As a Robotics Technical Discipline Lead (TDL) in the Robotic Systems Technology Branch of the Software, Robotics, and Simulation Division, you will be responsible for overseeing a broad range of interdisciplinary robotics technology development activities, providing expert technical assessments and recommendations of robotics capabilities, and coordinating with Agency and external organizations to maximize investments and efforts.

Duties

Duties described below are at the full-performance level. Duties assigned at a lower grade level will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee. Provides expert technical guidance, oversight, and resolution of technical issues in robotic systems; initiates and provides detailed engineering analysis and technical consultations for development, design, testing, and evaluation. Provides leadership and technical direction for advanced robotics research. Plans, directs, coordinates, oversees, and reviews engineering work. Plans, directs, and conducts conceptual definition studies and analyses for a variety of advanced robotic systems on proposed new projects for which no precedents are available. Provides status to management officials within the Engineering Directorate. Participates in technical meetings/conferences with the Center/Agency, and with other organizations, as a spokesperson for the Branch. Regularly interacts with counterparts in other organizations to solve technical problems, exchange information, implement planned activities, and to discuss areas of mutual interest. Keeps abreast of next generation robotics technologies by reviewing technical/scientific literature, commercial catalogs/trade journals, professional society proceedings, and the latest reports from/developments by other agencies. Writes technical and progress reports covering assigned projects and technical discipline area focus. Publishes advanced scientific findings.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S
• Position subject to pre-employment background security investigation
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement
• This position may require a one year probationary period

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. 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-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level implementing a robotics technology development project, including proposing, planning, scheduling, assessing, and managing a team of varied skillsets; delivering technical presentations or briefings to professional or non-technical employees; and utilizing principles and practices in the fields of aerospace, electrical, electronic, mechanical, systems, simulation, or computer (hardware and software) engineering to build robotic systems. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level providing recommendations made to program management, agency leadership, and/or institutional management in areas such as: investment strategies, strategic plans, identification of technology gaps, or review of proposals; providing technical oversight for the implementation of new robotics capabilities/technologies as well as modifications of existing capabilities/technologies for a robotic system with an emphasis on one or more of the following: actuators, motor controllers, embedded electronics, sensors, control systems, autonomy, user interfaces, artificial intelligence, and machine learning; and establishing and managing partnerships with technical personnel and organizations, including commercial partners, international partners, or other Government agencies. 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 Johnson Space Center 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, TX 77058 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]