Director of Systems Engineering and Integration

Director of Systems Engineering and Integration

Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Location(s): Sandusky County, Ohio, Hampton, Virginia, Wallops Island, Virginia, Fairmont, West Virginia, Huntsville, Alabama, Edwards AFB, California, Moffett Field, California, Pasadena, California, Washington, District of Columbia, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, New Orleans, Louisiana, Greenbelt, Maryland, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, Las Cruces, New Mexico, New York, New York, Cleveland, Ohio, Houston, Texas

Salary Range: $217333 - $223379 Per Year

Job Summary: Serves as the Director of the Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) Office for the Moon to Mars (M2M) Program within the Exploration Space Development Mission Directorate. The SE&I Director assists the Deputy Associate Administrator, M2M Program in the leadership and integration across the Moon to Mars Program.

Major Duties:

• The Director of Systems Engineering and Integration: Provides SE&I leadership of the Moon to Mars Programs and offices to ensure Moon to Mars development and operational plans are consistent with Exploration Space Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) requirements. Performs the necessary analysis, systems engineering and integration, and coordination among ESDMD Programs to ensure Artemis mission plans meet Artemis and Mars goals and objectives. Maintains configuration control across the Moon to Mars Program. Supports end-to-end risk management across the Artemis Campaign and the Mars Campaign as defined by the Moon to Mars Program Manager. Assists the Deputy Associate Administrator, Moon to Mars Program with the development of Moon to Mars Program processes, procedures, and priorities. Conducts technical engineering analysis for the Moon to Mars Program, and Program elements and advises the Moon to Mars Program Manager on associated strategies and actions. Coordinates and controls interfaces across program elements within the Moon to Mars Program. Maintains requirements, requirements allocation and requirements flow down for the Moon to Mars Program. Ensures requirements verification and validation for the Moon to Mars Program. Maintains and executes processes for Certification of Flight Readiness for Artemis missions. Ensures requirements for utilization of the Artemis and Mars campaigns from other mission directorates are captured, negotiated, documented, controlled, and flowed into Moon to Mars requirements set. Represents Moon to Mars Program in Agency, Directorate, Center, Academic and industry discussions, and community relations, providing expert information and advice on the topic of human space exploration. Advocates for Moon to Mars Program at NASA Headquarters, including interactions with Legislative and Executive Branch liaisons and the Office of International and Interagency Affairs.

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 hat 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 1 - Demonstrated executive-level experience providing system-level engineering and integration leadership for complex human spaceflight programs, including oversight of requirements, integration, verification and validation, risk and configuration management, and cross-program technical coordination to ensure mission and agency objectives are achieved. Competencies: Technical Teamwork and Team Management, Systems 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. 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.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section and submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume to be included with your application package. Your uploaded resume may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the "Include Personal Information" section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. It is applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and uploaded, (i.e., resume) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit:https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. Faxed, emailed, and/or mailed application materials will not be accepted for this announcement. NASA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are an applicant with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact center listed on the job vacancy announcement. The decision on granting reasonable accommodations will be on a case-by-case basis.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-07