Principal Director for NASA Space Technology Directorate

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nations space programs solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space delivering innovative solutions that span satellite launch ground and cyber systems for defense civil and commercial customers. When you join our team youll be part of a special collection of problem solvers thought leaders and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

Job Summary

Building on The Aerospace Corporations reputation as a trusted impartial advisor with integrity and dedication to mission success the Civil Systems Group (CSG) combines deep technical expertise with market-leading innovation to help our customers solve complex systems engineering and integration challenges. CSG is organized by core customer-facing lines of business to manage and grow programs within NASA NOAA and the NNSA while extending our capabilities to other civilian federal government agencies fully integrated within Aerospace rules regulations processes values and behaviors.

The CSG NASA Programs Division (NPD) strives to serve as the long-term strategic and trusted partner to our NASA customer providing independent advice in concept and space technology development acquisition systems engineering and independent this role the Principal Director for NASA Space Technology Directorate will oversee the Aerospace portfolio within CSG/NPD in addition to supporting engineering activities for various customers and internal Aerospace initiatives. This position reports to the Assistant General Manager for Space Missions Technology and Transportation Subdivision and oversees the portfolio across six NASA locations to include NASAs Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) in Washington DC Ames Research Cener (ARC) Armstrong Spaceflight Research Center (AFRC) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) all in California Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland OH and Langley Research Center (LaRC) in Norfolk Virginia. This position requires excellent customer service skills in building relationships with internal Aerospace organizations and external stakeholders across NASA other government agencies industry and academia.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time on-site at our facility in Chantilly VA or Crystal City VA.

What Youll Be Doing

• Overall leadership and management of NASA Space Technology Directorate support organization. Develop subdivision objectives and strategy consistent with corporate goals and initiatives and customer expectations. Provide direction and planning for achieving both strategic and tactical goals.

• Represent Aerospace to senior NASA Senior Executive Service leaders including direct interaction and support of NASA Mission Directorate Associate Administrators. Coordinate with subject matter experts and engineering support across an interdisciplinary and geographically distributed teams along a defined NASA programmatic theme or area of emphasis.

• Work with the NASA customer partner organizations and Aerospace technical experts in formulating overall strategy defining requirements and evaluating capabilities in developing and broadening Aerospaces reach into the human space flight arena.

• Support to the Assistant General Manager (AGM) providing overall day-to-day technical and managerial guidance and direction to direct reports for execution of on-contract tasking as well as strategic and thematic leadership over the growth of Aerospaces impact in shaping the future of NASA human and science missions.

• Participate with the AGM in determining organizations structure and staff and supports resource needs. Participates in budget planning and allocation of resources. Implements policies practices and operating processes and recommends improvements to higher management. Reports organizations activities progress and achievements through written and oral reports to management subordinates and customers.

• Assist in strategic planning and establishing external strategic relationships with potential partners customers and collaborators associated with a defined NASA programmatic theme or area of emphasis across the various NASA centers. Identify opportunities for additional expanded and new business and assists the AGM and NASA Programs Division General Manager in the evaluation and pursuit of new opportunities.

• Build and manage the operating plans budgets staffing succession planning workforce needs personnel development customer interface and division growth.

What You Need to be Successful - Principal Director for NASA Space Technology Directorate - Engineering Integration Engineering Program Management and Systems Engineering

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in science or engineering or equivalent is required.

• 12 years or more of relevant experience in engineering and project management with progressively increasing responsibilities including staffing budgeting and team building is required.

• Program office and/or Engineering & Technology Group program management leadership experience.

• Knowledge of NASA missions technologies development lifecycle development requirements and guidelines

• Experience in institutional and programmatic oversight and knowledge of how NASA centers and programs allocate resources and administrate the NASA programmatic lifecycle.

• Demonstrated experience in partnership development/customer relations with multiple government customers.

• Familiarity with NASA technologies in the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) programs projects and centers is required.

• Familiarity with ISAM technologies personnel and government and private sector organizations with an interest in providing or requesting ISAM services.

• Demonstrated experience recognizing and defining the customers broad scope space problems.

• Ability to lead a geographically distributed team. Experience building and leading engineering teams to solve customer problems.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills as evidenced through recent interaction and presentations to customers.

• Experience interacting with GS-15/SES level customer counterparts.

• Willing to travel to other NASA centers outside of the Washington DC area as required.

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• A Master of Technology degree Masters degree in I nternational R elations or Master of Business Administration (MBA) is preferred

• Strong business development program management and financial acumen.

• Experience with and knowledge of programmatic and portfolio analysis tools databases and methodologies including commercially available and in-house capabilities.

• Experience in space systems engineering risk assessment cost modeling and analysis independent cost estimating and leading and executing technical programmatic and architecture-level studies such as Analysis of Alternative (AoA) studies.

Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee regardless of level and role can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders we want individuals who:

• Operate Strategically
• Lead Change
• Engage with Impact
• Foster Innovation
• Deliver Results

Ways We Reward Our Employees

During your interview process our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
• Paid holidays sick time and vacation
• Standard and alternate work schedules including telework options
• 401(k) Plan Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8% 10% or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
• Flexible spending accounts
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
• Relocation assistance
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Education assistance programs
• A work environment built on teamwork flexibility and respect

We are all unique from various backgrounds and all walks of life yet one thing bonds all of us to each otherthe belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

The Aerospace Corporation is an equalopportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race age sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression colorreligiongeneticinformation marital status ancestry national origin protected veteran status physical disability medical condition mental disability or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If youre an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by emailat .You can also review Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.

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Director