A Human Research Program (HRP)/Research Operations and Integration (ROI) Operations Lead is the primary point of contact with the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Payload Operations Director (POD) and leads the console team during manned spaceflight human research activities.  In that role, the Operations Lead is responsible for coordinating and overseeing all of the Increment specific pre-flight preparation and strategy of the ROI complement of research experiments and hardware operations conducted during flight.  This position also functions as the lead for all on-console operations during on-orbit execution in the Telescience Support Center (TSC) in the JSC Mission Control Center (MCC).  Some shift work is required for this position.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for compliance with Safety, Health and Environmental plan; must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all of the Company's safety policies and rules and must be willing to report safety violations and potential safety violations to appropriate supervisory or management personnel
• Responsible for compliance with the Quality Assurance Plan, policies and procedures
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance level as determined by the Company
• Responsible for completing all assigned training
• Support console shifts (second and third shifts) in the Telescience Support Center (TSC) as required for ROI experiment sessions. Primary ROI point of contact to the MSFC Payload Operations Director (POD)
• Leads the contractor real-time support team in the Telescience Support Center (TSC) consisting of the Payload Systems Engineers, Science support personnel, and principal investigators
• Monitors ROI science activities on console to ensure science objectives are successfully completed, coordinates troubleshooting activities if necessary, and works replans if objectives are not completed
• Primary POC to HRP Increment Lead for operations tasks and deliverables
• Responsible for the Increment specific schedule of operations-related activities and deliverables required to plan, develop, integrate, implement, and document the results of the ROI complement of flight research flown on an ISS research increment

Basic Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in an engineering field or equivalent with a minimum 2 years’ experience
• Previous experience solving complex problems and working to develop solutions quickly
• Effective communication (both written and oral), and interpersonal skills
• Ability to perform in highly visible and stressful situations
• Demonstrated ability to lead high performing teams and to coordinate projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working operational issues associated with human spaceflight. 
• Experience working real-time console support for a space program.
• Familiarity with Human Research Program (HRP) goals, objectives, and processes

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Original Posting:

February 17, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.