Visiting Vehicle Integration and Payload Resupply (VIPR)

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

VIPR Cargo manages payload hardware launching and returning aboard Visiting Vehicles (VVs), provides input and support for unpacking and packing operations, and manages onboard payload-allocated locations, racks, and hardware through long-term stowage planning.

The role coordinates planning to support the successful arrival and departure of payloads to and from the International Space Station (ISS) via Visiting Vehicles. It gathers information about each payload and assesses whether payload choreography, constraints, and requirements can be accommodated within the mission timeframe. For each mission, the role integrates with teams at PMOD, FOD, ISSP, and vehicle providers to manage payload-allocated on-orbit stowage space and support execution of crew unpacking and packing operations.

The position may require support outside a standard 9-to-5, 40-hour work week and work on issues beyond the role’s typical job description in coordination with relevant parties. The position represents POIC to other teams and centers and may speak on behalf of the center, its leadership, or payload teams.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of direct experience supporting Payload Operations Integration (POI).
• Active or former Flight Controller certification in POI Stowage.
• Strong commitment to mission success and willingness to go the extra mile.
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to organize extensive information about numerous payloads into a consolidated account for relevant teams.
• Strong time-management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to coordinate with teams across different centers, NASA Program teams, and POIC management and leadership.
• Strong critical-thinking and solution-oriented skills, including the ability to assess incoming data and impacts and develop effective workarounds as problems arise.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience as a Prep Room, Stow Note Lead, or Trash Lead.
• Experience with MIDAS Prime, creating and reviewing OCRs, the Stow Track Message process, or timeline reviews.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planning for payloads arriving at and departing the ISS via Visiting Vehicles.
• Gather and organize information about payloads and assess whether their choreography, constraints, and requirements can be accommodated within the mission timeframe.
• Integrate with teams at PMOD, FOD, ISSP, and vehicle providers to manage payload-allocated on-orbit stowage space.
• Manage payload hardware launching and returning aboard Visiting Vehicles.
• Provide input and support for crew unpacking and packing operations.
• Manage onboard payload-allocated locations, racks, and hardware through long-term stowage planning.
• Represent POIC to other teams and centers, including speaking on behalf of the center, its leadership, or payload teams.
• Coordinate with relevant parties to resolve problems, including issues outside the role’s typical job description.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed