The Engineering and Technology Directorate (ETD), Mission Engineering and Systems Analysis Division at Goddard Space Flight Center is recruiting for a new cohort of talented engineers to participate in the Recent graduate Infusion for Systems Engineering (RISE) Program. The RISE Program is an effort to develop recent systems engineering graduates into qualified junior Systems Engineers.

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. Lead a small technical team across multiple disciplines, providing direction, gathering information, identifying risks, and making decisions to improve the likelihood of mission success. Collaborate with discipline engineers to develop requirements for spacecraft and/or instrument hardware and software. Develop mission and/or instrument architectures for one or more mission elements: flight, ground, launch vehicle, concept of operations, and instruments. Conduct engineering trade studies to help mature mission and instrument concepts. Studies look at design options and determine the system level impacts of those options, optimizing performance within cost and schedule constraints. Plan and perform verification and validation of the system. Define tests and analyses necessary to demonstrate the system meets its requirements and will meet science objectives. Evaluate test and analyses artifacts from verification and validation plan execution.

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 trial period may be required.
• Start dates will be set after all requirements have been met and verified.

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 at the GS-09 level, you must have: a) One year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the federal sector: Applying systems engineering principles and practices and; Assisting in analysis of aerospace flight systems. OR b) Completed all requirements for a master's or equivalent graduate degree in an appropriate field OR c) Expect to complete all requirements for a master's or equivalent graduate degree in an appropriate field by December 31, 2023 OR d) Completed 2 full academic years of graduate education in an appropriate field OR e) Expect to complete 2 full academic years of graduate education in an appropriate field by December 31, 2023 OR f) Have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as discussed in a), b), c), d), and e) above OR g) Expect to have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as discussed in a), b), c), d), and e) above by December 31, 2023 To qualify at the GS-11 level, you must have: a) You must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the federal sector: Assisting in developing requirements or verification plans for aerospace systems; Participating in the development and analysis of aerospace flight systems and; Assisting in research, design, development, and/or test of hardware or software for instruments, spacecraft, launch vehicles and/or ground systems. OR b) Completed all requirements for a doctoral degree (i.e., Ph.D. or equivalent) in an appropriate field OR c) Expect to complete all requirements for a doctoral degree (i.e., Ph.D. or equivalent) in an appropriate field by December 31, 2023 OR d) Completed 3 full academic years of graduate education in an appropriate field OR e) Expect to complete 3 full academic years of graduate education in an appropriate field by December 31, 2023 OR f) Have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as discussed in a), b), c), d), and e) above OR g) Expect to have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as discussed in a), b), c), d), and e) above by December 31, 2023 To qualify at the GS-12 level, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the federal sector: Assisting in research, design, development, or test of hardware or software for instruments, spacecraft, launch vehicles, and/or ground systems; Supporting teams in the development of small aerospace flight subsystems or technology development and; Performing test of aerospace systems to ensure they meet requirements. 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. Required college majors for applicants qualifying on the basis of graduate education only (GS-9 and GS-11 only): Aeronautical Engineering, Aeronautics, Aerospace Engineering, Astronautical Engineering, Astronautics, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Mechanics, Engineering Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Physics, Physics, Applied Physics, Engineering Physics, Structural Engineering, Welding Engineering. Other majors will qualify if the major includes or is supplemented as follows: Ceramic Engineering, Ceramics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mathematics (Pure or Applied) (or other related field), if it includes or is supplemented by nine semester hours (or the equivalent) in machine design, mechanics, hydraulics, dynamics, thermodynamics, mechanical design or mechanical measurement.

Education

Applications will be considered from candidates who meet the education qualification requirements by December 31, 2023. All other qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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]