As the Aeronautics Mission Directorate (ARMD) Lead for the Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Program. You will organize and manage the Program, including program planning, development, analysis, and forecasting; analyzing and managing program resources, objectives, and schedules. You will also prepare overall statuses, including technical, budget, and schedule; and presenting and defending these to top center and agency management.

Duties

Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee. Manages overall strategic development efforts for the Aeronautics Mission Directorate (ARMD) portion of the Agency’s federally mandated SBIR/STTR program. Establishes goals and communicates strategies while increasing the utility of funded contracts. Manages the team in the formulation and execution of program plans, strategies and functions. Establishes program scope and manages risks, deliverables and schedule of individual project task. Coordinates with the Deputy Director of Airspace Operations and Safety to develop and direct systematic approaches towards addressing critical Agency requirements with a high degree of ingenuity. Provides program oversight and consults senior management on the operational and planning issue of the program. Develops key guidance to assist the ARMD in overcoming critical obstacles in technology development using the SBIR/STTR program. Serves as expert consultant and advisor to resolving controversial and often unprecedented issues. Serves as the focal point for the ARMD SBIR/STTR portfolio development. Including: the development of subtopics, convening selection and review panels, and analysis of projects for recommendation to Post Phase II funding opportunities. Directs and manages budget and resource planning activities. Manages commitments, obligations and costing financial aspects of program against assigned budgets. Recommends initiation of new projects based on availability of staff resources. Coordinates and collaborates with industry, government, and academia to implement pioneering new and innovative techniques towards infusing and commercializing technologies. Promotes existing SBIR-funded technologies to NASA Centers and stakeholders. Identifies critical resource needs to support program objectives. Analyzes and plans long-range resource requirements, scheduling, budgeting, and program allocations. 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 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-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Providing guidance that requires planning, budgeting, or technical resource management for aerospace instruments or subsystems technology; Performing technology integration, transferring, and facilitating the integration of new technology; Providing technical guidance on a large project or technology development lead. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Leading a team in the technical effort that requires strategic planning, risk analysis, budget formulation or technical resource management for aerospace instruments or subsystems technology; Conducting system level trade studies to evaluate viable technologies and leading the integration for future aerospace vehicles and/or systems; Performing work in the area(s) of portfolio development, portfolio analysis, and/or technology prioritization. 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 Glenn Research Center 21000 Brookpark Rd Cleveland, OH 44135 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]