Serves as Deputy Director, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Teaming with the Center Director, the incumbent is responsible for all facets of MSFC operations in areas of space transportation/propulsion systems, space systems development and integration, technology advancement, and scientific spacecraft, instruments, and research.

Duties

This position reports to the Director, Marshall Space Flight Center. The Deputy Director, Marshall Space Flight Center: Provides strategic customer-oriented leadership in the areas of management and implementation of research, technology maturation, design, development, and integration of space transportation and propulsion systems. This includes launch and space vehicles and associated propulsion, complex space system development, and earth, lunar, and space science, scientific spacecraft, instruments and research. Leads the Center's overall strategic planning, management, and technical direction, including managing, planning, developing, designing, and integrating these systems. Ensures that space transportation technology retains its worldwide preeminence in all technical areas for earth orbit and beyond to facilitate international human expansion, exploration, and commercialization. Responsible for all program implementation, overall coordination, and management of new cutting-edge technology for space vehicle systems, engineering design and development of subsystems and components, performance requirements, program advocacy, budget allocation, test, evaluation, support equipment, and facilities. Negotiates with and assigns tasks to other NASA Centers, other governmental agencies, industry, international partners, and the academic community in accomplishing the NASA mission. Participates as a key member of NASA management in the continual development of customer-focused strategies, missions, and goals that include fiscal planning, performance measurement, and accountability. As principal authority for Center management, directs development of propulsion systems and advanced launch and space vehicles, supervises the efforts of subordinate managers in defining requirements for design, development, test, and delivery of system and subsystem elements in support of assigned missions. Continues research on new advanced transportation vehicles and propulsion concepts and new advanced habitats and environmental control systems, to ensure more efficient and reliable systems for deep space operations. Develops state-of-the-art vehicles for exploration and better understanding of Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe. Exercises authority for planning and directing the Center's science and technology research, administration, and institutional activities in a manner judged to produce the best results in terms of quality, efficiency, economy, and timeliness. Maintains extensive contacts with Agency management, Associate Administrators, other NASA Centers, governmental agencies, academia, and commercial organizations at the national and international levels for efficient accomplishment of assigned programs. Fosters and continually drives a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence, and innovation within and outside of the organization and NASA. Champions the Agency's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and creates an environment and culture that promotes and enables the Agency's commitment to safety, inclusion, integrity, teamwork, and excellence. Serves as the diversity champion for MSFC.

Requirements

• The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report' (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• Initial Senior Executive Service (SES) Career appointee is subject to a one-year probationary period.
• Successful completion of a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
• Successful completion of pre-employment and random drug testing may be required.
• Must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

You must have the skill and ability to perform the duties described above as demonstrated by progressively responsible supervisory/leadership experience, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent. 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. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you MUST address each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Mandatory Technical Qualification (MTQ) separately. If you fail to do so, your application will be rated ineligible. We recommend you provide two (2) examples of relevant experience for each ECQ. Responses to ALL ECQs must not exceed ten (10) pages; MTQ responses must not exceed one (1) page per MTQ. Please include your full name on all documents submitted. If you are currently serving under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and been certified by Office of Personnel Management (OPM) you MUST submit a resume and in a separate document address the MTQs. Any ECQs submitted will not be considered. Your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification. When preparing your responses to the ECQs and MTQs, you are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action, and Result model outlined in the OPM's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualification. For a sample template on how to format your ECQ narrative visit NASA's Executive Leadership Opportunities. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: ECQ 1 - Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 - Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 - Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: MTQ 1 - Demonstrated leadership in planning, establishing, managing, and evaluating large, complex, multimillion-dollar space flight projects/programs, operations, or organizations; to include executive leadership of the workforce, budget, facilities, and infrastructure.

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 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.

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 credential evaluation service 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.

Contacts

• Address Marshall Space Flight Center Marshall Space Flight Ctr Huntsville, AL 35811 US
• Name: NASA Executive Staffing
• Email: [email protected]