NASA
AST, Technical Management (Direct Hire)
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Job Description
- Req#: 858034200
- Serves as the senior expert technical authority for engineering projects/requirements for the Avionics Team. Keeps the Stages Element Manager informed on progress toward proposed contract modifications, resource analyses, and proposal analysis.
- Serves as expert representative on working groups. Conducts comprehensive project and/or program reviews. Serves as technical liaison within the Space Launch System Program (SLSP) and with other NASA centers and external agencies.
- Provides expert technical advice to program managers and contractor professionals. Implements process modifications or develops alternate solutions to reduce time and costs for versatile and innovative projects.
- Establishes and maintains liaison with program managers and works closely with their representatives to ensure that concerns such as proper facility, operations, or systems requirements definition, and adequate funding are met.
- Manages significant elements of complex projects with three or more subsystems, that support major NASA functions, programs, or projects. Develops new tools, methods, techniques, or systems that contribute to a larger program or project.
- Overcomes difficult and complex technical, project management, and organizational problems. Plans, guides, coordinates, and manages the work of subordinate, and matrixed resources. Performs periodic review to assess achievement of major goals.
- Provides engineering analysis for special projects, future projects, and in advance planning of new systems and capabilities of all applicable NASA programs and areas of concern and responsibility.
- Provides expert technical advice and direction to contractor professionals. Keeps the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) informed on progress, proposed contract modifications, analysis of proposals, and assessment of contract time extensions.
- This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
- This position may require a one-year probationary/trial period. If selected, the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11. **See Additional Information section**
- You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
- Position subject to pre-employment background investigation.
As the Avionics and Flight Termination System (FTS) Team Lead within the Space Launch System (SLS), Stages Element Office, you will be responsible for the leading the avionics and FTS team of civil service and contractor personnel. You will advise the Element Manager on all matters relating to avionics and FTS. You will monitor and report on the prime contractor's performance and will be responsible for effectively interfacing with the engineering community, safety, and procurement personnel.Duties
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