You will serve as the Lunar Surface Mobility Communications System Manager in the Wireless and Communications Systems Branch in the Avionic Systems Division.

Duties

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. Provides technical oversight for the Communication and Tracking (C/T) subsystems (Direct-to-Earth Communications, Direct to Gateway Communications, and Lunar Surface Communications) on the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) and Pressurized Rover (PR). Manages external interfaces of the C/T subsystem including the Deep Space Network, Lunar Exploration Ground Sites, Gateway Communication, NASA Mission and Lunar Surface Systems. Ensures end-to-end subsystem performance meets Program requirements. Serves as a liaison, defining and negotiating the technical details between LTV and PR projects and external Programs, most notably with the Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) networks, Gateway Mission Systems, and Lunar Surface Systems. Serves as the LTV and PR C/T subsystem liaison to external communication working groups and panels (e.g. Integrated Communications Network and Tracking (ICAN) Working Group, and SCaN Network Support Group (NSG). Documents the project specific and external communication interfaces, e.g. LTV and PR Communication System Specification and C/T Network Interface Requirement Documents (IRD), LTV and PR to Gateway IRDs, and LTV and PR to Lunar Surface Systems IRDs. Ensures C/T subsystem equipment groups meet the requirements of the LTV and PR missions. Manages and monitors communication system analysis activities in support of requirement development, system definition, verification, and performance validation. Serves as a technical authority for the LTV and PR C/T subsystem equipment groups during various boards and acceptance reviews. Participates in technical design reviews, working groups, and decision boards of the C/T equipment groups. Reviews and supports reviews for verification test plans and procedures, signs off on reports, and witness testing activities.

Requirements

• Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement

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. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level Performing communication systems engineering and guidance to develop system architecture, recommendations, definition of hardware and software interfaces, or requirement documents for communications with lunar surface vehicle elements and earth ground stations; Performing design and analysis of radio frequency communication systems and components to ensure performance meets program requirements; and Leading early-stage lunar surface vehicle communication systems development to provide technical guidance and leadership to project engineers and subject matter experts. 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 Johnson Space Center 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, TX 77058 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]