Serves as Director, Engineering and Test Directorate (E&TD), responsible to the Director, John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC). The Director, E&TD, provides executive management, engineering expertise, and execution of all propulsion programs with engine, system level or component test requirements assigned to SSC, systems design and analysis and modeling to support systems facilities.
The Director Engineering & Test Directorate: Manages and administers activities to include establishing objectives, developing short- and long-range plans and programs, setting priorities, and effecting changes in the focus of work to accommodate NASA program objectives.
Initiate and/or act to provide the necessary resources for accomplishing the E&TD functions, including the responsibility for preparing and defending all resource requirements for the conduct of assigned programs through the budget cycle. Responsible for evaluation and review of results and impact of assigned programs.
Develops and manages the ground propulsion systems engineering necessary to support technology development and increased systems reliability, components, system level and engine test requirements, including NASA, commercial, Department of Defense, and technology programs, i.e. diagnostic testing and components/systems for next-generation propulsion systems.
Manages the activation, operation and maintenance of propulsion test facilities to ensure safe operations and customer satisfaction. Establishes requirements for new and/or modified test facilities based on knowledge of new program requirements. Conducts parallel and supporting technology for ongoing programs or conducts advance technology programs to develop systems.
Manages applied science, technology, and rocket propulsion projects and tasks within assigned budgets and schedules to obtain required data and scientific results. Establishes plans and processes that assure long term viability and sustainability of SSC's propulsion test facilities and critical skills base. Establishes policies relative to programs and projects assigned to the E&TD by SSC, NASA Headquarters, and/or Agency program offices.
Coordinates rocket propulsion activities with other agency Rocket Propulsion Test centers reducing overall costs and improve interagency cooperative activity. Supporting and maintaining partnerships to collaborate on common objectives to enable system solutions of technology. Manages the development/transfer/deployment of NASA-technologies, processes, product, and facilities, to Federal, State, university, and commercial elements.
Maintaining technology development interfaces with other SSC organizations. Represents the Center's and Agency's position to engineering, public and private working groups, executive and senior NASA and other Federal Government agencies, Congress and staffs, representative of foreign countries and companies and media.
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.
Agency-Executive-Staffing@mail.nasa.gov
This position is with John C. Stennis Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The posted pay range is $217333 – $223379/yr.
This position requires a Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-12.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
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