As the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) System Manager within the Crew and Thermal Systems Division, Space Suit and Crew Survival Systems Branch, you will be responsible for systems management, project management, and technical expertise in the area of International Space Station EMU Suit systems. You will lead a team of highly skilled engineers and be recognized as an expert by programmatic and engineering management.

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. Perform system management functions to oversee technical progress and operations of Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Suit Systems. Including oversight of contractor activities related to design, development, operational, and sustaining engineering. Serve as technical expert in the area of EMU Suit Systems leading efforts to identify anomalies while providing engineering recommendations to stakeholders, as required for resolution of issues. Serve as the technical authority for EMU Suit Systems during the review boards, acceptance reviews and Certification of Flight Readiness (COFR) processes. Continuously provide technical guidance, mentorship, delegation, and development assignments across the EMU Suit System Management Team to plan, evaluate, and/or resolve technical issues at the component, sub-system, and system level. Manage the technical direction for implementation of new capabilities and modification of existing capabilities for EMU Suit Systems hardware, software, training, analyses, and simulation systems. Work collaboratively with support contractor management teams to lead an integrated EMU Suit systems management team. Communicate technical principles, progress, and risks to both programmatic customers and engineering management. Utilize technical domain expertise in order to effectively manage stakeholder requirements while ensuring all System performance meets all requirements.

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.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
• 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: Leading a broad range of interdisciplinary development, design, test, and verification activities to ensure the System performance meets all System requirements; Providing technical oversight for the implementation of new capabilities/technologies as well as modifications of existing capabilities/technologies for a system with an emphasis on one or more of the following: computer hardware and software, mission training facilities, engineering analysis systems, simulation systems and tools; Managing System design, development, test, evaluation, and problem resolution of activities related to space suit systems, while applying creativity and innovation to meet programmatic objectives. 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]