IVA Spacesuit Project Manager

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Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!     

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a  IVA Spacesuit Project Manager  to join the team with Oceaneering, a teammate company!

We are seeking a highly experienced Project Manager to lead the development, integration, testing, certification, and delivery of Intravehicular Activity (IVA) spacesuit systems supporting human-rated spacecraft and crewed spaceflight missions. This individual will oversee multidisciplinary engineering teams responsible for the design and lifecycle management of IVA spacesuits and associated crew equipment while ensuring technical excellence, schedule adherence, budget performance, and compliance with human-rating requirements.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience managing complex aerospace programs involving IVA spacesuits, pressure garments, crew systems, and human spaceflight hardware.   Primary Responsibilities • Lead all phases of IVA spacesuit development from concept through certification, production, and operational support.

• Manage project scope, cost, schedule, technical performance, and risk across multiple integrated workstreams.

• Direct multidisciplinary teams including systems, mechanical, electrical, materials, software, thermal, manufacturing, human factors, safety, quality, test, and mission operations engineering.

• Coordinate technical integration between IVA spacesuits and spacecraft systems, including crew interfaces, seats, environmental control systems, avionics, communications, and emergency systems.

• Ensure compliance with human-rating standards and customer requirements.

• Lead Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and coordinate across internal organizations, suppliers, customers, and government agencies.

• Develop project execution plans, Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), budgets, and resource forecasts.

• Manage contract performance, subcontractors, Statements of Work (SOW), deliverables, and customer reporting.

• Lead risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue resolution.

• Support major design reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR, and Certification Reviews.

• Present technical and program status to executive leadership and customers.

• Drive continuous improvement in program execution, technical performance, and team collaboration.​

• Additional job duties as required

Requisition Qualifications: ​ This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally possess 5- 10 years of related experience. License and certification may be required.

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

• Demonstrated experience leading complex aerospace development programs.

• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Experience integrating spacesuit systems with crewed spacecraft.

• Strong background in systems engineering principles and project execution.

• Experience managing government and/or commercial aerospace contracts.

• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, technical baselines, and program risk.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.​  

Requisition Preferences: • ​15 years of experience supporting human-rated spaceflight programs.

• 10 of experience supporting IVA spacesuit systems or spacesuit subsystems.

• Master's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Business Administration.

• Project Management Institute Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

• Experience supporting NASA Commercial Crew, Artemis, Orion, or other human spaceflight programs.

• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

• Experience in many of the following areas:

• IVA Spacesuits

• Pressure Garment Systems

• Crew Survival Equipment

• Human-Rated Spacecraft

• Crew Interfaces

• Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS)

• Helmet Systems

• Visor Assemblies

• Gloves

• Pressure Garments

• Communications Systems

• Thermal Protection

• Restraint Systems

• Human Factors Engineering

• Crew Escape Systems

• Crew Safety

• Qualification Testing

• Flight Certification

• Systems Integration

• Requirements Management

• Verification and Validation

• Configuration Management

• Risk Management

• Supplier Management

• Leadership Competencies

• Technical leadership

• Strategic program management

• Cross-functional collaboration

• Executive communication

• Customer engagement

• Risk-based decision making

• Team development and mentoring

• Conflict resolution

• Continuous improvement

• Preferred Industry Experience

• Human spaceflight

• Commercial crew programs

• Crewed spacecraft development

• Space suit development and production

• Government aerospace contracts

• Flight hardware development

• Aerospace manufacturing

• Systems integration and certification

  Why Join Our Team? In addition to exciting career opportunities, we also ave: • Excellent personal and professional career growth

• 9/80 work schedule (ev

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