As an Armstrong Project Manager (PM), you will be responsible for leading and managing an integrated project team to plan, track and accomplish mission objectives in accordance with NASA and Center regulations. You will be responsible for providing technical and project management leadership and direction, including project planning/programming/budgeting/execution, performance tracking against established baseline, and communications to successfully accomplish flight research and test goals.

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. Serves as Deputy/PM and works closely within the Leadership Triad (PM, project chief engineer, operations engineer) to lead project planning and strategy throughout the project’s lifecycle. Provides daily project leadership and management of operations, ensuring activities are aligned with technical priorities. Leads project development efforts and resource utilization to ensure technical requirements are aligned to budget and schedule. Sets the organizational climate and serves as an authoritative source of information and guidance, as the PM. Ensures continual assessment of risk, schedule, cost, design, test, and execution of projects against baseline. Plans/develops/negotiates budget, workforce, and resource allocations with line managers and works closely with resource analysts and schedulers to lead and manage project activities. Communicates technical, management and financial performance/progress and issues within the Project Triad the Programs and Projects Directorate; Aeronautics Center leadership; and others as required. Works collaboratively within the Leadership Triad, to lead the management of schedule and financial performance; develop long and short-range plans of extensive scope and variety; and inform and refine priorities in relation to budget and schedule. Works collaboratively within the Leadership Triad to solve complex technical, programmatic, and organizational problems in a dynamic, rigorous and technical environment. Formulates and negotiates agreements and partnerships for support of project goals and objectives. May also include Contractual Oversight duties. Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions NASAs commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Position subject to pre-employment background security investigation.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
• This position may require a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. 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: Providing guidance on complex engineering efforts to enable flight research and/or flight test; Providing project management or technical leadership with integrated flight research efforts or ground tests that inform flight research; and Coordinating tasks or providing technical leadership using flight research enabling infrastructure, such as simulations, range, data systems and flight operations. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Providing project management or technical oversight with integrated flight research efforts or ground tests that inform flight research; Managing aspects of projects involving integrated flight systems, sub-systems, or research efforts that spans the full project lifecycle; Working experience in projects led by collaborative leadership models; and Supporting or leading technical reviews, such as Key Decision Points (KDPs), as well as programmatic execution (project planning/scheduling/budgeting). 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 Armstrong Flight Research Center 4800 Lilly Ave Edwards, CA 93523 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]