Technology Transfer Specialist

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration.

As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.

We have an exciting opportunity for a
Technology Transfer Specialist
to join the JETSII Contract.

As a Technology Transfer Specialist you will:

• The Business Development & Technology Integration (BDTI) Office exists to enable human space exploration through technology development, technology transfer and partnership formulation “for the benefit t of all humankind"
• As NASA embarks on its next era of exploration, the BDTI Office is focused on advancing technologies and partnerships to develop new capabilities to support the NASA and Johnson Space Center missions, and we are looking for a team member to help us make this happen

• We are seeking a detail-oriented and organized individual to join our team as a Technology Transfer Specialist
• The ideal candidate will strengthen NASA endeavors to amplify the impact of the Technology Transfer Expansion (T2X) and Technology Transfer University (T2U) programs
• The goals will be reached through engagement in the Texas ecosystem, and other regions as assigned, by creating strategies to best make available NASA technology assets to the public
• The ideal candidate will be proactive in coordinating and connecting external organizations and academia with NASA technologies in order to foster economic development and a robust human spaceflight economy enabled by a commercial market

• The Technology Transfer Specialist will:
  • Represent the NASA Technology Transfer portfolio to commercialize technology through the licensing of patents and use of software via T2X/T2U directed initiatives
  • Support all aspects of T2X/T2U commercialization events, entrepreneurial programming, outreach, and other T2X/T2U initiatives, as defined by NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) Technology Transfer Office and NASA Technology Transfer Headquarters leadership.
  • Develop, maintain, and manage T2X/T2U relationships to advance the NASA missions, while closely integrating and coordinating these activities with JSC representatives.
  • Develop, support, and/or lead T2X/T2U virtual meetings, share-n-tells, webinars, and outreach efforts leveraging digital business tools such as Microsoft TEAMS for education/training and actionable initiatives that lead to technology commercialization
  • Engage universities and startups through outreach in close coordination with other NASA teams who have a responsibility for implementation of JSC objectives, to advance the NASA missions.
    • Identifies opportunities to engage with business entities and organizations that leverage entrepreneurship for economic development purposes
    • Works within startup ecosystems to identify areas of collaboration.
    • Coordinates potential partnerships and agreements when involving JSC with the JSC Pursuits, Formulation and Technology Integration teams within NASA and the External Relations Office when involving universities and startups.
    • Supports ecosystem mapping and the implementation of events that advance commercialization opportunities with entrepreneurial communities.
  • Collaborate with NASA teams in outreach efforts to maximize impact and information sharing
  • Collaborate with the External Relations Education Outreach Program in support of NASA Outreach programs
  • Local Houston and Regional Texas travel should be expected about 1-2x per month or as the need arises. In addition, some travel to NM and CO.

This position has been posted at multiple levels.

Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and…