IVA Spacesuit Deputy Project Manager

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support all phases of IVA spacesuit development from concept through certification, production, and operational support.
• Manage project scope, cost, schedule, technical performance, and risk across multiple integrated workstreams.
• Support the management of multidisciplinary teams including systems, mechanical, electrical, materials, software, thermal, manufacturing, human factors, safety, quality, test, and mission operations engineering.
• Coordinate technical integration between IVA spacesuits and spacecraft systems, including crew interfaces, seats, environmental control systems, avionics, communications, and emergency systems.
• Ensure compliance with human-rating standards and customer requirements.
• Lead Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and coordinate across internal organizations, suppliers, customers, and government agencies.
• Develop project execution plans, Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), budgets, and resource forecasts.
• Manage contract performance, subcontractors, Statements of Work (SOW), deliverables, and customer reporting.
• Lead risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue resolution.
• Support major design reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR, and Certification Reviews.
• Present technical and program status to executive leadership and customers.
• Drive continuous improvement in program execution, technical performance, and team collaboration.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and may be expected to have a related master's degree and normally possess 10-15 years of related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex aerospace development programs.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience integrating spacesuit systems with crewed spacecraft.
• Strong background in systems engineering principles and project execution.
• Experience managing government and/or commercial aerospace contracts.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, technical baselines, and program risk.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience supporting human-rated spaceflight programs.
• 5 years of experience supporting IVA spacesuit systems or spacesuit subsystems.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Business Administration.
• Project Management Institute Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience supporting NASA Commercial Crew, Artemis, Orion, or other human spaceflight programs.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

Skills

• Experience in many of the following areas:IVA SpacesuitsPressure Garment SystemsCrew Survival EquipmentHuman-Rated SpacecraftCrew InterfacesEnvironmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS)Helmet SystemsVisor AssembliesGlovesPressure GarmentsCommunications SystemsThermal ProtectionRestraint SystemsHuman Factors EngineeringCrew Escape SystemsCrew SafetyQualification TestingFlight CertificationSystems IntegrationRequirements ManagementVerification and ValidationConfiguration ManagementRisk ManagementSupplier Management
• Leadership Competencies:Technical leadershipStrategic program managementCross-functional collaborationExecutive communicationCustomer engagementRisk-based decision makingTeam development and mentoringConflict resolutionContinuous improvement
• Preferred Industry Experience:Human spaceflightCommercial crew programsCrewed spacecraft developmentSpace suit development and productionGovernment aerospace contractsFlight hardware developmentAerospace manufacturingSystems integration and certification

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Schedule

9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable