Senior NASA Space Programs Manager, Mission Operations

Qualis Corporation

Merritt Island (FL)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Education reimbursement

Tax savings

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Qualis LLC seeks a Program Manager to provide programmatic, technical, and operational leadership for NASA engineering services at Kennedy Space Center. The PM will be the primary interface with NASA and oversee mission-direct support, spacecraft fleet management, and end-to-end transportation concepts to the Moon and other deep-space destinations.

The role requires 20+ years in aerospace/space systems with 10+ years in program management, plus strong systems engineering and risk management

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, aerospace, systems engineering, physical sciences, mathematics, computer science, or related technical discipline; Master's degree preferred.
20+ years of aerospace/space systems experience, including 10+ years of program or project management experience.
Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams supporting complex spacecraft, launch, transportation, or mission operations programs.
Strong knowledge of systems engineering, systems-of-systems integration, requirements management, verification and validation, technical risk management, and configuration management.
Experience with spacecraft, launch vehicles, OTVs, logistics transportation systems, payload integration, ground systems, and/or mission operations.
Experience supporting NASA, commercial space providers, or other Government space organizations.
Excellent leadership, communication, briefing, analytical, and customer-management skills.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage multidisciplinary systems engineering, mission operations, mission analysis, integration, and technical support teams in accordance with contract cost, schedule, technical, quality, and staffing requirements.
Direct systems engineering and integration activities spanning launch site operations, launch vehicles, orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs), logistics vehicles, spacecraft, payload/cargo integration, ground systems, and mission operations.
Lead Contractor support for NASA insight and surveillance of end-to-end service Providers, including technical interactions, documentation reviews, meetings, design reviews, tests, demonstrations, compliance evaluations, and mission operations observation.
Ensure technical assessments provide NASA with the information required to make informed concur/non-concur decisions regarding Provider actions, performance, requirements compliance, verification, and mission readiness.
Direct investigation and resolution of technical issues affecting individual missions, spacecraft fleets, or shared hardware and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into future missions.
Develop and maintain staffing, resource, transition, and retention strategies to ensure sustained access to qualified aerospace and space-systems expertise.
Provide senior-level technical and programmatic recommendations to NASA leadership and translate complex engineering issues into actionable decisions.