As an AST, Engineering Project Management (Chief Engineer) with the Uninhabited Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations Office, Research Services Directorate, you will serve as the independent technical authority for all UAS flight operations. You will be responsible for leading a team of engineers and technicians (contractors and civil servants) who will be managing the flow and execution of all UAS research, design, project planning, and vehicle/system integration.

Duties

Serves as the Uninhabited Aerial Systems (UAS) Operations Office Chief Engineer and is the independent technical authority for all UAS flight operations. Conducts Technical Interchange Meetings to identify research needs, understand project requirements and aircraft modifications, discuss required reviews, assess initial risk of the operations, and gather information for proper resource allocation. Participates in project technical reviews and working groups. Leads the Operational Readiness Review/Flight Readiness Review to ensure risks are documented and understood, operations are clearly defined, and all logistics, scheduling, and resources for its intended mission are properly allocated and scheduled. Team Lead for UAS Operations Office engineers and lab technicians. Coordinates with the Airworthiness Review Board and the airworthiness inspector for the issuance of airworthiness statements and manages organization of all technical data on UAS Operations Office SharePoint site. Serves as the CERTAIN Range UAS Project Manager providing vision and direction for technical and operational capabilities and advocates for CERTAIN funding and capability investment to expand UAS flight operations capabilities. Represents NASA Langley Research Center in discussions with other centers or partners to expand the capability of Langley in regard to UAS flight operations.

Requirements

• Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement
• Position subject to pre-employment background security investigation

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below and have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above. NASA utilizes OPM-approved qualification and rating requirements specific for Aerospace Technology (AST) positions which recognizes NASA's unique aerospace work. The specific qualifications and minimum education requirements are further described below and within the education section of the job announcement. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level. operating Uninhabited Aircraft Systems (UAS) and/or participating in UAS flight operations; providing technical oversight of projects to include project system design, system performance and documentation/correction of deficiencies; leading, managing, or guiding teams in the accomplishment of a set of goals or objectives; and interacting with internal or external organizations and partners to resource a particular capability, execute a joint task, or enter into a mutually beneficial agreement to ensure mission success. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Education

Basic Education Requirement: You must have successfully completed a bachelor's degree with a major in one of the following:
a) Engineering from a college or university that has ABET accredited engineering programs
b) Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science or other field of Science
c) Computer Science that included 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of course work in any combination of mathematics, statistics and computer science with at least half of those hours in mathematics and statistics courses that included differential and integral calculus.

If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.

Degrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for this position.

Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program. To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.

Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords. These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs. MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions. For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.

Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.

Contacts

• Address Langley Research Center 1 NASA Dr Hampton, VA 23666 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]