The Program Integration Branch is seeking a Deputy Chief Health and Performance Officer (CHPO) of the Extra-vehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program (EHP). This position complements the other Deputy CHPO, collaborating with the CHPO to lead a cross-discipline HHP team and resolve EHP challenges in alignment with HHP and Health & Medical Technical Authority (HMTA) priorities. This announcement may also be used for a HHP Human Landing System Team lead role.

Duties

Co-leads the Human Health and Performance (HHP) multi-disciplinary team and interfaces with EHP to provide the expertise needed in the resolution of human-related challenges throughout the Program lifecycle. Coordinates with technical and management teams across organizations to ensure that HMTA polices, requirements, and objectives are incorporated into the development, design, testing, and operation of the EHP architecture, vehicles, and systems. Partners with the CHPO in fulfilling technical, HMTA, and managerial responsibilities for HHP support to the Program, including the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution process and technical, cost, schedule, and risk reporting. Assists the CHPO with establishing infrastructure required for EHP Technical, Cost and Schedule Review preparation by integrating HHP Subject Matter Experts, Discipline Integrators, System Managers, EHP Leadership, and HHP Management. Collaborates with CHPOs from other programs and the Cross-Program Integration Team to identify, mitigate, and resolve issues and risks that involve multiple Programs. Coordinates the dispositioning or provides a disposition recommendation for EHP and HHP change requests. Represents the HHP EHP Team in support of Directorate and Division Control Boards and presents EHP status in coordination with the CHPO. Engages with the EHP to respond to actions, resolve issues, develop risks, and provide solutions as well as develops recommendations on technical issues and requirements tailoring. Plans and coordinates the HHP EHP Integration Panel, including agenda preparation, team coordination, and chairing the meeting when delegated by the CHPO. Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
• This position may require a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

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, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Leading and/or integrating multi-disciplinary team in support of a Exploration Program or other space program with focused on development of uniform objectives and standards to advise senior colleagues and officials; Managing requirements including their application to system engineering life cycle reviews of development or operational programs; Applying and tailoring human system standards in human spaceflight programs. 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. 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.

Education

Basic Education Requirement: You must have successfully completed a bachelor's degree with a major in one of the following:
a) Engineering from a college or university that has ABET accredited engineering programs
b) Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science or other field of Science
c) Computer Science that included 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of course work in any combination of mathematics, statistics and computer science with at least half of those hours in mathematics and statistics courses that included differential and integral calculus; and that provided an in-depth knowledge of theoretical and practical applications of computer science, including digital computer system architecture and system software organization, the representation and transformation of information structures, and the theoretical models for such representations and transformations.

If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.

Degrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for this position.

Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program. To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.

Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords. These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs. MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions. For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.

Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: 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 a private organization 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, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.

Contacts

• Address Johnson Space Center 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, TX 77058 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]