PROVIDE technical leadership in the planning and implementing of an integrated vision for the future of deep space communications and navigation
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Develop a coordinated vision with program offices, from a NASA perspective |
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Create and maintain technology roadmaps consistent with developed vision and end-to-end trade analyses |
IDENTIFY, promote, and advocate innovative concepts, systems, and technology
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Increase focus on innovation and breakthroughs |
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Advocate/broker potentially high pay-off developments for accelerated infusion into missions |
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Lead/Co-lead study/working groups on key technical issues |
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Stimulate leading-edge applied research critical to future mission scenarios |
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Identify and facilitate R&D partnerships and information exchange within JPL, NASA, industry, academia and other external organizations |
FOSTER improved engineering capabilities and resources
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Support the acquiring and maintaining of world-class personnel and their skills |
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Enhance the technical infrastructure: processes, tools, labs, .... |
