Serves as an engineer in the Flight Integration Division, Training Branch, serves as Chief Training Officer in support of Artemis, ISS and Commercial programs. Leads and develops training and real-time operational mission concepts; conducts and evaluates training requirements; leads the teams that develop and execute certification training for flight control teams and flight crews; and participates in Agency training initiatives for optimal human space flight mission and crew preparation.

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. Develops, coordinates, executes, and reviews concepts, plans, procedures and requirements for training human space flight operations, robotic space vehicles, and space-based science instruments. Supports development efforts to build infrastructure to support human space flight operations training such as training simulators and specialized facilities. Reviews training lessons and techniques used for instruction to flight controllers, flight crew, and outside entities including others outside NASA. Serves as a Chief Training Officer leading teams of instructors in support of Artemis, ISS, Commercial Crew, and Commercial Lower Earth Orbit programs, in partnership with Commercial Providers and International Partners. Provides oversight of commercial provider training plans, concepts, infrastructure, and execution to ensure requirements are met, including evaluation of the training for both scope and effectiveness. Integrates and analyzes training systems, plans, processes and infrastructure for compatibility of mission objectives and training capabilities, and for effective crew and flight controller training, maximizing crew safety and mission success. Continually analyzes training plans, facilities, and schedules for risks to training and/or mission execution and effectively communicates risk mitigation options to stakeholders including CK, FOD, and Program(s) senior management.

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-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level: Working with spacecraft systems (hardware and software), such as; flight dynamics, operations, payloads management, integration, robotics and extravehicular activity for federal and commercial programs; Performing human space flight real-time operations, systems and training, including operational products and mission objectives, crew and flight controller operations techniques; Providing flight controller, crew, and/or instructor training for human spaceflight missions, including knowledge of how to evaluate performance and deliver feedback to trainees. 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]