Increment Payload Manager (IPM)

Overview

Barrios Technology is an engineering solutions partner with more than 45 years of experience supporting NASA and the commercial space industry. We deliver innovative engineering, software, and technology integration services across NASA centers nationwide. Barrios prides itself on a people-focused culture that values creativity, diversity, professional growth, and a healthy work–life balance.

 

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. 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. Currently there is an exciting opportunity for a Increment Payload Manager to join the team with Barrios, a teammate company.

Responsibilities

The Increment Payload Manager will:

•  Lead efforts to develop, document, coordinate, implement, and manage the program-level utilization plan and requirements for an increment time frame necessary to operate research on-board the International Space Station (ISS)
• Serves as the liaison between NASA's Utilization (OZ) and Mission Integration (OC) Branches. Specifically, the Increment Team to facilitate payload information transfer and coordinate payload planning and execution concerns including major re-plans, anomaly resolution, science priority calls and science loss documentation
• Develop, coordinate inputs and recommendations to program Utilization plans, procedures, schedules, and processes
• Serves as the research plan focal person to the NASA ISS Increment Team and International Partners
•  Lead integrated payload/utilization analysis and issue resolution during increment preparation and execution to support decision making regarding document development, flight readiness, flight schedule changes, mission duration inquiries and crew time availability impacts to science completion
•  Coordinate and oversee utilization execution in the ISS Management Center (IMC) with the assigned Research Increment Engineers (RIEs) and the Payload Operations Managers (POMs)
• Support the ISS Mission Management Team (IMMT) and Operations Tag-up as the ISS Utilization representative
• Perform feasibility assessments for an increment to determine risk areas and concerns
• Participate in post-flight processes, including but not limited to, development and review of the Post Increment Evaluation Report (PIER), crew debriefs, and lessons learned
• Serves as increment-team integration lead for ISS robotic resources planning, constraints and communications
• Travel on a periodic basis to support program reviews and technical interchange meetings (TIMs)

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience/Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of relevant experience with three (3) years of spaceflight operations and/or integration experience. 
• Leadership skills to effectively lead teams that consist of people from other organizations and agencies
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and target clear and concise message to the appropriate audience
• Strong analytical skills and ability to manage constrained resources and resolve conflicts
• Attention to detail, initiative, and the ability to perform in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint and able to easily adapt to new tool-sets

 

Preferences:

• Experience working with the ISS Program Mission Integration & Operations Office, Research Integration Office, or International Partners
• Experience working on the Increment Management Team and/or in the ISS Management Center (IMC)
• Experience working with the Payloads Operations Integration Center (POIC). Experience working in the Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) flight planning
• Project management or systems engineering experience
• Knowledge of the ISS Robotics resource planning including the JEM Airlock Cycle and NanoRacks Airlock payload usage
• Knowledge of Python  

 

Essential Requirements 

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
• Applicant selected may be subject to government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Work may involve sitting for extended periods.
• May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lb.
• Must have sufficient mobility to enter areas of test facilities where necessary.
• Generally, an office environment but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.
• Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, fax, etc.)
• Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical.
• Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.
• Must be able to work in a team atmosphere.
• Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation.
• Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.
• This position may require some commuting and traveling to other installations as needed.

 Don’t miss out on this great opportunity; for immediate consideration, apply now!

 

Barrios Technology is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies. Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in several states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This includes the use of some CBD products. A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.

 

Barrios Technology is an Equal Employment Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.