Craig Technologies

Title: Communication Strategist Location: NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX (Remote) Clearance: National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) with ability to obtain a Security Clearance Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizen Req #: 4034 (3175) Salary: $80,000 - $95,000 Summary: Craig Technologies has an opening for a Communication Strategist at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas remotely. In this role, you will provide critical communications expertise in support of the Center for Excellence in Collaborative Innovation (CoECI). CoECI uses open innovation tools to engage the global solver community to transform problems into solutions for NASA and the Federal Government. You must have a technical communications background, preferably with experience writing on scientific and/or engineering topics, be process oriented with attention to detail, and be able to work independently and as part of a team. You Will: - Develop and implement internal and external strategic communications efforts for CoECI-related activities for NASA and other government agencies. - Write content, web features, reports, strategic plans, emails, FAQs, talking points, and presentations in support of CoECI-related activities. - Update and maintain relevant communications websites for CoECI-related activities, the NASA Get Involved and CoECI web pages. - Support the NASA internal solver community with outreach strategies, including email campaigns and webinars. - Coordinate with the communications team at NASA Headquarters. - Identify, evaluate, and recommend innovative methodologies and tools and/or platforms that support strategic initiatives. - Identify and lead process improvement initiatives that align with Program Management strategy and goals. - Assist with benchmarking activities, including the analysis of trends and report out of data systems. - Manage the full lifecycle of the NASA Tournament Lab toolkit for select projects from inception to close-out for NASA and other Government Agencies. - Coordinate with team members in support of interagency agreements and funding documents for projects as needed. - Attend and/or present at conferences and other meetings or site visits as required What You Bring: You bring experience developing and implementing strategic communications related to open innovation and crafting various content from web features to strategic plans. You use your experience and judgment to manage the full lifecycle of complex projects. YOUR QUALIFICATIONS: - BA degree in a relevant degree - 5-10 years of experience working in a government setting that led to increasing levels of responsibilities - Prior experience working in and communicating about open innovation - Prior experience successfully working with multiple customers and/or stakeholders in parallel - Prior project management assignments experience YOUR SKILLS: - Proven ability to prioritize multiple projects and maintain customer satisfaction - Proven ability to learn and adapt to multiple software tools, such as Microsoft Office products, Google Workspace, and Salesforce - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Ability to work independently with minimal direction WHAT TO EXPECT: This position is a fully remote/teleworking position. Occasional travel may be required. Craig Technologies is an EEO Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other non-job-related protected status. All candidates selected will be subject to a security background investigation and must meet all eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Title: Open Innovation Specialist Location: NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX (Remote) Clearance: National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) with ability to obtain a Security Clearance Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizen Req #: 4027 (3159) Salary: $119,000 - $134,000 Depending on experience Summary: Craig Technologies has an opening for an Open Innovation Specialist at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas remotely. In this role, you will provide critical expertise and project management in support of the Center of Excellence for Collaboration. You will lead multiple open innovation projects to engage the global solver community to turn problems into solutions for NASA and the federal government. Applicants must have a technical background, preferably with scientific and/or engineering experience or expertise, be process oriented with attention to detail, and be able to work independently and as part of a team. AIBEL works with vehicle, habitat and suit designers across multiple NASA Programs, including the EVA and Human Surface Mobility Program, Commercial Crew Program, International Space Station, Gateway, Human Landing System and Orion. Your work will be cross-disciplinary, interfacing with scientists, engineers, hardware designers and physiologists across the NASA and vendor communities, including peers at other NASA centers. You Will: - Manage the full lifecycle of the NASA Tournament Lab toolkit for multiple projects from inception to close-out for NASA and other Government Agencies. - Write requirements for complex technical projects. - Oversee task order execution on the NASA Open Innovation Services 3 (NOIS3) contract. - Advise project owners and contractors on best practices in open innovation tools. - Conduct lessons learned meetings with project owners to inform process improvements. - Identify and lead process improvement initiatives that align with Program Management strategy and goals. - Identify, evaluate, and recommend innovative methodologies and tools and/or platforms that support strategic initiatives. - Assist with benchmarking activities, including the analysis of trends/report out of data systems. - Coordinate with team members in support of interagency agreements and funding documents for projects. - Coordinate with public affairs officers in support of strategic communications. - Support the development, maintenance, and implementation of the NASA Open Innovation Academy. - Attend and/or present at conferences and other meetings or site visits as required. What You Bring: You bring experience in a technical field, project management, and open innovation. You use your experience and judgment to determine appropriate open innovation methodologies, lead process improvement initiatives, and translate complex technical challenges into actionable solutions. YOUR QUALIFICATIONS: - BS degree in Engineering, Science, or equivalent technical discipline or experience - 5-10 years of relevant innovation experience with increasing levels of responsibilities. - Prior experience successfully working with multiple customers and/or stakeholders in parallel - Prior project management experience - Familiarity with Software/IT architecture, data systems, and development methods - Prior experience building and growing an open innovation community on a platform (desired but not required) - Prior experience with government procurement or request for proposals (desired but not required) YOUR SKILLS: - Proven ability to prioritize multiple projects and maintain customer satisfaction - Proven ability to learn and adapt to multiple software tools, such as Microsoft Office products, Google Workspace, and Salesforce - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Ability to work independently with minimal direction WHAT TO EXPECT: This position is a fully remote/teleworking position. Occasional travel may be required. Craig Technologies is an EEO Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other non-job-related protected status. All candidates selected will be subject to a security background investigation and must meet all eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Title: Data and Software Solutions Technical Lead Location: Remote Clearance: National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) with ability to obtain a Security Clearance Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizen Req #: 4002 Salary: $40.00 to $54.50 /hr DOE Summary: Craig Technologies has an opening for a Part Time Data and Software Solutions Technical Lead at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. In this role, you will shape the technical future of multiple mission-critical systems directly impacting crew safety, performance, and planning for Artemis and Mars exploration. On the Human Health and Performance contract, we are at the forefront of safeguarding astronaut health, ensuring human performance, and advancing technologies for human space exploration. Come build the software that will keep humans healthy on the way to Mars — at startup speed, with NASA’s mission. We move fast, we ship constantly, and we are extremely selective because the mission (and the team) deserves the absolute best. What You Will Do: - Architect & Prototype - Architect end-to-end systems that can start as fast, lightweight prototypes and evolve into production-grade, scalable, secure enterprise applications. - Hands-on System Building: Write production-level code, especially during early prototyping, critical-path features, or complex backend/data components. - Full-Stack Ownership: Own the end-to-end architecture (frontend, backend, data, cloud) for all products, ensuring a pathway from prototype to production. - GenAI Strategy: Drive the strategy and implementation of Generative AI and AI enabled features. - Serve as the engineering counterpart to the D&S Product Manager, co-owning technical strategy, prioritization, trade-offs, and execution. - Data Command: Architect normalized data systems that ingest, clean, and visualize complex physiological sensor data. You will design the pipelines that turn raw signals into actionable insights for mission scientists - Lead. Multiply. Deliver. - High-Leverage Guidance: Given the part-time nature of the team, your primary function is to be an "unblocker" and "force multiplier." Help the team deliver fast, make trade-offs, and stay aligned with mission timelines and scientific realities. - Team Elevation: Provide technical leadership, mentorship, review code across all repositories and guide engineers toward clean, scalable architectural patterns. - DevOps & Automation: Drive robust CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices to ensure continuous delivery, monitoring, and stability for both AI-enabled and core applications. - Build Secure, Scalable Infrastructure: Engineer robust data/software ecosystems with normalized databases (RDBMS/NoSQL), RESTful/GraphQL APIs, and cloud-native services (AWS/Azure). - Champion Best Practices and Innovation: Shape best practices for R&D workflows that must transition to operational-grade systems. Stay ahead of emerging trends in software development and AI to propose innovative solutions What You Bring: You are energized by “let’s just build it and show astronauts next week.” You’re a pragmatic leader with an entrepreneurial, fast-moving mindset who prioritizes business value and rapid iteration over purely academic perfection. You understand that "time-to-value" is the most critical metric. You are a master prototyper, data wizard and enterprise architect rolled into one. You live in data, move fast, thrive in ambiguity, and can personally take a system from zero → working prototype → production while guiding and multiplying the output of a small part-time team of engineers. If you’ve ever wanted to combine deep full-stack engineering, modern AI/GenAI, physiological data systems, and actual space exploration at startup velocity, it doesn’t get better than this! REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: YOUR QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience). - 8+ years of hands-on experience as a full-stack developer/architect, including designing backend architectures, prototyping MVPs, and delivering scalable enterprise applications in production environments. - 6+ years leading and mentoring engineering teams to ship production code in short cycles, particularly remote teams with demonstratable ability teaching engineers how to think, not just what to build. - Desired: Master's degree in data science, data analytics, or related field, and knowledge of software or hardware systems related to NASA systems or missions. - U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required YOUR SKILLS: - Demonstrated ability to rapidly prototype full systems from scratch (e.g., using serverless architectures) and scale them to enterprise levels, incorporating security (zero-trust, RBAC) and performance optimization. - Hands-on expertise in distributed systems design, microservices, and high-availability architectures. - Experience in early-stage environments or "skunkworks" teams where you had to wear every hat (DevOps, DB Admin, Frontend, Backend). - Expert Full Stack Proficiency in modern frameworks: React/Next.js (Frontend), Python/Go/Node.js (Backend). - Expert in building API services by implementing REST, or other popular patterns/technologies (e.g., GraphQL, serverless, etc.) in a distributed systems environment. - Deep experience with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, etc.). - Advanced skills in data modeling, ETL processes, and building predictive analytics/ML models. - Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, common design patterns, and performance optimization. - Cloud & DevOps Expertise in one or more major CSPs (AWS, Azure) and strong experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), and automated CI/CD. - Exceptional communication (written/verbal) for stakeholder presentations, grant proposals, and reports; self-directed problem-solver with strategic thinking to tie tech to business outcomes. - Thrives in ambiguous R&D environments. - Proficient with Agile/Scrum/Lean for sprint planning/risk mitigation. - Enjoys fast iteration, experimentation, and quick transitions from prototype to MVP to enterprise-grade. WORK LOCATION This position is expected to be part time, and 100% remote. Occasional travel may be required. List any required Security Clearances and/or Certifications if applicable - Must Pass a NASA Background Check - Must be able to obtain/hold a Security Clearance - Must be a US Citizen Craig Technologies is an EEO Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other non-job-related protected status. All candidates selected will be subject to a security background investigation and must meet all eligibility requirements for access to classified information.