About OCE
The Office of the Chief Engineer (OCE) provides policy direction, oversight, and assessment for the NASA engineering communities and serves as principal advisor to the NASA Administrator and other senior officials on matters pertaining to the technical readiness and execution of NASA programs and projects. The OCE ensures that NASA’s development efforts and mission operations are planned and conducted on a sound engineering basis with proper controls and management of technical risks. The OCE is also responsible for the implementation of Discipline-level Capability Leadership.
As Acting Chief Engineer, Joseph W. Pellicciotti is responsible for the overall review and technical readiness of all NASA programs. The chief engineer provides executive leadership for the effective management of all OCE programs, resources, and external requirements for OCE. The NASA Engineering and Safety Center develops rapid, cross‐Agency response to mission critical engineering issues, and works proactively to help NASA avoid problem recurrence and to prevent future problems. The Engineering Policy, Practice, and Development Division provides policy and practice direction for the Agency’s engineering community. The Technical Standards Program and the Mission Resilience and Protection Program are also in this division.
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