The mission of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation is to ensure the protection of the public, property, and the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States during commercial launch or reentry activities, and to encourage, facilitate, and promote U.S. commercial space transportation.

Duties

Serves as a Program Analyst in the Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST), Safety Authorization Division (ASA-100) acting as a principal technical specialist on marine agreements, laws, regulations, policies, guidance, and practices in the accomplishment of the licensing program and is recognized as a subject matter expert in this area. Helps to lead, facilitate, plan, and coordinate across AST to foster collaboration, ensure quality and timeliness, implement greater consistency and standardization, and promote best practices, in supporting the manager during routine daily operations.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)
• Designated or Random Drug Testing required.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.Specialized experience is defined as: 1. Experience analyzing the maritime impacts of space launches, reentries, and site operations and preparing maritime agreements between commercial operations and federal and international maritime authorities; evaluating applications to determine if the maritime agreement meets licensing regulation guidelines.2. Experience working with environmental specialists to resolve maritime issues and incorporate the appropriate analysis into NEPA documents.3. Experience providing maritime expertise during safety analysis review of commercial space licensing applications and advising safety inspectors to ensure the accuracy of commercial space launch surveillance plans and enforcement of maritime hazard zones. AND4. Experience collaborating with industry, stakeholders, and interagency partners to support the actions and activities of commercial space launches.You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered.Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification.*Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position. *Applicants may be asked to verify information on their application for employment with the FAA.*All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. *AFSCME Interview Criteria: Article 42, Section 13 states: If the selecting official decides to interview any employee on the selection list for a vacancy, then all who remain under consideration for the position at that point in the process must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best-qualified list through a comparative process, then the best-qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list. If it is determined that interviews are required and telephone interviews are not utilized, travel expenses incidental to these interviews will be paid in accordance with the Agency's travel regulations and this Agreement.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration HQ Employment Services Division 800 Independence Ave, SW, Room 523 AHF-110 Washington, DC 20591 US
• Name: Christine McNeil
• Phone: 1 (202) 267-3722
• Email: [email protected]