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Director, Cargo Landers Office
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Posted 52 days ago
On-site Sandusky County, OH $211K – $217K Apply by Aug 25, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ
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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.
What You'll Do
- →The Director, Cargo Landers Office: 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.
Requirements
- ✓This position has a positive education requirement.
- ✓To be eligible, you must clearly state in your resume the following: degree, major and/or minor, and college/university.
- ✓A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.
- ✓A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major study in engineering, physical science, mathematics, life sciences, computer science, or other field of science is required.
- ✓An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
- ✓SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs.
- ✓These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
- ✓For further information, click here.
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