The Rendezvous Specialist is the division lead for near field trajectory operations. They serve as a focal point for the development, integration, and management of proximity operations (Prox Ops) and the rendezvous sensors and software for near field dynamic operation. They will lead Prox Ops guidance and collision avoidance, relative navigation, manual piloting during proximity ops, operational testing and verification, team leadership, mentoring, and creating instruction materials.

Duties

Develops operational concepts, plans, products, and real time support requirements for the real-time flight control of human space flight missions, including preflight planning, analysis, training, and real-time mission support. Builds and maintains technical expertise and engineering judgement in rendezvous trajectories and systems for use in supporting upcoming development NASA programs and partnerships. Leads development efforts to build infrastructure to support human spaceflight operations such as control center applications, algorithms, displays, software, engineering analysis, testing for mission control and training/simulator environments. Communicates technical and engineering expertise, in writing and orally, with all levels of NASA Management. Determines the operational and engineering requirements for console and analysis tools, simulators, trainers, testing, safety, and efficiency of operation. Develops training objectives, lessons and techniques used for instruction to other flight controllers, flight crew, or outside entities including certification plans and training flows for flight crews, instructors, and flight controllers. Mentors and trains other flight controller and/or instructors to certification through mission specific training required for real-time console operations and/or preflight instructional or analyst duties. Guides team development and team cohesion through mentoring and coaching. 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

• 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.
• Position requires the incumbent to have successfully completed a Flight Controller physical required.

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: Assessing the application of rendezvous trajectories, engineering analysis and systems flight controller or crew training, and mission execution for human spaceflight programs; Participating in the development of human spaceflight, training products, mission plans, engineering analysis and operational concepts or techniques for human spaceflight missions; and Working within a team to solve technical issues and coordinate complex mission objectives and priorities. 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]