You will serve as an Electronics Engineer (AST, Data Hardware Systems) in the Advanced Engineering Development Branch of the Laboratories, Development and Testing Division of the Engineering Directorate responsible for ensuring that assigned payloads, flight experiments and technology development projects and/or associated support equipment meet project objectives for both space and surface applications in support of the Exploration Research and Technology (ER&T) Programs.

Duties

Perform Avionics/Electronics research, analysis, design, development, integration, testing, evaluation, modification, and implementation for RandT payloads, flight experiments, and technology developments for space and surface applications. Provide engineering technical expertise to Avionics systems' hardware and software elements, such as command and control, instrumentation, data acquisition, processing, and handling, communication, telemetry, power distribution. Resolve technical difficulties of Avionics/Electronics systems as well provide technical expertise on hardware and software elements such as system/embedded software, electrical and electronics. Review, analyze and evaluate test data, including engineering analysis, troubleshooting, problem resolution and corrective actions in support of new developments or modifications of existing avionics systems. Develop and review technical goals, requirements, drawings and schematics, procedures and other documentation required during formulation, design and development, fabrication and testing, and implementation of avionics/electronics. Perform required analysis, test, verification, and validation activities to ensure Avionics/Electronics systems meets project objectives and are compatible with flight and data acquisition and processing capabilities. Support project in requirements' formulation, technical meetings, technical boards, projects? design and acceptance reviews, and other design and implementation processes.

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 investigation
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement
• A one year probationary may be required

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-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the federal sector: Applying electronics/electrical engineering practices to support implementation of technology; Designing and testing avionics hardware or software for aerospace applications; Applying electronics/electrical engineering practices to resolve technical problems. 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 Kennedy Space Center Space Commerce Way Titusville, FL 32899 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]