The Orion Program at the Johnson Space Center is seeking qualified candidates to serve in various leadership roles across the Program. As AST Technical Management, you will lead technical areas responsible for managing the development of the overall system architecture and missions, test planning and verification of large scale and highly complex human-rated spacecraft systems and perform a variety of technical integration, engineering operations, configuration management and resource analysis.

Duties

Manage, integrate, and execute large and highly complex human-rated spacecraft systems and subsystems development including requirements definition, analysis, hardware and/or software design, test and evaluation, verification, and certification. Lead integration of spacecraft mission design, system level and mission sequence configuration management, and integration of cross-program vehicle performance analysis and mission planning with other exploration programs. Technical leadership in the overall management process within the context of a line organization, direction of a contracted effort, or management of grants. Work may involve monitoring/coordinating contractors supporting NASA projects. Serve as an authority in areas of technical managerial functions involving two or more functions such as resource analysis, technical management systems, technical engineering operations management, and configuration management. Technical authority advising, administering, supervising, or performing professional scientific/technical work concerned with engineering or architectural projects, facilities, structures, systems, processes, equipment, devices, material, or methods. Perform multiple functions alongside other engineers to include planning, design, test and evaluation, data correlation and modeling, cost analyses, program management, configuration management, project, and quality management. Integrate priorities and coordinate the initiation, discontinuance, redirection, and review and approval of work, resources, etc. to achieve mission and program objectives. Lead multi-discipline teams to conduct special studies for NASA Programs/Projects and its partners. 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

• 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-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Planning, developing, and managing technology and advanced development programs, as well as major space systems design, integration, and operation; Managing systems engineering, integration, and development of space systems, and space flight operations necessary for conceptual definition, design optimization, and operations of projects impact on schedule, budget, and technical resources management activities; Developing and integrating dynamic flight systems (including aerodynamics, guidance, navigation, and control, navigation aids, and integrated simulations) as applied to large scale spaceflight vehicles. 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]