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title: Project Assistant Production Planning at Leidos
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| **Company** | [Leidos](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/leidos?utm_source=ai_markdown) |
| **Location** | Lynnwood, WA |
| **Salary** | $82.6K/yr - $149.2K/yr |
| **Type** | Full Time |
| **Posted** | Sep 28, 2026 |
## Description

**Job Description**

**Build the Future of Maritime Innovation**

The Undersea Systems Division (USD) of Leidos develops, integrates, and deploys advanced technology solutions that address existing and emerging maritime missions for a range of customers across the Department of Defense (DoD). Our Lynnwood, WA facility is expanding its operations based on significant business growth and is seeking new talent to join our world-class lean manufacturing team. If you are an experienced production planning professional with knowledge, skill, and experience with Deltek Costpoint Material Requirement Planning (MRP) or a similar MRP system we would like to hear from you.

**Why Join Us**

· Work to support **cutting-edge subsea technologies** that few get to experience firsthand.

· **Collaborate** with **world-class scientists, engineers, and innovators**.

· Perform on programs that support the wide variety of high-profile customers.

· Be part of a **culture that values innovation, technical excellence, and mission impact**.

**Primary Responsibilities**

- Leading the production planning effort for multiple development and production programs.
- Coordinating directly with engineering, configuration management, production management and procurement to ensure accurate, timely scheduling of material and work order flow.
- Creating and maintaining the Kanban Board and Burndown Chart located at the shop floor.
- Using the Manufacturing Requirements Planning tool to drive purchasing and orchestrate kitting and Work Orders to the production floor.
- Establishing standard work procedures consistent with project manufacturing methodologies.
- Working directly with quality control, inventory management, manufacturing engineering and material planners to ensure a harmonious and synchronized operational flow.
- Gathering and delivering documentation to procurement to expedite the purchasing process.
- Resolving impediments to achieving aggressive delivery constraints.

**Basic Qualifications**

- Practical knowledge of Deltek Costpoint MRP or similar system.
- Background in lean and batch manufacturing practices and environments.
- Ability to work in a full product lifecycle environment from product development through production transition and beyond.
- Product development and production planning background with complex electro-mechanical systems.
- Ability to work productively, collaboratively, and independently.
- Must work on-site in Lynnwood, not a remote work position.
- Secret security clearance or the ability to attain one. US Citizenship required.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- BA degree and 6-10 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience.
- Background in Department of Defense (DoD) business.
- Experience with PLM/ERP/MES enterprise software.

SUBSEAMSS

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:**

September 28, 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 $82,550.00 - $149,225.00

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.
## Skills

- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Deltek Costpoint
- Kanban Principles
- Manufacturing Resource Planning MRP Software
- Quality Control
- Kitting
- Planning
- Shop Floor Management
- Secret Security Clearance
- Mechanical Systems
- Standard Work
- Production Management
- Production Planning
- Product Lifecycle Management
- New Product Development
- Configuration Management
- Procurement
- Remote Work
- Lean Manufacturing
- Coordinating
- Inventory Management
- ABB Production Planning

## How to Apply

[Apply for this position](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/project-assistant-production-planning-at-leidos-01a0ea18-d444-7928-bb86-2f629df7649b?utm_source=ai_markdown)

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