Summary

The Director of the Mission and Systems Interoperability (M&SI) Office serves as the senior executive responsible for defining, governing, and integrating the cross-program mission integration and systems interoperability architecture required for the Moon Base Program and its enabling mission portfolio.

Duties

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The Director of Mission and Systems Interoperability,

• Provides enterprise-level leadership across the Moon Base Programs and Offices to ensure mission, system, and operational plans comply with Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate (HSMD) strategic direction and Moon Base campaign objectives.
• Leads the definition, governance, and continual evolution of Moon Base interoperability frameworks, including communications, power, habitation, mobility, logistics, autonomy, and surface operations inspired by insights and requirements emerging from the Ignition presentation.
• Supports the Program Manager, Moon Base to develop program processes, procedures, architectural guardrails, and long-term technical priorities that reflect evolving campaign realities and stakeholder expectations.
• Conducts and oversees mission-level analysis, systems interoperability assessments, and system-of-systems engineering to ensure all Moon Base elements function cohesively and meet campaign goals for sustainability, compatibility, and operational integration.
• Ensures cross-program interfaces-technical, functional, operational, and programmatic-are defined, baselined, managed, and verified throughout development, operations, and incremental surface build out. Maintains configuration control across the Moon Base Program, including interoperability standards, interface control documents, requirements, and cross-mission technical baselines.
• Owns the end-to-end requirements architecture for the Moon Base Program, including requirements definition, allocation, flowdown, traceability, and interface compliance verification across all program and project elements.
• Ensures that requirements for Artemis and other Mission Directorates are captured, negotiated, documented, controlled, and integrated into the Moon Base requirements set.
• Oversees verification and validation (V&V) strategies and execution for Moon Base system interoperability, mission integration, and environmental compatibility.
• Maintains and executes processes for Certification of Flight Readiness (CoFR) for Artemis missions that contribute to or rely upon Moon Base operations and infrastructure. Supports integrated risk management activities across the Moon Base in alignment with program constructs and governance.
• Directs mission-specific technical engineering analyses supporting Moon Base development, operations, logistics, systems performance, and campaign integration, advising the Moon Base Program Manager and Agency stakeholders on required actions, trades, and risk-related strategies.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report' (OGE-278e) within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
• 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 be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance as required by the position.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment, you must clearly articulate and describe within your 2-page resume that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications MTQ(s) related to this position. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and MTQ(s), you may be disqualified. Any additional pages over the 2-page limit will not be reviewed.

Your resume should include evidence of progressively responsible supervisory, managerial, or professional experience which involved management of a program or organization of significant scope and complexity, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent.

If you are (1) currently serving under a career SES appointment, (2) eligible for reinstatement into the SES (this means you were previously employed as a Career SES employee and you successfully completed a one-year probationary period), OR (3) have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) and certified by OPM, you do not need to address the ECQs in your resume. However, your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for SES reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification.

Please DO NOT submit separate documents addressing the ECQs or MTQ(s). Only your 2-page resume will be accepted and considered. Any additional documents submitted will not be accepted.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs)

For more information on the ECQs, please visit OPM's ECQ webpage.

ECQ 1 - Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding: This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. Competencies: Knowledge of the American System of Government, Commitment to the Rule of Law, and Civic-Mindedness

ECQ 2 - Driving Efficiency: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. Competencies: Fiscal Responsibility, Managing Resources, Leveraging Technology

ECQ 3 - Merit and Competence: This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. Competencies: Technical Skill, Problem Solving, Agility and Resilience

ECQ 4 - Leading People: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. Competencies: Accountability, Developing Others, Executive Judgment

ECQ 5 - Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors. Competencies: Operational Mindset, Innovation, Strategic Thinking

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (MTQ):

Your resume must include accomplishments that address the MTQ(s).

MTQ: Demonstrated experience directing integration for human spaceflight missions, including leading cross program risk management, large integrated test campaigns, verification and validation strategies, and technical decision making that ensures safe, interoperable, and sustainable mission operations. Competencies: Systems Engineering and Systems Integration Engineering

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. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of artificial intelligent (AI) or AI-assisted tools during the application process.

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 college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

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 is required.

An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

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 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, click here.

Additional information

Veterans' preference is not applicable to the SES.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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