Exploration Space Communications Division is responsible for executing Near Space Network's (NSN) commercialization goals through increasing the number of commercial providers supplying communications and navigation services to NSN's user mission. As a Provider Integration Manager you will be responsible for establishment and technical management of an on-boarding process to verify and validate the provider's services ensuring compliance with contractual technical and performance specifications.

Duties

Manages the planning, organizing, and execution of efforts related to acquisition of communication and navigation services to support customer missions in near-space region. Collaborates with Near Space Network (NSN) stakeholders, procurement, and legal teams to ensure that NSN acquisition activities progress per the established plans. Leads procurement activities such as requirements, development and presentation of procurement strategy, management of announcement of opportunities, coordination of proposal reviews, contract and task awards, and validation of capabilities. Establishes effective and efficient processes and tools to methodically onboard service providers on to the network. Collaborates with systems engineering, mission services integration, network operations, spectrum, and other subject matter experts to understand customer mission needs and develop strategic directions for missions with appropriate service providers. Collaborates with relevant stakeholders to interface with industry vendors and other government agencies to gain understanding of available service assets and capabilities that can be viable for integration into Near Space Network. Assists Near Space Network management in long-range planning for services acquisition, establishment and achievement of related milestones. Assists in the formulation and negotiating of agreements.

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 security 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 trial 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-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level Leading multi-disciplined or cross-functional teams involved in scientific or engineering development programs/projects; Providing overall technical direction and coordination for a complex system development consisting of multiple subsystems; and Coordinating and leading cross-functional teams of experts to develop solutions for problems that impact multiple operations areas (e.g., more than one of the following addressing critical timelines, technical risk, resource allocation, compatibility of systems and subsystems, and project performance). 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]