Manufacturing Product Manager in Adelaide

At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life. Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter.

Leidos is a destination for people who want their work to have purpose, their contribution to be recognised, and their career to grow without needing to fit a single mould. Meaningful work is supported by benefits, flexibility and career pathways that help you grow while balancing life outside work.

• Flex Your Way – Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per year), part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours.
• Wellbeing That Matters – Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, plus dedicated wellness spaces to support your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
• Learn Without Limits – Access over 120,000 on-demand courses, alongside technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities.
• Work That Makes an Impact – Contribute to nationally significant projects that matter, solve complex challenges, and accelerate your career through unique growth opportunities.
• Build Your Future – Whether you’re deepening technical expertise or preparing for leadership, we’ll invest in your development every step of the way.

About the Team: You’ll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes.

Mission Software Systems (MSS) brings together expertise across intelligence, software, and cloud to deliver end-to-end capability supporting the full intelligence lifecycle, from planning through to dissemination and feedback. The team fosters a culture of innovation, leveraging modern engineering practices and shared infrastructure to rapidly build, test, and deploy software solutions across a range of environments, including cloud. MSS also plays a key role in advancing technology modernisation within Government, delivering scalable and adaptable solutions for complex enterprise challenges.

The Opportunity: This role is an opportunity to lead the manufacturing contribution to complex programs, connecting program priorities with production capability, operational readiness and reliable delivery outcomes. As the Manufacturing Product Manager, you will be the primary manufacturing and operations interface across Program Management, Engineering, Sourcing, Quality and other business functions.

In This Role, You Will:

• Lead the development and integration of manufacturing plans from the concept phase through transition to production, supporting producibility, design-to-cost outcomes and the achievement of Manufacturing Readiness Levels.
• Own manufacturing cost and schedule commitments, including production build planning, budgets, baselines, forecasts, performance reporting and contributions to the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Coordinate Manufacturing Readiness Reviews, Production Readiness Reviews, make-or-buy activities, capital requirements, resource planning and the resolution of production risks, issues and priorities.
• Partner across multidisciplinary teams to ensure manufacturing processes, procedures and program artefacts are defined, maintained and implemented in line with organisational, contractual and quality requirements.

About You: We are looking for someone who can bring manufacturing, program delivery and commercial considerations together to support informed decisions and dependable production outcomes.

Essential:

• Experience leading manufacturing, production, industrial operations or product delivery activities within a complex engineering or regulated environment.
• Capability in developing and managing manufacturing plans, production schedules, budgets, forecasts, resource requirements and operational performance commitments.
• Experience supporting transition-to-production activities, manufacturing or production readiness reviews, risk and opportunity management, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work collaboratively across Program Management, Operations, Engineering, Sourcing, Quality and Finance, translating program requirements into practical manufacturing outcomes.
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement, reporting and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate cost, schedule, readiness, risk and performance information across governance forums.

Advantageous:

• Experience working within Defence, aerospace or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of integrated scheduling earned value or control account management practices.
• Experience contributing to proposals, operational baselining, capital planning and make-or-buy decisions.
• A tertiary qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Business or a related discipline.

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen and hold an NV-1 security clearance.

What To Expect When You Apply: Our hiring process is designed to be straightforward, respectful and easy to navigate. If your skills, experience and qualifications look aligned with the role, our Talent Acquisition team will contact you to discuss the next stage.

You can expect:

• An initial conversation with our Talent Acquisition team
• An interview with the hiring manager or interview panel
• Any role-specific assessment, technical discussion or customer step required for the position

If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact Praveena Sundarakumar, Talent Acquisition.