Visiting Vehicle Integration and Payload Resupply (VIPR)

Teledyne Technologies • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

VIPR Cargo manages payload hardware launching and returning on 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 provides critical planning coordination to ensure mission success for payloads arriving at and departing from the International Space Station via Visiting Vehicles.

The position gathers extensive information about each payload and assesses whether its choreography, constraints, and requirements can be successfully coordinated within the mission timeframe. For each mission, the role integrates with teams at PMOD, FOD, ISSP, and vehicle providers to manage payload-allocated stowage space on orbit and support crew unpacking and packing operations.

The role may require support outside a nominal 9-to-5, 40-hour work week and work on issues beyond the employee’s job description in coordination with necessary parties. Teledyne states that employees are expected to comply with applicable laws and maintain high ethical standards.

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 the overall mission and willingness to provide support beyond normal expectations.
• Detail-oriented approach and ability to organize extensive information about numerous payloads.
• Strong time-management skills for mission execution.
• Strong interpersonal and coordination skills across teams, centers, NASA Program teams, and POIC management and leadership.
• Ability to represent POIC to other teams and centers and speak on behalf of the center, its leadership, or payload teams.
• Strong critical-thinking skills; ability to assess data and impacts and develop solutions and workarounds.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related technical discipline is strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Prep Room experience.
• Stow Note Lead experience.
• Trash Lead experience.
• Experience with MIDAS Prime.
• Experience creating and reviewing OCRs.
• Experience with the Stow Track Message process.
• Experience conducting timeline reviews.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planning to ensure mission success for payloads arriving at and departing from the ISS via Visiting Vehicles.
• Gather information about each payload and assess its choreography, constraints, and requirements for compatibility within the mission timeframe.
• Integrate with PMOD, FOD, ISSP, and vehicle-provider teams to manage payload-allocated stowage space on orbit.
• Support execution of crew unpacking and packing operations.
• Manage payload hardware launching and returning on Visiting Vehicles.
• Provide inputs to and support for unpacking and packing operations.
• Manage onboard payload-allocated locations, racks, and hardware through long-term stowage planning.
• Organize extensive information about numerous payloads into a consolidated account for the relevant teams.
• Coordinate with teams at different centers, NASA Program teams, and POIC management and leadership.
• Represent POIC to other teams and centers, including speaking on behalf of the center, its leadership, or payload teams.
• Assess new problems, determine impacts, and develop effective workarounds.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level