PROVIDE TOP-LEVEL PROGRAM GUIDANCE ON SAFETY, RELI

Duties

• Provide top-level Program guidance on safety, reliability, maintainability, and quality assurance processes and activities for each Program phase, including design, development, launch operations, flight and return, and reviews.
• Provide oversight to the Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) team members in implementing design or operational requirements, reviewing contractor submittals, identifying SMA concerns, and proposing potential solutions to identified concerns.
• Review vehicle development, operations, and science and utilization activities for any programmatic or technical areas that pose a risk to overall Program success.
• Establish Orion integrated SMA requirements and agreements for multilateral SMA policies across the international partnership.
• Coordinate with appropriate Center institutional SMA organizations to secure necessary levels of support to Program management and teams.
• Participate with the Program Managers, Project Managers, the Orion Chief Safety and Mission Assurance Officer (CSO) and other managers of the directorates in the development of policies, procedures, plans, and requirements for SMA activities.
• Lead Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process for Orion SMA and prepare clear and defensible program/project/functional budgets within guidelines and by established due dates.
• Perform as SMA Technical Management Representative (TMR) to the Orion Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) which includes reviewing contractor proposals, evaluating contractor performance, and attending the monthly Orion COR/TMR Tag-up.
• Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.