Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!
We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Section Manager, Chemical and Fluid Systems for Space Exploration Applications to join the JETSII Contract!
The Section Manager, Chemical and Fluid Systems for Space Exploration Applications will:
Report directly to the Design and Analysis Group Manager.
The position is responsible for the direct management of approximately 22 Permanents involved in various aspects of Chemical Engineering, Fluid Systems and Space Environments Analysis across and in support of several NASA Johnson Space Center Engineering Divisions.
Lead a diverse team of engineers in chemical, fluid systems and space environmental analysis
Manage resources, schedules, and deliverables across multiple concurrent projects
Perform technical reviews of final product documents, including Life Support Test reports and Fluid System Analysis
Guide development and validation of chemical and fluid models for space exploration applications
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including systems engineering, thermal analysis, and life support systems
Ensure compliance with engineering $1,000s and project requirements
Mentor junior engineers and foster technical growth within the team
Ensure NASA customers have adequate technical support personnel to accomplish associated tasks.
Ensure Permanents in functional areas follow established procedures and generate finished work products under time and budgetary constraints and ensure products yield the expected outcome and established quality levels.
Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
Ensure Project Managers and Task Order Managers have adequate Analysis personnel to accomplish associated tasks.
Conduct meetings with Project Managers to provide status and obtain feedback.
Work with colleagues to coordinate issue resolution across multiple JETS organizations which could include source limitations, technical challenges, process breakdowns, etc.
Work with Engineering Directorate Division Technical Monitor (DTM) and Task Order manager to establish monthly Level of Effort (LOE) support for estimates.
Perform routine analysis report reviews for deliverable adherence.
Conduct oversight, mentorship and guidance to individual analysis task leads.Work with analysis task leads to track and maintain efficient task performance
Maintain an active list of lessons learned to actively inform section members.
Maintain active related risk management (technical, cost, and schedule) on all associated analysis tasks.
Communicate analysis status to senior management.
Conduct periodic section meetings to review personnel work safety.
Conduct periodic face-to-face meetings with Permanents to obtain status, ensure efficiency and provide solutions where needed.
Review and approve Permanent timecards, overtime requests and travel.
Review resource requests and conduct interviews to identify and attain necessary personnel.
Document and perform personnel performance evaluation reviews.
Generate award nominations for associated personnel.
Establish and monitor personnel training plans.
Work with colleagues to coordinate issue resolution across multiple JETS organizations which could include source limitations, technical challenges, process breakdowns,…