Director of Systems Engineering and Integration

The Director of Systems Engineering and Integration:

• Provides SE&I leadership of the Moon to Mars Programs and offices to ensure Moon to Mars development and operational plans are consistent with Exploration Space Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) requirements.
• Performs the necessary analysis, systems engineering and integration, and coordination among ESDMD Programs to ensure Artemis mission plans meet Artemis and Mars goals and objectives.
• Maintains configuration control across the Moon to Mars Program. Supports end-to-end risk management across the Artemis Campaign and the Mars Campaign as defined by the Moon to Mars Program Manager. Assists the Deputy Associate Administrator, Moon to Mars Program with the development of Moon to Mars Program processes, procedures, and priorities.
• Conducts technical engineering analysis for the Moon to Mars Program, and Program elements and advises the Moon to Mars Program Manager on associated strategies and actions.
• Coordinates and controls interfaces across program elements within the Moon to Mars Program. Maintains requirements, requirements allocation and requirements flow down for the Moon to Mars Program.
• Ensures requirements verification and validation for the Moon to Mars Program.
• Maintains and executes processes for Certification of Flight Readiness for Artemis missions.
• Ensures requirements for utilization of the Artemis and Mars campaigns from other mission directorates are captured, negotiated, documented, controlled, and flowed into Moon to Mars requirements set.
• Represents Moon to Mars Program in Agency, Directorate, Center, Academic and industry discussions, and community relations, providing expert information and advice on the topic of human space exploration.
• Advocates for Moon to Mars Program at NASA Headquarters, including interactions with Legislative and Executive Branch liaisons and the Office of International and Interagency Affairs.

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 college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

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 is required.

An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

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 a private organization 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.

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.

We will review your resume to ensure you meet the qualification requirements. If you meet the basic qualification requirements, your application will be referred to and evaluated by an executive panel. Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and/or be asked to provide a list of references or additional documents to confirm eligibility.

Upon selection, if the selectee does not have Qualifications Review Board (QRB) certification by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), he/she must undergo an ECQ based structured interview with OPM before appointment to this position.

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