You will serve as Astrodynamics Technical Discipline Lead (TDL) in the Flight Mechanics and Trajectory Design Branch. You will serve as the expert within the Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division (AFMD) as the overarching expert on Astrodynamics, Trajectory Analysis, and Mission Design for spacecraft exo-atmospheric flight phases.

Duties

Serves as a recognized technical expert and demonstrated leader for the development spacecraft astrodynamics. Mentors and provides technical oversight to younger engineers in the discipline of astrodynamics. Maintains overall responsibility for the assessment of complex systems and understand the mission constraints and spacecraft requirements of human-rated systems. Builds partnerships and new business opportunities with academia, industry, and international partners related to astrodynamics. Benchmarks industry best practices and promotes adaptation of these practices and tools into NASA analysis methods. Participates in NESC Flight Mechanics Technical Discipline Team, represents the JSC Engineering Directorate during relevant interactions with other NASA Centers and with agency officials; chairs international conference sessions in astrodynamics. Advances the state of the art of the astrodynamics technical area through technology development projects and the pursuit of new innovative approaches. Develops and assess simulations and modeling of vehicles in exo-atmospheric environments during both transit and orbit maintenance flight modes. Participates in the management of computational facilities within AFMD which are used to perform astrodynamics analysis. Represents AFMD at the directorate level in all aspects of spacecraft astrodynamics. Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions 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.

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 at the GS-15 level, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Applying principles and concepts related to celestial mechanics, astrodynamics, and guidance, navigation, and control to achieve a practical projection of the movement and flight paths of human-made bodies in space environments, and the application of numerical analysis and computer simulation techniques; Providing leadership and technical oversight in exo-atmospheric Mission Design development for major program systems; Building collaborations with both industry and academia to advance the state of the art in Mission Design and advanced astrodynamics; Developing and accessing spacecraft modeling for operational vehicles as well as conceptual advanced spacecraft. 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]