
• Portfolio of executive dashboards or BI solutions developed
• Understanding of Costpoint MRP functionality and ERP systems
• Familiarity with risk management frameworks and tools
• Understanding of DoD acquisition processes and contract types (FFP, CPFF, T&M)
   

Travel Requirements: 10%

SUBSEAMSS

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."

If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You'll fit right in.

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.

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.