Incumbent serves as Director, International Space Station (ISS) Vehicle Office in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Program and reports to the LEO Program Manager. The incumbent manages the overall development and implementation for the integrated vehicle systems (crewed and uncrewed) required by the Program to develop, deliver, and sustain a functional Space Station vehicle and associated hardware.
The Director ISS Vehicle Office: Chairs the ISS Vehicle Control Board to manage vehicle development and resolve design, development, operations, and maintenance issues. Manages establishment of end-to-end integrated vehicle systems requirements, verification methods, interface specifications, and operations modes. Directs end-to-end hardware lifecycle activities including design, development, integration, testing, certification, flight readiness, and operations.
Manages sparing and logistics planning to ensure minimum on-orbit sparing and mitigate ISS failures and anomalies.- Oversees integration of ISS vehicle systems designs across NASA, the prime contractor, and International Partners to ensure architecture and functionality requirements are met. Manages and sustains the Russian FGB Module, including technical coordination and contract negotiation with Russian partners.
Leads requirements development and establishes flight integration and on-orbit use plans for Exploration-related technology demonstrations, including budget and workforce management. Addresses technical and risk-related issues associated with ISS-attached commercial vehicles, including interface requirements and certification plans.
Manages multidisciplinary international teams designing ISS deorbit, including trajectory analysis and systems configuration requirements, certification, and implementation. Directs preparation of long-range plans, schedules, and budget estimates for ISS integrated vehicle systems and commits the Vehicle Office to actions within program policy.
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.
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This position is with Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The posted pay range is $210812 – $217332/yr.
This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-23.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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