GN&C & Control Mission Analysis Team Lead

Amentum•Huntsville, AL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) & Control Mission Analysis Team Lead position is within the Engineering Services and Science Capability Augmentation (ESSCA) program at Amentum Space Exploration Division (ASED). This role serves as a first-line supervisor responsible for overseeing Task Orders and personnel supporting the ESSCA Performance Work Statement and other ASED requirements. The Team Lead ensures the acquisition and development of high-performing individuals, manages assigned Task Orders and personnel for effective accomplishment of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) requirements, and may combine leadership duties with technical tasks. The position specifically supports the Guidance, Navigation & Mission Analysis Branch (EV42) at MSFC.

Requirements

A STEM degree or a degree in a related field is required.
Excellent verbal communication, written communication, interpersonal skills and organizational skills are required.
Guidance, Navigation, and Control experience required.
Mentoring experience required.
Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Degree from an ABET-accredited university is preferred.
A MS or Ph.D. degree is very desirable.
Typically, educational requirements are the equivalent of a Ph.D. with a minimum 9 years of experience; MS with at least 13 years of experience; or a BS with at least 15 years of experience.
Technical leadership and engineering management experience highly desired.
6DOF/3DOF/general knowledge of optimization
Previous space mission experience - Artemis experience or lander experience better.
Complex multi-vehicle missions better.
Skills performing analysis or mission design in one or more of our relevant flight regimes (Earth Ascent, Outbound, Ascent, Descent, Disposal, RPOD (Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking)
Experience working through groups being pulled multiple directions at the same time and getting them to focus and align with top priorities.
Demonstrated skills in the areas of technical management and systems management to support evaluation of MSFC programs and projects are highly desired.

Responsibilities

Lead a strong and high performing team to succeed in delighting the government customer and ASED management.
Provide oversight of individual and team technical performance and confirm the technical quality of the work products generated by ASED personnel.
Provide technical area supervision to include assigning and balancing team skills to various task orders to meet customer and ASED management expectations.
Collaborate with the Department Manager/Deputy Department Manager to assign and develop personnel for subtask efforts and to broaden and develop personnel skills.
Conduct task/subtask resource allocation, tracking, and control including forecasting future resource/skills/development needs.
Identify and manage cost/technical/schedule risks to ensure accomplishment of Task Order requirements, ESSCA goals and objectives, and the ASED annual business plan.
Implement the ESSCA safety program for the team, and lead by example in our safety culture.
Engage in and conduct the shared MSFC and ASED safety duties of performing Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and Personnel Protective Equipment (PPEs) assessments and conducting Safety Meetings and Safety Visits.
Perform hiring functions to meet team support requirements: define position requirements; conduct candidate recruiting; lead interviewing and selection; and perform on-boarding activities.
Develop employee goals and objectives and conduct performance evaluations and face to face reviews if applicable.
Support disciplinary processes with team personnel if needed.
Train and develop team personnel thru on-the-job training, strategic technical assignments, peer-to-peer training, classes, etc.
Utilize the Individual Development Plan (IDP) tool for employee career development.
Utilize the ASED and customer awards and recognition programs to acknowledge team performance and drive team morale.
Review and approve employee travel and training needs and requests and associated expense reports.
Establish and oversee specialty subcontracting requirements in collaboration with the ASED Business and Finance Office (BFO) to include coordination of task assignments and performance.
Develop subcontractor Statements of Work (SOW) and manage subcontractors.
Support the Department Manager/Deputy Department Manager in preparing Operations Review material.
Provide biweekly status of team significant accomplishments, kudos, process improvements, success stories and cost savings.
Ensure that tasks and subtasks are written and estimated correctly and that task and subtask technical, schedule and financial performance meet expectations.
Ensure excellent customer relations and harmonious team dynamics and operations through excellent conflict resolution.
Ensure effective customer communication.
Conduct Customer Expectation Surveys, Customer Communication Meetings, mid-term and End-of-Evaluation Period Task Order Performance Presentation/Self-Assessments.
Facilitate excellent coordination/communication/collaboration with other Team Leads, ASED management, Teammate Principals, ESSCA Technical Fellows, BFO and HR.
Support ASED leadership communication, sharing, and development of best practices for MSFC and across ESSCA.
Actively work with ASED and MSFC personnel to explore new work areas and develop new task scope.
Lead and supervise personnel in the technical accomplishment of task orders.
Drive employee awareness and commitment to personal safety, mission success and client satisfaction.
Notify ASED management and appropriate Teammate Principal of activities that could require disciplinary and/or safety actions.
Ensure the technical quality of the work products generated by team personnel.
Establish and implement processes in the ASED Performance Management System (JPMS).
Ensure products are delivered on time in accordance with subtask schedules and customer expectations.
Coordinate subcontractor task assignment and performance.
Strategically assign personnel to broaden and develop their skills and provide points of contact for each Task Order or Subtask.
Leverage broad experience/familiarity to effectively apply the technologies and tools used in technical discipline.
Conduct special projects as assigned by Department Manager or Deputy Department Manager.