The selected candidate will: - Participate in a team environment to provide mission control staffing for NASA's CHAPEA 1-year Mars surface mission analog study (24/7 coverage). The primary purpose is to support the evaluation of food systems during long-term space missions - Perform real-time evaluation of safety conditions within the Mars analog habitat to ensure safety of the analog mission crew and habitat facility - Maintain situational awareness of crew activities and habitat facility functions to ensure crew safety - Contribute to mission planning activities for the analog crew mission such as the development of timelines, checklists, plans, and procedures including but not limited to mock_EVAs, science operation tasks, exercise activities - Provide daily status reports including mission progress and issues to the mission operations manager - Participate in daily status meetings - Maintain a professional relationship with the NASA customer and other NASA support contractors - Work will include 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift operations - Understand and execute safety-critical responses with respect to off-nominal situations - Understand and execute troubleshooting during mission with regards to IT - Provide handover notes to adjacent shift workers to ensure crew daily plans and related activities are successfully performed - Perform other duties as required
Requirements
Qualifications - External Requisition Qualifications: - Typically requires a HS diploma and 10 years of experience or BS in Engineering Technology - Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at various meetings - Must be able to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision - Experience working in a team environment - Familiarity with Microsoft Office products.
Requisition Preferences: - STEM Bachelor's degree from an accredited school - Student seeking a science or engineering degree from an accredited school Prior NASA engagement with analog missions or educational activities IT system administrator experience including troubleshooting