Serves as Explosive Safety Specialist within the Life Support/Egress Branch at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center providing oversight of ordnance use and making recommendations on siting and on new use of existing facilities.

Duties

Manages the Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) Explosives Safety Program. Advises and resolves technical matters dealing with explosives safety requirements. Maintains contact with other government entities to exchange ideas and remain current on explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnic developments and requirements. Serves as the approval authority for all explosive licenses. Considers and routes requests for deviations and waivers. Manages AFRC’s annual explosive safety inspection program. Informs of explosive quantity distances for multiple hazard classes. Performs qualitative analysis of existing structures to determine the safe explosive capacity. Recommends repairs or alterations to meet explosive safety requirements. Advises Center managers on technical issues related to explosive safety and the health of the explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnic safety program. Helps develop explosive safety policy for local and Agency ordnance applications as applicable. Participates in technical interchange meetings. Provides explosives safety info on program or project requirements. Evaluates operational plans and study results, and provides technical data, findings, and guidance. Provides information on explosives requirements criteria for complex projects involving facilities, systems, or equipment. Reviews operating procedures for compliance to handle, store and transport explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics at AFRC. Works closely with and utilizes data and information formulated by engineers and scientists to render explosive safety advice and assistance. Strives to help mitigate or eliminate explosives safety hazards in new or existing programs or projects. 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

• Position subject to pre-employment background security investigation.
• Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Qualifications

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. To qualify for GS-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level: Evaluating operational plans or trade studies of existing explosives programs/projects; Assisting in the development of explosive safety requirements for projects and recommending integrated explosive safety policy; and Controlling the use, storage, handling or transportation of explosives, propellants, or pyrotechnics in accordance with explosive safety laws, regulations, rules, policies, procedures, methods, criteria and techniques. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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]