Location: Huntsville,AL, USA
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**At the Space Exploration Group,** people are at the heart of our business. We reflect a diversity of cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. We expect our people, clients, and partners to treat one another with dignity and respect. This means promoting inclusion, celebrating diversity, and appreciating the differences we all bring to our workplace.
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Our comprehensive benefits package includes wellness programs, 11 paid holidays, parental leave, paid time off, employee perks and much more. With these benefits, plus the option for flexible schedules and possible remote a few days a week (depending on customer requirements) well support you as you pursue a balanced, fulfilling life-at work and at home.
Our Amentum Space Exploration Group (ASEG) Team Leads serve as first line supervisors and oversee the Task Orders and personnel that support the requirements defined in the Engineering Services and Science Capability Augmentation (ESSCA) Contract Performance Work Statement, plus any additional skills that may be required in support of ASEG. They ensure that high performing people are acquired through disciplined human resources processes and are appropriately trained, developed and perform to ASEG policy and standards. Team Leads are responsible for the proactive management of assigned Task Orders and personnel to ensure effective accomplishment of NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) requirements.
The Materials and Processes Department has a Polymeric Materials Team Lead position available. This Team Lead position will lead a strong and high performing team that includes engineers, technicians, interns and subcontractor personnel, in support of MSFCs Nonmetallic Materials and Space Environmental Effects Branch (EM41).
Position responsibilities include:
+ Provide technical area supervision and oversight of individual and team technical performance including subcontractors. This may include managing subtask leads in support of the teams effort and product deliveries, providing technical expertise in a discipline, and/or directly supporting tasks as an individual team member.
+ Collaborate with the Department Manager/Deputy Department Manager to assign and develop personnel for subtask efforts and to broaden and develop personnel skills.
+ Collaborate with MSFCs EM41 Branch Chief and Team Leads in executing task lead responsibilities and in assigning and balancing team skills to various tasks to meet customer and ASEG management expectations.
+ Conduct Customer Expectation Surveys, Customer Communication Meetings, and End-of-Evaluation Period Task Order Performance Presentation/Self-Assessments.
+ Implement the ESSCA safety program for the team, and lead by example in promoting our safety culture. Engage in and conduct the shared MSFC and ASEG safety duties of performing Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) assessments and conducting Safety Meetings and Safety Visits.
+ Perform hiring functions to meet team support requirements: define position requirements; conduct candidate recruiting; lead interviewing and selection; and perform on-boarding activities.
+ Review and approve employee travel and training needs and requests and associated expense reports.
+ Perform development of employee goals and objectives and conduct performance evaluations. Support disciplinary processes with team personnel if needed.
+ Use the ASEG and customer awards and recognition programs to acknowledge team performance and drive team morale.
+ Establish and oversee specialty subcontracting requirements in collaboration with the ASEG Business and Finance Office to include coordination of task assignments and performance. Develop subcontractor Statements of Work and manage subcontractors.
+ Ensure that tasks and subtasks are written and estimated correctly and that task and subtask technical, schedule and financial performance meet expectations.
+ Perform and support task/subtask resource allocation, tracking, and control.
+ Identify and manage task and subtask cost/technical/schedule risks.
+ Ensure the technical quality of the work products generated by team personnel and establish and implement processes in the ASEG Quality System. Ensure products are delivered on time in accordance with subtask schedules and customer expectations.
+ Support the Department Manager/Deputy Department Manager in preparing Operations Review material. Provide status updates of team significant accomplishments, kudos, process improvements, and cost savings.
The Amentum Space Exploration Group (ASEG) offers a partnership in which you can grow personally and professionally within a framework of strong leadership, competitive compensation, and rewarding career paths. Come join our team on the ESSCA contract whose work is destined to have a long-range effect on future generations!
Degree in chemical engineering, polymer materials engineering, or related field from an ABET-accredited university. Typically, educational and experience requirements are the equivalent of a BS with 20 years experience, MS with 18 years experience or Ph.D. with 14 years experience. Candidates with up to 5 years less experience or more experience than typical (shown above) will receive consideration for this position. T
he candidate is required to have outstanding technical and leadership qualifications in one or more of the following areas:
+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills
+ Strong interpersonal and team building skills
+ Technical leadership and engineering management in aerospace disciplines
+ Highly organized with demonstrated skills to simultaneously coordinate and manage multiple projects to full completion.
It is desirable for the candidate to have:
+ Experience leading a team.
+ Experience with project management.
+ Experience with manufacturing process control and risk mitigation.
+ Experience with the production and testing of polymer components for aerospace hardware like foam insulated cryogenic tanks or solid rocket motors.
+ A technical understanding of processes for developing, producing, working with, and evaluating polymer materials including foam insulations, coatings, sealants, adhesives, rubbers and phenolics.
**Essential Functions**
**Work Environment**
It is expected that work will primarily be performed on-site at MSFC in office and laboratory environments with some telework at home possible. Requires the ability to provide clear, concise, accurate and timely communication, both verbally and in writing (100%). Requires the ability to interact professionally with co-workers, management, and client (100%). Requires travel in the domestic USA (