SCI ( National Programs Office – U.S. Space Force)

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

9d•$162,552 - $263,848•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Area Manager works within JPL’s National Programs Office, supporting national security, national defense, and military business development initiatives, with a focus on the U.S. Space Force and associated organizations. The role leads customer outreach and engagement and coordinates business leads from implementing organizations, contracts, and pricing to execute the business-development process for new work. It also develops and maintains relationships with customer management counterparts and JPL task managers to secure new business, support customer satisfaction, and generate follow-on business. The position is responsible for securing technology-development tasks and major project opportunities, identifying opportunities to apply JPL’s unique expertise, and providing management direction and oversight to ensure tasks and projects meet approved cost, schedule, and performance objectives. The role communicates work status, represents JPL in customer and technical exchanges, and leads the broader National Programs Office business-development team in improving processes and increasing the pace of new-business acquisition. The posting describes a Pasadena, California workplace and notes that the position requires an active Top Secret clearance based on a Single Scope Background Investigation within a five-year scope, as well as approval for Sensitive Compartmented Information access. The position may be classified one level higher than posted after the final candidate is identified.

Requirements

PhD in Engineering, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Space Operations, or a similar technical discipline, with at least 5 years of work experience; or an MA/MS in a similar discipline with at least 7 years of work experience; or a BA/BS in a similar discipline with at least 9 years of work experience.
Leadership experience in formulation, implementation, operations, line management, and delivery of products such as mission or technology proposals, institutional guidance, hardware, software, data products, or technology.
Multidisciplinary knowledge of national defense and national security space-related technical, programmatic, and systems-development/acquisition processes and procedures.
Extensive demonstrated experience developing and closing business with reimbursable customers, with experience across the business-development lifecycle from market development and opportunity identification and qualification through bid and proposal, negotiations, delivery, and repeat business.
Demonstrated technical design and development expertise in one or more of the following: technology development and management; robotics and autonomous systems; electro-optical and RF sensor systems; satellite communications (RF and/or optical); positioning, navigation, and timing; systems engineering; cyberspace; airborne and/or spaceborne sensor or systems design and development; or flight, ground, and mission-systems architecting, development, and operations.
Active Top Secret clearance based on a Single Scope Background Investigation within a five-year scope, and approval for Sensitive Compartmented Information access.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of industry best practices in concept definition, formulation, and implementation, including planning, programming, development, design, engineering, and flight demonstrations or operations.
Knowledge of Department of War policies and procedures and government regulations across a range of applications, including reimbursable (non-NASA) program efforts.
Significant experience successfully managing complex customer and stakeholder relationships and systems and technology development at varied levels of scope and complexity.
Relevant knowledge of and experience with Department of War sponsors and the contractor ecosystem, including U.S. Space Force elements such as Golden Dome, Space Systems Command, SpaceWERX, OUSD (R&E), OUSD (A&S), and the Defense Innovation Unit.

Responsibilities

Secure technology-development tasks and major project opportunities with customers.
Identify and pursue business-development opportunities where JPL’s unique expertise can be applied.
Plan and direct resources, schedule work, and provide management direction and oversight to ensure tasks and projects meet approved cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
Communicate and report work status and represent JPL at customer and technical interface exchanges.
Lead the broader National Programs Office business-development team to advance and improve business-development processes and increase the velocity of new-business acquisition.
Conduct direct customer outreach and engagement and coordinate business leads from implementing organizations, contracts, and pricing in executing the business-development process.
Develop and maintain relationships with customer management counterparts and JPL task managers to secure new business, ensure customer satisfaction, and support follow-on business.