Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility (EHP) Provider Lead

Description

Leidos has an opening for an Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility (EHP) Provider Lead supporting the JSC Health and Medical Technical Authority (HMTA). The JSC Health and Medical Technical Authority (HMTA) executes the Technical Authority governance model for human space flight for the NASA Headquarters Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO). The focus of HMTA in human spaceflight programs is on the Program's vehicle design implementation of HMTA Standards (NASA-STD-3001), ensuring that each human spaceflight Program defines the appropriate applicability, tailoring, and verification approach for NASA-STD-3001, Volumes 1 and 2. HMTA team develops and approves the applicable set of Program human health and performance requirements and monitors how well they are met, documents issues of requirements, communicates the status of these issues to Human Health and Performance (HH&P) management, Program Medical Officers (PMOs), and Chief Health and Performance Officers (CHPOs), and prepares materials for communicating awareness or escalating issues as needed. This work is done for all current and emerging NASA human space flight programs, the Human Research Program, and other human-related technology programs.

The Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility (EHP) Provider Lead will support the CHPO (HMTA delegate) for NASA’s Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program (EHP). The xEVA HHP Provider Lead will be assigned to a specific commercial company that has been awarded an Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) contract. The xEVA HHP Provider Lead will work directly with a NASA counterpart to ensure HMTA requirements are in place for the that company’s suit design lifecycle. The position obtains and maintains broad knowledge of all human health and performance requirements and engages Discipline integrators and SMEs for the technical details. The xEVA HHP Provider Lead will interface with OCHMO, CHPOs and HH&P management. Lessons learned while providing support to Human Spaceflight Programs are leveraged to improve HMTA standards and strategic processes.

US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency and the ability to successfully obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance are required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serve as xEVA HHP Provider Lead for one commercial company.
• Coordinate with EHP CHPO, HHP discipline Integrators, and HHP subject matter experts to establish appropriate flow-down and implementation of HMTA Standards and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with NASA EHP requirement owners and discipline leads.
• Provide insight to xEVAS provider compliance with HMTA mandatory standards as well as inform HMTA decisions.
• Coordinate and participate in xEVAS provider document and design reviews, develop corresponding summary assessments, and follow up on resulting actions.
• Develop requirements mapping from HMTA standards to xEVAS provider documents and corresponding gap analysis.
• Review and assess integrated test and analysis activities, represent HMTA position based on subject matter expertise for Program reviews.
• Participate in meetings (HMTA, EHP Program, EVA Development Project, HH&P, and internal team); develop and deliver presentations as necessary.
• Responsible for compliance with Safety, Health and Environmental plan; must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all the company’s safety policies and rules and must be willing to report safety violations and potential safety violations to appropriate supervisory or management personnel.
• Responsible for compliance with the Quality Assurance Plan, policies, and procedures.
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance level as determined by the company.
• Responsible for completing all assigned training.

Required Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, biomedical engineering, biomedical science, or closely related field with 5 yrs. work experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and possess strong verbal and written communication skills including delivering presentations and writing reports. Verbal skills also include the capability to speak up in Program meetings.
• Candidate should have the ability to effectively interact with customers at all levels.
• Ability to represent SME expertise, but not to serve as the expert to the exclusion of the SME.
• Ability to work in Microsoft Office's suite of tools, especially Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• NASA HHP work experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in human systems integration.
• Demonstrated experience with NASA Technical Authority or JSC Human Health and Performance Directorate.
• Demonstrated experience with project management.
• Familiarity with industry standards (e.g., NASA-STD-3001) and human space flight.

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.