Flight Director, AST, Mission Operations Integration (Direct Hire)

US Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Flight Director Office at Johnson Space Center seeks skilled individuals to serve as Flight Directors responsible for planning, directing and controlling the activities of a multi-discipline, integrated team in the conduct of real-time mission operations. The role requires leadership, extensive expertise in mission systems, and the ability to manage risk in a high-stress environment.

Specialized experience and the NASA AST qualifications are described for GS-14 and GS-15 levels, including

Qualifications

• GS-14: Performing duties such as technical operations including risk management and decision making, with knowledge of spacecraft or launch vehicle design and operations.
• GS-14: Integrating ground, crew, and spacecraft capabilities; conducting pre-flight planning and real time mission execution.
• GS-14: Building coalitions and working with organizations and stakeholders.
• GS-15: Leading design or technical operations including hardware, software, flight control, orbital mechanics, launch services, or ground support systems.
• GS-15: Providing technical and team leadership for preflight design/planning and real time mission execution.
• GS-15: Building coalitions with organizations including Commercial Crew/Cargo, payload and science representatives, and international partners.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct and control the activities of a multi-discipline, integrated team in the conduct of real-time mission operations.
• Provide leadership and risk management in a high-stress, real-time environment for NASA's human spaceflight programs.

Job description

The Flight Director Office at Johnson Space Center is seeking skilled individuals to serve as Flight Directors responsible for planning, directing and controlling the activities of a multi-discipline, integrated team in the conduct of real-time mission operations. The Flight Director role is critical to continued success of NASA's human spaceflight programs. It requires leadership, extensive expertise in mission systems, and ability to manage risk in a high stress, real-time environment. In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

NASA utilizes OPM-approved qualification and rating requirements specific for Aerospace Technology (AST) positions which recognizes NASA's unique aerospace work. The specific qualifications and minimum education requirements are further described below and within the education section of the job announcement.

To qualify for GS-14

• Performing duties such as technical operations including risk management and decision making which provided knowledge of spacecraft or launch vehicle design and operations, aspects related to hardware, software, flight control, flight design, orbital mechanics, launch services, or ground support systems (command, telemetry, voice network/TDRSS);
• Integrating ground, crew, and spacecraft capabilities;
• Conducting pre-flight planning, developing integrated procedures/rules, preflight training, or real time mission execution;
• Building coalitions and working with organizations and stakeholders.

To qualify for GS-15

• Leading design or technical operations, including aspects related to hardware, software, flight control, flight design, orbital mechanics, launch services, or ground support systems (command, telemetry, voice-network/TDRSS);
• Providing technical and team leadership of ground, crew, or spacecraft capabilities which includes preflight design/planning, development of integrated procedures/rules, preflight training, or real time mission execution;
• Building coalitions and working with organizations and stakeholders including Commercial Crew/Cargo entities, payload and science representatives, International Space Agencies, or other external organizations.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. 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.