Human Exploration and Spaceflight Subject Matter Expert, Casual

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Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree or advanced degree in engineering, science, or another related STEM discipline
• 12 or more years of increasingly responsible professional experience, including experience in a system engineering and/or program management environment
• Ability to effectively utilize oral and written communication to express technical concepts and recommendations to personnel at all technical and managerial levels
• Ability to work in a quick-paced, small core team that leads technical discussions across a large technical community and influences teams across the NASA enterprise
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers
• Excellent teaming and leadership skills with an ability to multi-task across various issues/disciplines simultaneously
• Excellent presentation and communications skills, including development and briefing of decision packages and complex information in a succinct and polished manner
• This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government.

Responsibilities:

• Support program office activities, working closely with civil servant program management in an advisory role supporting strategy development
• Attend various meetings and conferences, both regularly scheduled and intermittent
• Refine technical integration and communications products and contribute to refining content and establishing strategy and vision
• Serve as a highly proactive advisory specialist, understanding issues and formulating options/recommendations, while working closely teams and across other offices, working groups, and panels
• Integrate with subject matter experts and stakeholders
• Participate in NASA Program office and Artemis Program Office forums as well as International Space Station and Commercial Leo Development initiatives
• Develop periodic status reports and presentations
• Develop special reports/discussions of findings, issues, conclusions, recommendations, and risk assessments
• Formulate recommendations to senior-level program management
• Perform other duties for the customer as required