Astromaterials Curation Manager: Lead Space Science Team

Amentum; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Amentum in Houston seeks an Astromaterials Curation Section Manager to lead the Astromaterials Curation Section under the JETSII contract. You will guide a diverse group of scientists, oversee lunar, Artemis lunar, meteorite, solar wind, cometary dust collections, and related education outreach.

You will manage staff, coordinate with NASA curators on priorities and reporting, and provide status updates to NASA and management while maintaining strong personnel oversight and project leadership.

Qualifications

• A BS degree and a minimum of 5-10 years’ experience are typically required.
• Demonstrable experience in project management, the use of project management tools, and the project life cycle for science or technical projects.
• Demonstrable experience working with customers in a project-based environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective managerial and technical leadership to a team of scientists and personnel providing services to the NASA Astromaterials Research Exploration Division at the Johnson Space Center.
• Work with NASA curators to determine priorities, schedules, improvements, and reporting items.
• Provide technical and personnel status reports to the company and NASA management.
• Establish daily and weekly task priorities and resource assignments, direct staff and resolve schedule issues.
• Manage employee performance, conduct interviews and hiring, and evaluate performance.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Skills

Project management

Customer management

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

BS in science/geoscience

MS in science/geoscience (preferred)

Job description

Amentum in Houston seeks an Astromaterials Curation Section Manager to lead the Astromaterials Curation Section under the JETSII contract. You will guide a diverse group of scientists, oversee lunar, Artemis lunar, meteorite, solar wind, cometary dust collections, and related education outreach.

You will manage staff, coordinate with NASA curators on priorities and reporting, and provide status updates to NASA and management while maintaining strong personnel oversight and project leadership.