Manager Orion Program

About the role

Serves as Manager of the Orion Program, responsible for managing all the elements of the Orion Program for the purpose of facilitating the development of a human capable vehicle to support the U.S.A. human exploration capability design framework beyond low Earth orbit reference missions.

This position reports to the Artemis Program Manager and has critical interfaces with Agency and Center leadership.

What you will do

• Provides program management and control; program integration and risk management; effective cost control; and requirements and configuration development and control.
• It is also responsible for execution of the Orion Program's budget, schedule, and technical management.
• Establishes and implements Orion policy, directs and controls schedules, plans, and execution of the Orion Program design, development, test, production, and operations.
• Provides the Program management function for Orion prime contractors and Agency Partners.
• Manages integration across spacecraft subsystems and engineering cross-cutting functions and supports the up and out systems integration efforts of the Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate (HSMD).
• Oversees development and implementation of sustaining engineering processes, ensuring critical skill retention and management and operation of the real-time engineering support to the on-orbit vehicle.
• Manages design and development of required ground operations, flight operations, and ground operations procedures, processes, and facilities in support of vehicle developmental and operational testing.
• Ensures flight/ground safety while meeting system performance requirements and achieving mission objectives.
• Implements designs for the Orion spacecraft and ground systems to achieve efficient and effective operations.
• Oversees associated mission operations and launch and entry suit requirements.
• Implements systems and tools required for program control including resource and contract management, cost and risk assessment, schedule oversight and management, configuration management, and program documentation.
• Represents the Orion Program to external entities related to Orion development and acquisition and coordinates requirements with senior NASA officials, other Government agencies, and the private and international sectors.
• Facilitates a positive working relationship between NASA field centers and Program contractors to ensure that timely decisions are made and communicated across all functional disciplines.
• This close teaming approach requires positive and extensive NASA/contractor interaction throughout the Program and at all levels.

Education

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.

How you will be evaluated

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 being appointed to this position.

Documents you must provide

• A complete application includes items described below.
• Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may be removed from consideration for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
• Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application.
• RESUME: All applicants are required to submit a two (2) page resume showing all relevant experience.
• Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the SES must include evidence of the ECQs and MTQ(s) within their resume.
• Please see this guidance: What to include in your resume.
• Note: if any of the following types of information are included on your resume, you may be disqualified: Classified or government sensitive information.
• Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal information, such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents.
• If your resume contains any of the above information, you must redact that information prior to the submission of your application.
• VACANCY QUESTION/ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES: Responses are automatically submitted through USAJOBS when you apply to this vacancy.
• You may be asked to provide additional documentation to support your eligibility and the information provided in your application package.
• For example, we may request academic transcripts, SF-50s, SES Candidate Development Program certificate, etc. Therefore, we encourage you to have these documents prepared and ready when requested by the agency.
• If you fail to provide the required documents within the stated time period, we may withdraw a job offer and/or remove you from further consideration.

What to expect next

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact NASA Executive Staffing at ***.

Additional information

Veterans' preference is not applicable to the SES.