As an Electronics Engineer, specializing in metrology and alignment, you will serve as the Lead Engineer for metrology and alignment for the Mars Sample Return Mission's Capture, Containment, and Return System. In addition, you will develop technologies needed to support alignment and serve in technical management as needed, including resource management.

Duties

Lead metrology in support of integration and alignment, including performing technical work, providing technical direction to others, and performing the technical management of in-house and external parties. Develop of requirements, integration and test planning and analysis, technical trade evaluation, and requirement verification and validation planning. Conduct testing and other evaluation of optical metrology technologies for feedback to the design, alignment, integration, and test process, including the development of novel techniques and critical ground support equipment. Perform analysis related to system alignment, including testing that bears on system-level performance. Identify advanced metrology techniques and equipment and implementing the initiation of such work in-house or through outside contractors. Programmatic issues such as cost and schedule must also be taken into account. Lead a team of engineers, technicians, and contractors in the execution of these duties. As needed, you will function as Task Monitor, COR, or COTR for contracts related to the task. Develop and evaluate research proposals from U.S. and foreign industries, governments, and academia. Initiate and/or monitor research contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with external organizations. Integrate, oversee, and/or coordinate the efforts of agency personnel with those of U.S. and foreign technologists, university personnel, industry contacts, or contractors in research, development, and physical science. Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

• Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

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. GS-15: To qualify at the GS-15 level, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Performing and providing advice and recommendations on optical processes required for space flight systems in at least two of the following areas: System alignment and metrology requirements development, metrology trade studies and uncertainty, analysis using software for alignment, system environmental testing, optical testing, and metrology data analysis; Consulting with internal and external groups by providing technical oversight to contracts; Leading Engineering teams in measurement and alignment testing such as, large volume metrology. 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]