The Integrated Testing and Facilities (ITF) team within the Exploration Extravehicular Activity (xEVA) leads program integration to conduct multi-disciplinary, cost-effective, and targeted testing, enabling effective project and program development, and ultimately allowing safe and successful performance of EVAs. The ITF's primary role is to ensure the proper preparation, coordination, and execution of development and verification/validation testing. The ITF team provides a service across Artemis and external programs, projects, and other stakeholders who have needs for facilities/resources funded by Artemis and xEVA. The ITF team works with facility owners to mature facilities to meet the evolving testing scope required to prepare for Artemis missions.
Work Model
This is a full-time position based in Houston, TX, at Johnson Space Center, offering a Hybrid work model that requires 4 regular onsite workdays and remote flexibility as the business needs allow.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Provide programmatic and integrated test team oversight, ensuring the overall success of the test.
- Ensure tests align with Artemis and xEVA priorities and the approved scope requested by the sponsoring organization. For V&V testing, ensure test plan and procedures address relevant requirements.
- Supervise test planning, oversee test execution, and manage post-test reporting. For cross-program testing, collaborate with other program’s test planning personnel.
- Form test teams for each test series, including the test requestor, SMEs from stakeholder organizations, hardware experts, facility representatives, and others as dictated by the specifics of the test, including NASA commercial services providers.
- Assign test product development and test execution roles to members of the test team while retaining accountability.
- Coordinate support from hardware and facility teams and ensure requested resources meet customer needs and are ready for use.
- Prepare and execute the Test Readiness Review (TRR), coordinating with the Test Director (TD) or facility representative to schedule the TRR and identify required board members.
- Manage the development of test documentation products, lead the TRR presentation to the board, and ensure action closure.
- Track progress of test planning and execution, providing updates to EHP.
- Provide test updates to the Integrated Test Team (ITT) Working Group (WG) and ITF Panel and communicate significant issues to sponsoring organizations and xEVA management.
- Create, baseline, and own the test series schedule, including product milestones, preparation, test subject training, test events, and reporting.
- Manage test constraints, risks, issues, and their mitigations.
- Oversee test execution and manage test observers and access.
- Ensure test subjects understand test objectives, their roles, and expectations for supporting the test.
- Provide daily test status updates during test execution and notify xEVA management of issues.
- Generate and coordinate team inputs of lessons learned, provide Quick Look presentations to the ITF Panel, and ensure successful documentation of test configuration, protocol, and data analysis products in the test report.
- Approve readiness of post-test analysis, lessons learned, and the final test report for release, ensuring test report export control review, DQA, and incorporation as an xEVA managed product.
What You Need to be Successful
Minimum Requirements:
- Experience with V&V test planning and execution, preferably in a variety of facilities/environments.
- 8 years or more of relevant work experience
- Experience with flight hardware certification.
- Proven experience managing teams.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Experience with negotiating and resolving issues and disagreements.
- Familiarity with the NASA Certificate of Flight Readiness (CoFR) process.
- Intermediate level of Project Management.
How You Can Stand Out:
It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:
- Advanced degree in engineering, science, or other applicable STEM areas.
- Extensive experience performing or leading V&V activities for NASA missions.
- Knowledge of lunar surface systems, including spacesuits and landers.
- Strong foundation in test planning, execution, and reporting for space systems.
- Experience with the integration and coordination of international partners and commercial vendors.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
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)
$117,300.00 - $175,900.00
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
