Chief Safety Officer, Space Reactor Division
What you'd do
The Chief Safety Officer (CSO) for the Space Reactors Division (SRD) serves as Office of Safety & Mission Assurance (OSMA) Technical Authority, responsible for independent evaluation of SMA requirements, standards, and high-risk issue resolution. The CSO represents the Agency Chief of OSMA, approves SRD SMA changes, advises on risk mitigation, evaluates SMA functions, and provides top-level safety, reliability, maintainability, and quality assurance guidance across all program phases.
Major duties
The Chief Safety Officer, Space Reactors Division: Serve as Level II technical authority representing OSMA at Space Reactors Division (SRD) boards, panels, and milestone reviews. Review and disposition changes, waivers, deviations, and exceptions to OSMA SMA requirements. Provide leadership on risk assessments, anomaly resolution, and acceptance of waivers/deviations. Provide authoritative recommendations on SRD-unique SMA technical standards. Formulate OSMA positions on significant and high-risk technical issues. Lead independent multi-disciplinary risk-mitigation and issue-resolution activities. Evaluate and assure technical integrity of SRD products, systems, and services from an SMA perspective. Identify and assess programmatic and technical risks across development, operations, science, and utilization phases. Advise SRD and OSMA on planning, performance, and aerospace engineering challenges with respect to SMA performance. Lead independent trade studies and special assessments to identify architectural and operational risks. Ensure a safe working environment with appropriate employee training and safety prioritization.
What you need to qualify
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Candidates must be a recognized subject matter expert with at least 1 year of directly related experience equivalent to the GS-15 level in leading safety and mission assurance for complex aerospace programs, including resolving high-risk technical issues, risk evaluation and advisory, expertise on SMA requirements and standards, and application of mission assurance across all program phases. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement, or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the position. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of artificial intelligent (AI) or AI-assisted tools during the application process. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, your resume must also address both Senior Level (SL) Evaluation Criteria listed below. Failure to address these criteria will result in your application being rated ineligible. SL EVALUATION CRITERIA: 1. Technical Competence and Leadership Led technical/discipline teams to advance or enable state-of-the-art solutions in science, engineering, or mission enabling functions. Developed or implemented innovative methodologies or technologies to solve complex scientific, engineering or mission enabling problems. Led or supported collaborative partnerships with industry, academic, or government organizations to advance scientific, engineering, or mission enabling technical capabilities at national or international levels. 2. Professional Contributions and Influence Leveraged expertise and integration skills to resolve technical/discipline challenges for complex systems. Demonstrated impact in technical discipline to solve issues or improve operational effectiveness. Chaired or presented at professional conference sessions or technical forums to share expertise and influence field development. Developed or mentored students or professional practitioners in scientific, engineering or mission enabling communities. Shared technical knowledge or innovations that were adopted by outside organizations with documented results. Please refer to the "How you will be evaluated" section for a list of competencies that you will be evaluated on.
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