The Operations Engineering Branch at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center is seeking an Aerospace Engineer candidate. Serve as the operations lead for the X-66 project to advance aerospace research and improve the safety and efficiently of civil aviation while progressing the realization of emerging aviation markets. Collaborates across internal and external organizations to support the design, development, testing, analysis, application, and/or utilization of aerospace vehicles and systems.

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. Lead team using technical approaches, policies, effective communication, and teamwork to achieve objectives and maintain effective relationships. Adapt to changing needs and consider complex cross-organizational implications when resolving issues. Direct airworthiness assessment of vehicles, operations, or processes, evaluate in-house and contract proposals of flight systems, and provide engineering dispositions. Act as primary operations interface with test teams or external partners. Assess and implement civil, military, international, manufacturer and NASA standards and requirements to ensure airworthiness of flight vehicles and/or mission success to meet research goals. Develop effective operational plans for small, moderate, and complex projects including scope definition, requirements and verification, schedule, cost and resource estimation and allocation for all project phase activities. Determine system performance and interface requirements to meet technical and safety objectives. Prepare risk assessments, and verify mitigation implementation through inspection, test, analysis, etc., to develop recommendations and resolve issues. Prepare complex integration plans and procedures for air and ground vehicles and infrastructure. Acquire and/or confirm integration readiness of equipment to ensure product support documentation and configuration management. Lead development and management of concept of operations, test plan and test cards. Manage command and control activities according to mission objectives including real-time decision-making and problem resolution during mission critical operations. Report ground and/or flight research results, and develop and deliver technical results/briefs to internal and external stakeholders. 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.
• 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 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 for GS-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level: Developing requirements, work instructions, plans, procedures, or reporting in the performance of aerospace/flight systems project activities; Conducting technical integration activities to ensure proper documentation and control of system changes; Identifying, evaluating, or implementing mitigations to programmatic, technical, and/or safety risks (e.g. mission assurance) in support of project tasks or deadlines. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Evaluating and leading technical integration activities to support complex aerospace/flight systems project activities involving cross-organizational customers; Developing and communicating requirements, plans, and results to ensure maximum safety and mission efficiency; Providing recommendations, decisions, technical reports, briefings, or documents to communicate technical results, solutions, and meet project goals. 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]