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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Are you passionate about shaping the future of humanity's presence in space? Lunar Outpost, an industry leader in space robotics and planetary vehicles, invites you to join our team! Lunar Outpost is dedicated to creating a permanent presence in space, while also driving positive impacts here on Earth. Currently, we are seeking a <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Lead Mission Director </span>to contribute to our mission in a dynamic startup environment. </span><span><span>The </span><span>Lead </span><span>LTV</span><span> </span></span><span><span>Mission Director</span><span> </span><span>is responsible for</span><span> planning,</span><span> </span><span>preparation</span><span> and exec</span><span>ution of LTV mission</span><span>s</span><span> </span><span>and </span><span>controlling </span><span>all </span><span>the activities of a multi-discipline, integrated team</span><span>.</span><span> </span><span>The </span><span>LTV</span><span> </span><span>Mission Director</span><span> role is critical to the success of </span><span>LTV</span><span> missions. It requires leadership, extensive </span><span>expertise</span><span> in mission </span><span>operation</span><span>s, and ability to manage risk in a high stress, real-time environment.</span></span><span> </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Take the #NextLeap with Lunar Outpost and work on the Pegasus LTV, which will carry NASA astronauts farther than they've ever been before on the lunar surface!  </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span><span>Key </span><span>Responsibilities:</span></span></span><span> </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Make real-time mission execution decisions during the </span><span>LTV</span><span> ops portions of Artemis missions to manage vehicle and ground resources to ensure crew and vehicle safety and mission success in coordination with the NASA FOD Artemis </span><span>Mission Director</span><span> and other NASA personnel.</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Lead a flight operations team and make decisions </span></span><span><span>regarding</span><span><span> </span>the safety and success of human spaceflight missions with significant value levels of space hardware assets</span></span><span><span>. Manage risk in building a mission and resolving </span><span>issues</span><span> pre-flight and real-time.</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Lead </span><span>cross</span><span>-functional coordination as</span><span> the pr</span><span>imary </span><span>Mission Operations </span><span>POC</span><span> </span><span>between Systems Engineering, AI&amp;T, and the Program Office to ensure seamless coordination and communication.</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Develop and evaluate mission </span><span>objectives</span><span> according to programmatic guidelines and constraints.</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Develop and execute Flight Plans according to programmatic mission requirements. </span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Develop and enforce Flight Rules to ensure crew and vehicle safety.</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Lead development of </span><span>Lunar Outpost</span><span> mission</span><span> plan</span><span>s through coordination with NASA Flight Operations Directorate</span><span> (FOD)</span><span> personnel, </span><span>Lunar Outpost</span><span> </span><span>LTV</span><span> IPTs, technical discipline experts, the </span><span>NASA </span><span>Astronaut Office, safety organizations, and other mission-specific stakeholders.</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Determine</span><span> and implement a course of action for contingency situations in the areas of crew and vehicle systems</span><span> </span><span>and ground systems to resolve malfunctions and restore the mission to a normal operational state.</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span><span>R</span><span>e</span><span>quired</span><span> </span><span>Qualifications</span></span></span><span> </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>B</span><span>achelor’s </span></span><span><span>or </span><span>Master’s</span><span> degree with a major in </span><span>Engineering, </span><span>Physical Science, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or other field</span><span>s</span><span> of physical science.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Candidate</span><span>s must have at least </span><span>15</span><span> years</span><span> of experience</span><span> in spaceflight mission operations</span><span>.</span><span> </span><span> </span><span>This experience should include </span><span>technical </span></span><span><span>leadership with knowledge of spacecraft design and operations, as well as </span><span>demonstrated</span><span> leadership involving the integration of preflight design/planning, development of integrated procedures/rules, preflight training, and real time mission execution</span><span>.</span></span><span><span>  </span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Candidates must be able to work </span><span>and lead </span><span>in a collaborative environment with multi-disciplinary engineering </span><span>and mission operations </span><span>team</span><span>s</span><span>.</span><span> </span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, teamwork, technical, and administrative skills are mandatory. </span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Position will periodically require </span><span>working on</span><span> nights, weekends, and holidays during </span><span>active</span><span> </span><span>mission operations.</span><span> </span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>C</span><span>andidates must be a U</span><span>.</span><span>S </span><span>Person</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span><span>Preferred</span><span> Qualifications</span></span></span><span> </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Experience </span><span>as a </span><span>certified </span><span>Mission Director</span><span> on </span><span>a </span><span>crewed</span><span> and/or uncrewed</span><span> spaceflight mission operations program</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Experience</span></span><span><span> performing duties such as leading design or technical operations, including aspects related to hardware, software, flight control, flight design, orbital mechanics, launch services, or ground support systems</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Experience building coalitions and working with organizations and stakeholders</span></span><span> </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Ability to 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All employees, including executives and human resources personnel, are expected to conduct themselves with professionalism and treat others with dignity and respect in accordance with this policy. </span></p>\n<ul></ul>",
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