Director Cross-Directorate Technical Integration Office

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Wallops Island, Virginia, United States

$184-196k

Full Time

a year ago

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Job description

Duties

This position reports to the SOMD Deputy Associate Administrator. The Director Cross-Directorate Technical Integration Office:

Responsible for overall SOMD integration efforts for enabling architecture, mission planning and provides technical direction for deep space activities (Moon, Mars and other potential human missions). Directs strategic architecture and mission planning activities and makes recommendations to the SOMD DAA and stakeholders.
Responsible and accountable for overall SOMD technical integration activities. Provides high level direction for SOMD programs' integration with Artemis, Science and Commercial missions.
Defines and implements SOMD cross program engineering integration, risk management plans and processes to ensure deliverance of functional integrated systems and missions that meet Agency goals.
Participates in the directorate's program management processes and as directed by the AA, will provide inputs on the directorate's resource allocations, staffing, and program management.
Provides expert technical and programmatic advice for the SOMD AA for major elements concerning interface control, program baseline determination, program integrated performance assessment and control integrated risk assessment and management.
Works with Mission Directorates (MD) and across multiple Centers to ensure timely technical integration plans and NASA missions. Resolves technical and programmatic problems and issues with relevant Programs and MD offices. Elevates issues to the SOMD AA or Deputy AA when necessary.
Interfaces with stakeholders and NASA mission directorates to manage the overall effort across SOMD to ensure deliverance of Science, Moon to Mars and commercial Lower Earth Orbit (LEO) objectives. Serves as the SOMD cross-directorate Federated Board representative.
Works with the Moon to Mars Strategy and Architecture Office and the Systems Engineering and Integration Office to define Exploration Systems Development MD (ESDMD) requirements, standards and provide technical feedback to ESDMD special studies and assessments to ensure SOMD program input/impacts are addressed.
Coordinates SOMD's support functions with other NASA MDs; identifies synergies between SOMD's exploration efforts in LEO and the other MDs' activities; and, when appropriate, leads early planning activity for future execution of deep space missions under SOMD.
Works with MDs to assess concepts of operations, program level requirements, standards, interface definitions, and processes across to ensure an integrated end-to-end mission. Interfaces with the Office of the Chief Engineer, Safety and Mission Assurance, Health and Medical on technical issues, and with Center Directors to coordinate resources to accomplish assigned goals.
Evaluates and recommends Artemis architectural approaches as they impact SOMD programs. Identifies and recommends opportunities for major improvements through reinvention or re-engineering.
Maintains relationships with industry, academia, and other government agencies to ensure the technical excellence and relevance programs. Attends and participates in national and international symposia and seminars related to future space and technology programs.
Fosters and continually drives a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence, and innovation within and outside of the organization and NASA. Champions the Agency's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and creates an environment and culture that promotes and enables the Agency's commitment to safety, inclusion, integrity, teamwork, and excellence.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report' (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Initial Senior Executive Service (SES) Career appointee is subject to a one-year probationary period.
Successful completion of a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
Successful completion of pre-employment and random drug testing may be required.
Must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

You must have the skill and ability to perform the duties described above as demonstrated by progressively responsible supervisory/leadership experience, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you MUST address each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Mandatory Technical Qualification (MTQ) separately. If you fail to do so, your application will be rated ineligible. We recommend you provide two (2) examples of relevant experience for each ECQ. Responses to ALL ECQs must not exceed ten (10) pages; MTQ responses must not exceed one (1) page per MTQ. Please include your full name on all documents submitted.

If you are currently serving under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and been certified by Office of Personnel Management (OPM) you MUST submit a resume and in a separate document address the MTQs. Any ECQs submitted will not be considered. Your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification.

When preparing your responses to the ECQs and MTQs, you are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action, and Result model outlined in the OPM's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualification. For a sample template on how to format your ECQ narrative visit NASA's Executive Leadership Opportunities.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS:

ECQ 1 - Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

ECQ 2 - Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

ECQ 3 - Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

MTQ 1- Demonstrated experience in assessing concepts of operations, program level requirements, standards, interface operations and processes for human space exploration programs (e.g. commercial space, science and research, launch services, and crew support) in a complex matrixed organization.

MTQ 2- Demonstrated experience in providing technical integration of human spaceflight and/or space exploration engineering products and services across matrixed engineering organizations.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. To be eligible, you must clearly state in your resume the following: degree, major and/or minor, and college/university.

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major study in engineering, physical science, mathematics, life sciences, computer science, or other field of science.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by credential evaluation service that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, click here.

Additional information

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

NASA may discuss and consider candidate duty station location after selection, which means that the duties can be performed at any NASA location. The selected candidate will need to relocate and report to an on-site NASA location or duty station, which may be different from where he/she currently resides.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and required documents to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the basic qualification requirements, your application will be evaluated based on your narrative statements addressing the ECQs and MTQs. Your application may then be referred to and evaluated by an Executive Resources Panel (ERP) and will be placed in one of the following categories: Not Qualified, Qualified, or Highly-qualified. Candidates may receive an interview and/or be asked to provide a list of references. The ERP will make a recommendation to the appropriate approving authority.