Director, Cargo Landers Office

Summary

Serves as the Director of the Cargo Landers Office for the Moon Base Program within the Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate (HSMD). The Cargo Landers Director helps to ensure that Agency and HSMD needs, goals and objectives for lunar surface cargo delivery capability are implemented in a sustainable and affordable manner.

Serves as the Director of the Cargo Landers Office for the Moon Base Program within the Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate (HSMD). The Cargo Landers Director helps to ensure that Agency and HSMD needs, goals and objectives for lunar surface cargo delivery capability are implemented in a sustainable and affordable manner.

• Provides leadership of Cargo Landers Office to deliver small- through large-class cargo delivery capabilities for Artemis astronauts and uncrewed robotic capabilities for scientific exploration, Moon Base construction, logistics delivery and removal, and surface site preparation. This includes management of the existing Commercial Lunar Payload Services program as well as creation of new domestic and international partnership arrangements.
• Partners with other international space agencies to deliver cargo landing capabilities in conjunction with US domestic systems supporting overall Moon Base development.
• Assists the Program Manager, Moon Base with the development of Program processes, procedures, and priorities.
• Supports end-to-end cost and risk management of cargo landing assets across the Artemis and Moon Base Campaigns as defined by the Moon Base Program Manager.
• Conducts technical engineering analysis for the Moon Base Program cargo landing elements and advises the Program Manager on associated strategies and actions.
• Ensures all cargo landing elements maintain readiness for deployment, operations, and sustainment in a hazardous, remote environment. Coordinates and implements required interfaces with utilization, payloads, and cargo program elements within the Moon Base Program and across other NASA stakeholders as required.
• Ensures requirements for Moon Base utilization and logistics services are implemented into the Cargo Landing requirements set.
• Represents Cargo Lander considerations in Moon Base pre-formulation and architecture development activities and implements technology development efforts to support future in-space and lunar descent & landing transportation needs.
• Represents the Moon Base Program in Agency, Directorate, Center, Academic and industry discussions, and community relations, providing expert information and advice on the topic of lunar cargo landing.
• Advocates for cargo landing considerations within the Moon Base Program as required at NASA Headquarters, including interactions with Legislative and Executive Branch liaisons and the Office of International and Interagency Affairs.

• The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report' (OGE-278e) within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
• Initial Senior Executive Service (SES) Career appointee is subject to a one-year probationary period.
• Successful completion of a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
• Successful completion of pre-employment and random drug testing may be required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance as required by the position.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.

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 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.

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