About the role

  • NASA Technology Systems Director responsible for leading engineering teams and planning for NASA's Space technology. Manage technology initiatives in a federally funded research and development center format.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the NASA Technology Systems Director, provide leadership, planning, and direction of the engineering team supporting NASA’s Space technology Mission Directorate (STMD) and its programs and supporting centers.
  • Provide subject matter expertise in the planning and execution of technology development initiatives supporting NASA STMD
  • Serve as a specialist/consultant for a broad range of STMD technology activities
  • Support technology strategic planning, forecasting, and road mapping efforts; governance formulation
  • Provide day-to-day programmatic monitoring, assessment, and oversight of department activities.
  • Participate in and lead contract tasking, contract management, and potential new business activities.
  • Build and manage the engineering team, ensuring that both team and customer needs are met.
  • Assign and coordinate work activities within the organization.
  • Participate in budget planning and allocation of resources.
  • Monitor workload, work progress, and schedules, ensuring completion of the organization’s work assignments within cost and schedule guidelines.
  • Report organizational activities, progress, and achievements monthly to management, subordinates, and customers.
  • Communicate with customers to coordinate and report work progress, issues, financial status, and results.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or closely related technical field
  • 10 or more years of progressively demonstrated management experience with technology development, systems engineering, and space architecture definition
  • Strong project management and team management skills
  • Familiarity with NASA technologies in the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) programs and projects is required
  • Demonstrated experience in partnership development/customer relations with multiple government customers
  • Understanding and experience working with multiple government customers
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to develop and clearly communicate complex information
  • Independent and self-motivated; proactive ability to serve as the primary interface to the customer
  • Ability to work across a geographically distributed team environment
  • Ability to identify and communicate concerns to leadership in a diplomatic manner
  • This position will require the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
  • Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
  • Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
  • 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
  • Relocation assistance
  • Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
  • Education assistance programs
  • An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect

Job title

Technology Systems Director

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$168,200 - $252,400 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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