About this role
Job SummaryThe Senior Technical Integration Manager provides daily technical direction, integration, and leadership of all technical aspects of the Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program.
QualificationsSPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Candidates must be a recognized subject matter expert with at least 1 year of directly related experience equivalent to the GS-15 level in spaceflight hardware processing; coordinating technical products across multiple NASA programs to ensure architectural alignment; evaluating risk postures and making balanced, risk-informed recommendations and decisions. Must also possess experience in verification, analysis, design, development, activation, and operations of facility and ground systems hardware. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement, or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the position. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of artificial intelligent (AI) or AI-assisted tools during the application process. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, your resume must also address both Senior Level (SL) Evaluation Criteria listed below. Failure to address these criteria will result in your application being rated ineligible. SL EVALUATION CRITERIA: 1. Technical Competence and Leadership Led technical/discipline teams to advance or enable state-of-the-art solutions in science, engineering, or mission enabling functions. Developed or implemented innovative methodologies or technologies to solve complex scientific, engineering or mission enabling problems. Led or supported collaborative partnerships with industry, academic, or government organizations to advance scientific, engineering, or mission enabling technical capabilities at national or international levels. 2. Professional Contributions and Influence Leveraged expertise and integration skills to resolve technical/discipline challenges for complex systems. Demonstrated impact in technical discipline to solve issues or improve operational effectiveness. Chaired or presented at professional conference sessions or technical forums to share expertise and influence field development. Developed or mentored students or professional practitioners in scientific, engineering or mission enabling communities. Shared technical knowledge or innovations that were adopted by outside organizations with documented results. Please refer to the "How you will be evaluated" section for a list of competencies that you will be evaluated on.
Major DutiesThe Senior Technical Leader Integration Exploration Ground Systems (EGS): Serves as the responsible authority regarding Program requirements and verification, analysis, design, development, activation, and operations of facility and ground systems hardware. Chairs the EGS Program Review Board, responsible for maintaining the Program-level technical baseline; evaluating technical, cost, schedule, and risk changes; and providing integrated recommendations and technical solutions to the EGS Program Control Board, the highest Kennedy Space Center (KSC) EGS Board. Serves as the primary interface with Orion and Space Launch System Programs for cross-Program technical products. Serves as the primary point of contact for the approval of engineering recommendations and technical solutions and provides recommendations to the Engineering directorate for proposed Agency and Center institutional specifications and standard, in conjunction with program governance. Serves as the KSC EGS Program's primary technical point of contact, interfacing daily with the EGS Program management and its Technical Authorities. Responsible for the EGS Program architecture; its relationship to the NASA Headquarters Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate, Artemis Division, architecture baseline; and the approval or disposition of any technical impacts, changes, deviations, and waivers. Serves as a member of the KSC Senior Management Team.