Moon Base Future Habitations Lead will shape the next generation of habitation modules for the Moon Base. This person will lead a team responsible for driving early architecture development, reducing technical/programmatic risk, and ensuring readiness for future long duration crewed missions. The individual will play a central role in preparing the systems, trades, and procurement groundwork that will enable a robust, extensible Habitation architecture for the lunar surface.

Work Model

• This is a full-time position based at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas with an expectation of at least 4 days onsite per week.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading planning and execution to meet cost, schedule, and performance commitments for the Future Habitations portfolio
• Overseeing strategic planning for future habitation capabilities and risk reduction initiatives
• Ensuring effective collaboration with architecture, logistics, operations, systems engineering, and external partner organizations
• Providing integration leadership across Habitation elements to ensure consistent and coordinated technical performance
• Leading and resolving technical issues across multi-disciplinary teams
• Implementing risk identification, mitigation planning, and ongoing risk management for future habitation modules
• Performing architecture level analysis, system trades, and functional allocation development

What You Need to be Successful

Senior Project Engineer - Technical Project Manager

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, mathematics, or another related STEM discipline
• At least 10 years of technical strategy, analysis, and risk-reduction experience in highly complex human space flight systems
• A record of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including experience in a systems engineering and/or program management environment
• Superior analytical, planning, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Ability to effectively utilize oral and written communication to express concepts and recommendations to personnel at all technical and managerial levels
• Proven expertise and ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary setting, manage multiple concurrent tasks, and provide direction on competing priorities
• Proven ability to make timely, informed decisions and resolve conflicts in high-pressure environments.
• Excellent teaming and leadership skills with an ability to multi-task across various issues/disciplines simultaneously
• Excellent presentation and communications skills, including development of and briefing of decision packages and complex information in a succinct and polished manner.
• Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site/domestically/internationally
• This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• A master's or advanced degree in a relevant field
• Direct experience in human surface habitation development
• Real-time human space flight operations experience
• Ten years of experience with NASA Programs
• Experience performing or leading technical and programmatic tasks for NASA, especially Human Space Flight

We offer a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.

(Min - Max)
$151,300.00 - $226,900.00

Pay Basis: Annual

Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:

• Operate Strategically
• Lead Change
• Engage with Impact
• Foster Innovation
• Deliver Results

Ways We Reward Our Employees

During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
• 401(k) Plan - Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
• Flexible spending accounts
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
• Relocation assistance
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Education assistance programs
• An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect