Functional Manager – Bone, EVA, and Exercise… at KBR, Inc. · Houston

Functional Manager – Bone, EVA, and Exercise Physiology Laboratories

Location: Houston, Texas

Title:

Functional Manager – Bone, EVA, and Exercise Physiology Laboratories

At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.

Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

Belong. Connect. Grow.

We are a contract of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers and dreamers and we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely. On the Human Health and Performance Contract 2 (HHPC2) we are at the forefront of safeguarding astronaut health, ensuring human performance, and advancing technologies for human space exploration.

We are seeking a Bone, EVA, and Exercise Physiology Labs Functional Manager at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, TX.

What You'll Do:

In this role, you will lead the personnel performing the operational and research work performed across the EVA and Environmental Physiology Lab (EEPL), the Exercise Physiology and Countermeasures (EPC) Lab, and the Bone Lab, supporting International Space Station, Artemis, Moonbase, the Human Research Program (HRP), and ground analog studies. Here you will demonstrate a steadfast commitment to the performance, safety, and well-being of personnel and to the work products and deliverables such that they meet the highest standards of quality, accuracy, and mission readiness. A core responsibility of this role is fostering a strong customer relationship, personnel development, supporting retention, and cultivating a high‑performing, resilient technical team. Effective communication within the team, with NASA customers, and with HHPC2 management is essential to success in this position. Primary interfaces include NASA Lab leads, NASA SK Division, NASA SK3 Branch, HHPC2 Program Management, HHPC2 Functional Managers, HHPC2 Laboratory Leadership, Task Order Managers, Laboratory Leads and Cost Account Managers.

You will:

• Provide oversight of EEPL, EPC, and Bone Lab operations, ensuring work is planned, resourced, and executed according to established quality procedures and study protocols.

• Provide management support to include staffing, onboarding, performance reviews, and career development. Serve as a liaison to other company administrative managers.

• Across all areas of responsibility, oversee cost, schedule, and performance for deliverables across associated task orders monitoring for opportunities and risks.

• Engage with customers in discussions focused on deliverables, resource management, current and future challenges, and contract operations.

• Mentor technical staff and oversee execution of technical tasks.

• Coordinate awards, address personnel issues, and maintain succession planning.

• Support integrated operations across HHPC2 through resource negotiations.

• Participate in new HHPC2 opportunities, proposals, and NASA commercialization efforts.

• Share knowledge, implement lessons learned, and improve processes.

What You Bring:

You bring experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing safe, high-quality cost-effective execution of projects. You use your experience and judgment to solve complex problems, manage competing priorities, and maintain strong customer relationships. You comply with all applicable Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality requirements.

Your Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.

• Ten (10) years of progressive increase in technical and leadership responsibility.

• Experience with NASA programs, systems, research processes, or operations.

• Prior formal leadership experience.

Desired Qualifications:

• Subtask lead or cost account management experience.

• Experience managing integrated teams, operations, and research activities spanning engineering, physiology, clinical, and laboratory environments to support mission‑critical objectives.

• Project management certification or related training.

Your Skills:

• Ability to build and maintain strong employee relationships, and an interest in helping employees solve problems

• Ability to build and maintain strong customer relationships

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with an ability to lead technical teams to meet performance expectations.

• Strong critical thinking, effective negotiation, measured compromise, and reasoning skills

• Strong judgment in setting priorities and objectives.

• Excellent oral and written communication.

• Reliable and consistent work habits.

What to Expect:

This position is onsite at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. Occasional travel may be required.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.