As a Supervisory AST Chief for the Tools, Equipment and Habitability Branch within the Crew and Thermal Systems Division (CTSD), you will be responsible for the design, development, test, certification, and subsystem management of Extravehicular Activity (EVA) and Flight Crew Equipment (FCE) tools, Habitability Systems equipment, and Cold Stowage System space flight hardware. The Branch Chief provides overall technical management of engineering activities associated with the branch.

Duties

Supervises technical and administrative staff; defines jobs, selects employees, and assigns work; defines technical work requirements and milestones; evaluates organization and employee accomplishments. Provides direction for new capabilities and modification of existing capabilities for flight crew systems hardware, habitability and cold stowage hardware, and extravehicular tools. Serves as technical liaison between the contractor and the Contracting Officer by monitoring the contractor's performance and delivery of the final products and/or services under the contract. Supports the Division, Directorate and Center in advancing the processes and practices of crew systems, tools, cold stowage, and habitability tasks, including developing and maintaining a robust technology portfolio for future mission and needs. Serves as technical management consultant to the Division Chief and other Center or major program organizational elements in areas of technical responsibility. Leads and develops personnel to excel in engineering systems and operational safety, to include setting branch policies, processes, and leading test readiness reviews. Perform a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees. 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.
• A one-year supervisory probationary period may be 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. GS-15:To qualify at the GS-15 level, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Leading the development or integration of crew systems, extravehicular tools and habitability technology development work or flight hardware / systems to include all phases of execution and certification; Interfacing with program customers such as ISS, Gateway, Human Lander Systems or Orion and delivering technology or hardware for crew systems, extravehicular tools, and habitability systems to meet program requirements; Providing expert guidance in systems engineering, project management, and lab safety as related to tools, crew systems and habitability work. 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 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]