The Ground Software Systems Branch at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is seeking a highly skilled individual to serve as the Command, Control and Communications Segment (C3S) Lead for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Project. As the C3S Lead you will have a key role in the leadership, management and technical oversight of ground system engineering and operations activities for this component within the ground communications and processing system, Common Ground System (CGS).

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. Provide technical leadership in defining systems objectives and requirements, planning and design, and monitoring integration and testing. Manage multi-disciplinary teams in the design, development, integration, test, evaluation, operation, and long-term maintenance of flight or ground hardware, software, simulators, and associated systems. Guide and evaluate contractor efforts and assess technical progress in relation to established schedule and resources. Coordinate with other offices within the project to establish content, cost, schedule of products, deliverables, and services. Serve as an agency expert in integrating requirements necessary for life cycle development of the data systems and/or ground data systems utilizing Agile engineering processes as well as legacy systems engineer paradigms. Initiate investigations and studies to evaluate and recommend proposed design criteria, identifying solutions to critical problems in design, construction, production, or operations. Serve as liaison between research, design, and operations, providing technical leadership in defining systems objectives and requirements, planning and design, and monitoring integration and testing. Interact with senior management to devise agreements and plans for institutional support for project activities. Manage cost, schedule, risk, and the technical aspects of projects, including the C3S segment as delegated by the Project Manager.

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.

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-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: performing work in the areas of design/development, testing, and/or maintenance of flight and ground software applications or subsystems; developing subsystem resources, analyzing, and tracking schedules, budgets, and resources to assure the subsystem meets with planned activities; and organizing project work based on project objectives (i.e. tracking progress, coordinating efforts with system leads, monitoring progress and evaluating outcomes) to accomplish goals. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: leading the overall design/development, operations, testing, and maintenance of flight and ground software systems and associated applications; developing and managing resources, analyzing and tracking schedules, budgets, and resources to assure they meet with planned activities; and determining short- or long-term project goals, setting priorities, and developing strategies to achieve goals. 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 Goddard Space Flight Center 8800 Greenbelt Rd Greenbelt, MD 20771 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]