Manager Vehicle Integration Office

Full Job Description

The Manager of the Vehicle Integration Office (VIO) serves as a senior level leader within the NASA Orion Program at Johnson Space Center (JSC), responsible for ensuring the technical integration and overall integrated performance of the Orion spacecraft through all mission phases.

This position reports directly to the Orion Program Manager.

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 Qualification MTQ related to this position.

If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and MTQ, 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. 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.

MTQ - Demonstrated experience in leading the end-to-end lifecycle of complex human spaceflight systems, with expertise in federal budgeting, acquisition, and program management to ensure mission success within cost, schedule, and risk constraints.

Competencies: Program/Project Management, Risk Management 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.

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. Major Duties:

The Manager Vehicle Integration Office: Responsible for defining the requirements and executing key Program life cycle reviews as well as integrating Orion's roles and responsibilities within appropriate Mission Directorate(s) in support of the current NASA mission.

Provides direction to Johnson Space Center line organizations, other NASA Centers, and aerospace contractors involved in VIO functions.

Manage Program systems engineering and integration processes including technical Program-to-Program integration with the agency exploration and spaceflight programs.

This includes the definition and control of vehicle interfaces, integrated Orion design and performance analysis, and verification and validation of vehicle and external interfaces.

Manages development of the Orion performance and verification requirements, design and construction standards, and allocates these requirements and standards to Orion vehicle elements, including the European Space Agency (ESA) Service Module.

Maintains continuous expertise of technical status, issues, and conducts risk trades and formulates recommendations to the Orion Program Manager to balance risk appropriately across the spacecraft, and across defined exploration architecture and missions.

Leads a multi-disciplinary team of engineers from across the Agency and a contractor workforce located in design centers and facilities across the country.

Assures efficient and appropriate oversight of prime contractor and international partner integration efforts and is directly responsible for the definition and control of all resources required to accomplish VIO responsibilities.