As the Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Model Integration Lead for Artemis missions, you will be responsible for coordinating and integrating all vehicle program PRAs applicable to each mission in SAPHIRE, all associated analyses (e.g. human reliability, software risk, and external events risks), overseeing the development of all abort models, generating the desired output / results, and documenting all work performed in these duties for each mission report and presentation.

Duties

Use the SAPHIRE Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) computer code to develop a mission level assessment from prelaunch to post-landing by integrating fault trees and event trees either from scratch or from other PRA analysts for each figure of merit. Coordinate and integrate all vehicle program PRAs applicable to each mission in SAPHIRE, all associated analyses (e.g. human reliability, software risk, and external events risks), and all abort models as applicable to specific mission phases. Lead abort modeling and integration across programs, mission phases, and relevant working groups and directorates, as necessary. Generate the desired SAPHIRE output / results and document all work performed in these duties for each mission report and presentation. This may require the development and use of post-processing SAPHIRE results. Assist in preparing and reviewing presentation charts and documenting work in applicable Artemis mission PRA reports. Communicate across the Artemis PRA development team (including each vehicle program PRA team) located at several NASA centers, as well as across directorates outside of Safety and Mission Assurance (e.g. Human Health and Performance and crew office). Work closely with the Artemis PRA Lead to ensure good communication of model status, any known issues, and the results of the mission level assessment. This includes identifying and solving issues with existing methods and/or needs for new methods. Represent the Artemis PRA team at program control boards, working groups, and milestone reviews on PRA related topics to determine whether the presented products are appropriate and correct by actively participating in the forum and splinter groups. 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

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation
• 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: Executing Safety and Mission Assurance activities and evaluating the reliability of programs for human space flight; Developing fault trees and event trees using SAPHIRE computer code, receiving models from others and integrating them into an overall mission model, to ensure mission timelines are properly accounted for, and troubleshooting issues; Coordinating and communicating technically complex ideas to internal and external stakeholders to obtain the information necessary to model aborts which are timeline/vehicle dependent and require the integration of multiple PRA models; and Utilizing risk management, acceptance, and mitigation strategies in the assessment or review of an aerospace system/subsystem, and presenting results and recommendations to senior leaders. 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]