The incumbent serves as Chief of the Mechanical Systems Division (MSD) within the Engineering and Technology Directorate (ETD) at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). Responsible for planning, innovating, organizing, coordinating, and conducting project and technology activities falling within the role and mission of the MSD at GSFC.

Duties

The Chief Mechanical Systems Division: Provides multidisciplinary capabilities and technology development to design, analyze, fabricate, integrate, test, and launch advanced scientific instruments and support platforms for a variety of ground-based, suborbital, and orbital space and earth science missions. Infuses innovative design methodologies such at generative design, machine learning, Artificial Intelligence and other tools into MSD disciplines. Partners with customers, industry, academia, other centers, other Government Agency's, the Science Directorate and other Engineering Technical Divisions. Performs the material selection, mechanical and thermal design, structural and thermal analysis, planetary protection, development, assembly, integration, and testing of spacecraft, instruments, mechanical and thermal control subsystems, deployable mechanical and electromechanical subsystems, robotics, and ground support equipment. Responsible for contamination analysis, testing, evaluation, monitoring, and protection of critical systems and facilities. Operates, maintains, and provides engineering support for a comprehensive array of facilities for mechanical fabrication, assembly and integration, environmental simulation, and testing and evaluation. Provides broad technical capabilities in the material sciences, technology, and applications directed toward assuring the overall safety and reliability of flight and ground systems. Plans, implements, and manages an active research and technology development program validated by ground-based and flight experiments. Maintains an active outreach program for developing partnerships with other NASA Centers, government organizations, industry, and universities. Provides technical oversight, evaluation, consultation, and support to NASA and other government agencies for flight projects, instrument developers, and a variety of review and procurement functions. Fosters and continually drives a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence, and innovation within and outside of the organization and NASA. Champions the Agency's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and creates an environment and culture that promotes and enables the Agency's commitment to safety, inclusion, integrity, teamwork, and excellence.

Requirements

• The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report' (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• Initial Senior Executive Service (SES) Career appointee is subject to a one-year probationary period.
• Successful completion of a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
• Successful completion of pre-employment and random drug testing may be required.
• Must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

You must have the skill and ability to perform the duties described above as demonstrated by progressively responsible supervisory/leadership experience, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you MUST address each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Mandatory Technical Qualification (MTQ) separately. If you fail to do so, your application will be rated ineligible. We recommend you provide two (2) examples of relevant experience for each ECQ. Responses to ALL ECQs must not exceed ten (10) pages; MTQ responses must not exceed one (1) page per MTQ. Please include your full name on all documents submitted. If you are currently serving under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and been certified by Office of Personnel Management (OPM) you MUST submit a resume and in a separate document address the MTQs. Any ECQs submitted will not be considered. Your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification. When preparing your responses to the ECQs and MTQs, you are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action, and Result model outlined in the OPM's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualification. For a sample template on how to format your ECQ narrative visit NASA's Executive Leadership Opportunities. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: ECQ 1 - Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 - Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 - Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: MTQ 1- Demonstrated experience in leading and managing large multidisciplinary engineering organizations responsible for development, integration, and testing space flight hardware as well as implementing innovative and emerging engineering and technology activities that enable future science missions. MTQ 2-Demonstrated experience in leading independent technical assessments for a space flight project or program.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. To be eligible, you must clearly state in your resume the following: degree, major and/or minor, and college/university.

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major study in engineering, physical science, mathematics, life sciences, computer science, or other field of science.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: 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 credential evaluation service 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, click here.

Contacts

• Address Goddard Space Flight Center 8800 Greenbelt Rd Greenbelt, MD 20771 US
• Name: NASA Executive Staffing
• Email: [email protected]