Director, George Washington Carver Science Park

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Acts as the standing leader of the GWC Consortium, communicating with all team members daily, and reporting on team progress to the Starlab management team regularly.
• Coordinates the development of all technical requirements relevant to the GWC Science Park including, but not limited to: Science equipment development across all functional areas, payload management processes and procedures, integration into the Starlab spacecraft.
• Coordinates the work on a task-by-task basis with all GWC Consortium members.
• Maintains constant communication between GWC team and both Voyager and Nanoracks executives as needed.
• Builds an effective team and procedures to manage future science payloads to be installed on Starlab, providing requirements and guidance to scientists, government actors, commercial customers, and other stakeholders for successful operations. Initially, this individual will need to conduct many of these activities on their own, until a full team is identified and selected.
• Works with GWC partners to coordinate the definition and management of payload requirements, DDT&E, command and telemetry requirements, installation and verification, operations, logistics, crew interfaces and training requirements.
• Works with GWC partners and Nanoracks team to define and manage payload operation control room (POCR) facilities and communications interfaces.
• Responsible for staffing and training of first program staff – capable of rapidly learning all long-term program technical requirements, including POCR operations and real-time payload monitoring.
• Manages SE&I of the GWC Science Park members and builds a competent team and infrastructure for management of customer integration requirements and activities.
• Defines and manages all payload to vehicle and verification of interfaces in coordination with the Ops and Mission Manager and System Engineering Manager.

Key Attributes/Qualifications:

• 10+ years of work leading high-functioning teams and creating consensus among multiple stakeholders.
• 5+ years working in a technical, engineering, or where specialized knowledge must be understood and communicated.
• 2+ years of experience coordinating scientific and research communities either as a member or otherwise representing their interests outward.
• Experience in long-term mission planning, budgeting, and operations management.
• Strong oral and written communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to travel extensively both within the United States, especially to Columbus, Houston, and Denver as well as abroad.
• Must work flexible schedule (to include weekends and/or holidays) as needed.
• Direct experience in crewed spacecraft payload operations.
• Experience working with government and aerospace companies.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering (i.e. mechanical, electrical, aerospace), sciences (i.e. physics, materials science), computer science or mathematics from an accredited university.