ISS Ops Plan Flight Controller

Position Description:

This is an Entry Level position. The ISS Ops Plan Flight Controller is responsible for coordinating, generating and up-linking all plans & supporting material for the ISS crew.  This position also performs the lead planning integration role among all international and domestic planners.  In addition, the Ops Plan team monitors real-time execution of the timeline, making recommendations and balancing priorities as real-time issues and anomalies arise.  The Ops Plan provides support to the International Space Station (ISS) Operations Planning Group in the NASA JSC Flight Operations Directorate (FOD).  Members of the Operations Planning Group work closely with other FOD organizations, Flight Directors, International Partners, and other NASA organizations and centers to plan ISS operations.  The position will involve training to achieve flight controller certification.  Upon achieving certification, the employee will support ISS real-time operations as an ISS Flight Controller in the Mission Control Center (MCC) at the Johnson Space Center.  Duties include, but are not limited to:  Developing mission timelines pre-flight and in real-time that are used in directing the ISS crew and flight controllers in operating the ISS, developing planning software tools used aboard the ISS and in the control centers, and developing planning products and planning processes used in plan development and training. 

Work and Skills Experience Required:

Must have a minimum of a Bachelors Degree, in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or in a similar field of study.  Candidate must possess excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, leadership and team working skills. Knowledge of engineering principles and the ability to apply them to real-time operations is essential. Candidate must show ability to respond under pressure as a Flight Controller for positions in the Multi-Purpose Support Room. Candidate must pass an Air Force Class III physical for Flight Controller certification. Shift work (nights, weekends, and holidays), strong Microsoft Office skills and some travel are required.

Work and Skills Experience Desired:

Russian, Japanese, or European language skills are desirable.  Web development working knowledge or project management experience is desirable.

EOE M/F/V

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