The Kennedy Space Center Safety & Mission Assurance Directorate, Institutional Division, Technical Integration Branch is seeking applicants for the Pressure Vessel and Pressurized Systems (PVS) Engineer position. You will be responsible for reviewing PVS for compliance to requirements in the following areas: fracture mechanics, fluid dynamics, structural mechanics, combustion, cryogenics, compressed gases, hydraulics, asphyxiants, applicable industry consensus codes and standards.

Duties

Serve as a safety engineer for ground-based pressure vessels and pressurized systems (PVS). Support PVS mishap investigations, perform surveillance, and update KSC PVS data in the PVS database. Support the KSC Pressure Systems Manager (PSM) in managing KSC PVS activities for all aspects of ground-based pressure vessels, including, but not limited to, design, inspection, testing, repair, operations, and maintenance. Review design analyses and help develop guidance for Center PVS engineers on the appropriate use of analytical tools and methodologies to assure compliance with PVS requirements. Assess PVS designs and remaining life analyses by evaluating the systems planned use, potential damage mechanisms, and inspection plans to assure system integrity and reliability for the lifetime of the PVS. Participate in pressure vessel working groups. Foster collaboration and teamwork across organizational boundaries. Review flight PVS, composite overwrap pressure vessel qualification packages, and blast and fragmentation analyses to assure personnel safety during ground processing of flight PVS Support the preparation and delivery of KSC PVS status briefings for Center and Agency management. Show how PVS designs, and activities assure workforce safety and the integrity of KSC facilities and hardware. Support the development of Agency PVS technical requirements and policies. Help ensure flow-down to KSC requirements. 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-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level: Performing or developing Pressure Vessel System (PVS) certifications per federal requirements; or experience designing pressure vessels or systems per industry PVS requirements; Performing PVS configuration or integrity inspections, surveillance, or walk downs; Developing or writing requirements associated with the management, design, operation, or inspection of PVS. 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; and that provided an in-depth knowledge of theoretical and practical applications of computer science, including digital computer system architecture and system software organization, the representation and transformation of information structures, and the theoretical models for such representations and transformations.

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://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.

Contacts

• Address Kennedy Space Center Space Commerce Way Titusville, FL 32899 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]