As the Deputy Project Manager (DPM) for the Commercial Supersonic Technology (CST) project under the Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP), within the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD), you will be responsible for providing technical and project management direction, focusing on project planning/execution, and supporting the PM in external interfaces. The CST project is the leader for tools and technologies to help achieve practical, affordable commercial supersonic air transport.

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 research and development efforts for the CST project. With the Project Manager (PM), sets the organizational climate and serves as an authoritative source of information for decisions and guidance of the total project effort. Leads the technical and project management direction, focusing on project planning and execution. Plans, develops, and negotiates budget, workforce, and resource allocations. Manages the activities of program analysts and schedulers. Works with the PM, SPMs, and Technical Leads across multiple Centers to set overall objectives; to develop long and short-range plans of extensive scope and variety; and to define priorities in relation to budget and schedule. Provides overall project performance oversight, ensuring project and prioritization is aligned with research priorities. Leads project development efforts and resource utilization to ensure research requirements are aligned to budget and schedule. Formulates and negotiates agreements and partnerships for support of project goals and objectives. Conducts periodic reviews and analysis to assess the risk, schedule, cost, design, test, and execution of projects. Serves in design reviews, and determines, develops, and defends test requirements. Utilizes innovation and originality to solve complex technical, project management, and organizational problems in a dynamic, scientific and technical environment. Leads and conducts communication of technical and financial progress and issues to AAVP, ARMD and Aeronautics Center leadership. 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.
• Duty location will be determined upon selection and will be at one of the locations listed on the announcement. Selectee(s) will be required to work onsite at the duty location selected.
• Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duties/location-NASA Center requirements.

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 project management functions such as: research or engineering planning, managing budget and resources, external partnering, executing technical schedules, or status reporting; Serving on multi-organizational teams (multi-center, or with other government agencies, industry, or academia) involving technical efforts supporting aerospace research and development activities; Conducting research, analysis, or engineering activities in aerosciences, propulsion, materials & structures, systems analysis, system engineering, or other technical discipline applicable to the research and development of high-speed vehicles. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level. Managing or overseeing research or engineering functions, including planning, strategy or vision development, managing budget or resources, external partnering, analyzing and executing technical schedules, and status reporting; Managing multi-organizational, multi-disciplinary teams (multi-center and with government, industry, or academia) to execute technical efforts related to aerospace research and development activities; Leading or managing research, analysis, or engineering activities in aerosciences, propulsion, materials & structures, systems analysis, system engineering, or other technical discipline applicable to the research and development of high-speed vehicles. 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. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

Education

Basic Education Requirement: You must have successfully completed a bachelor's degreewith 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 Langley Research Center 1 NASA Dr Hampton, VA 23666 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]