General Engineer, AST - Engineering Program Management (Direct Hire)

Oversee end-to-end formulation, development, integration, and execution of lunar robotic and human mission science instruments, ensuring technical rigor, timely delivery, and alignment with science and mission requirements.

Review lunar science solicitations and provide technical advice to selecting officials for awards. Aid in formulation of studies for future lunar science missions. Provide engineering guidance and subject matter expertise to Artemis science teams.

Conduct comprehensive engineering reviews of exploration system plans, evaluating payload requirements, and ensures science objectives are fully integrated into exploration documents, governance boards, and formal review processes.

Evaluate allocations on human/robotic platforms to ensure feasible payload integration; supports instrument definition, interface development, and technical coordination; proposes engineering strategy science payloads within mission manifests.

Establish, and put into practice, lessons learned for all flight missions and payload developments. Document and develop efficiency strategies contributing to continuous improvement of office practices and policies.

Chair the Risk Management Board, directing identification and resolution of programmatic and technical risks to the overall exploration portfolio.

Drive collaboration, gap identification, needs assessments, resource alignment, and performance monitoring. Strengthen communication pathways across offices, Centers, Mission Directorates, resolving coordination gaps to ensure mission execution.

Represent ESSIO in Science Mission Directorate reviews and other Mission Directorate control boards and working groups, including Artemis and Moon Base forums, to ensure integrated, science-aligned decision-making across the exploration portfolio.

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-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Supporting space instrument, payload, spacecraft, and/or mission development through mission requirements, board reviews, mission assurance, technical planning, acquisition, and risk management across the mission lifecycle; Collaborating across organizations and stakeholder groups to develop shared strategies, communicate project status and risks, and support informed decision-making across concurrent projects; Developing engineering plans and strategies to translate space mission, payload/instrument, and/or research objectives into actionable approaches for integration and execution.

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.

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