Summary Serves as the Director of the Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) Office for the Moon to Mars (M2M) Program within the Exploration Space Development Mission Directorate. The SE&I Director assists the Deputy Associate Administrator, M2M Program in the leadership and integration across the Moon to Mars Program. Responsibilities The Director of Systems Engineering and Integration: Provides SE&I leadership of the Moon to Mars Programs and offices to ensure Moon to Mars development and operational plans are consistent with Exploration Space Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) requirements. Performs the necessary analysis, systems engineering and integration, and coordination among ESDMD Programs to ensure Artemis mission plans meet Artemis and Mars goals and objectives. Maintains configuration control across the Moon to Mars Program. Supports end-to-end risk management across the Artemis Campaign and the Mars Campaign as defined by the Moon to Mars Program Manager. Assists the Deputy Associate Administrator, Moon to Mars Program with the development of Moon to Mars Program processes, procedures, and priorities. Conducts technical engineering analysis for the Moon to Mars Program, and Program elements and advises the Moon to Mars Program Manager on associated strategies and actions. Coordinates and controls interfaces across program elements within the Moon to Mars Program. Maintains requirements, requirements allocation and requirements flow down for the Moon to Mars Program. Ensures requirements verification and validation for the Moon to Mars Program. Maintains and executes processes for Certification of Flight Readiness for Artemis missions. Ensures requirements for utilization of the Artemis and Mars campaigns from other mission directorates are captured, negotiated, documented, controlled, and flowed into Moon to Mars requirements set. Represents Moon to Mars Program in Agency, Directorate, Center, Academic and industry discussions, and community relations, providing expert information and advice on the topic of human space exploration. Advocates for Moon to Mars Program at NASA Headquarters, including interactions with Legislative and Executive Branch liaisons and the Office of International and Interagency Affairs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment, you must clearly articulate and describe within your 2-page resume hat you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications MTQ(s) related to this position. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and MTQ(s), you may be disqualified. Any additional pages over the 2-page limit will not be reviewed. Your resume should include evidence of progressively responsible supervisory, managerial, or professional experience which involved management of a program or organization of significant scope and complexity, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent. If you are (1) currently serving under a career SES appointment, (2) eligible for reinstatement into the SES (this means you were previously employed as a Career SES employee and you successfully completed a one-year probationary period), OR (3) have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) and certified by OPM, you do not need to address the ECQs in your resume. However, your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for SES reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification. Please DO NOT submit separate documents addressing the ECQs or MTQ(s). Only your 2-page resume will be accepted and considered. Any additional documents submitted will not be accepted. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) For more information on the ECQs, please visit OPM's ECQ webpage. ECQ 1 - Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding: This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. Competencies: Knowledge of the American System of Government, Commitment to the Rule of Law, and Civic-Mindedness ECQ 2 - Driving Efficiency: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. Competencies: Fiscal Responsibility, Managing Resources, Leveraging Technology ECQ 3 - Merit and Competence: This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. Competencies: Technical Skill, Problem Solving, Agility and Resilience ECQ 4 - Leading People: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. Competencies: Accountability, Developing Others, Executive Judgment ECQ 5 - Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors. Competencies: Operational Mindset, Innovation, Strategic Thinking MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (MTQ): Your resume must include accomplishments that address the MTQ(s). MTQ 1 - Demonstrated executive-level experience providing system-level engineering and integration leadership for complex human spaceflight programs, including oversight of requirements, integration, verification and validation, risk and configuration management, and cross-program technical coordination to ensure mission and agency objectives are achieved. Competencies: Technical Teamwork and Team Management, Systems Engineering Your application package must be in your own words. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement, or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process. 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. Additional Information Veterans' preference is not applicable to the SES.
