Serves as a Supervisory AST, Mechanical Experiment Equipment with the Exploration Systems and Operations Division. As Branch Chief, you will be responsible for managing the organization's Engineering Analysis Technical Discipline and leading engineering analysis in areas such as Structural Analysis, Thermal Fluids Analysis, Dynamics/Stress and Launch Environments.

Duties

Manages branch personnel resources to effectively and efficiently perform requested analytical tasks in alignment with the EGS Program’s priorities. Integrates and coordinates with program representatives for direction when priority conflicts arise. Develops, analyzes, and evaluates long-range plans for the Branch supervised. Routinely communicates with program representatives to provide updated status of ongoing critical analysis tasks. Analyzes, coordinates, and integrates the Engineering Analysis Technical Authority position for the discipline area with regards to a number of complex program elements in current and future Programs. Serves as expert technical management consultant and adviser to Engineering Analysis Discipline related activities in areas such as technology development and commercialization activities at a NASA center. Develops and implements policies. Oversees the development of trend analysis, process analysis, control policies, and requirements for the engineering analysis technical authority related to their assigned Discipline area. Serves as the Center, Program and NASA representative in engineering analysis issues for the development of space flight systems; assures support contractors technical proficiency and compliance. Initiates investigations and risk-management studies to find solutions to critical problems in areas such as resources analysis, technical management systems, technical engineering operations management, or configurations management. Monitors the design and development of advanced technology for the center; initiates and facilitates technology transfer activities; and directs surveillance and audit activities; reviews and verifies the performance of work by the Contractor. Performs a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees. 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.
• Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, Bargaining Unit and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/Directorate/Division/Branch requirements.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duties/location-Directorate/Division/Branch requirements.
• A one-year supervisory probationary period may be required.

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: Providing authoritative technical decisions, advice, and consultation on variables and unknowns affecting the planning, integration, coordination, and/or critical management problems with respect to safety, costs, and economics; Applying technical expertise across multiple domains, such as: structural analysis, thermal/fluid analysis, numerical analysis, computational fluid dynamics, acoustics, vibroacoustics, system sensitivity and uncertainty analysis methods, advanced concepts and methods in fluid dynamics and single- and multi-phase heat transfer, multi-constituent and combustion analysis and GSE; Applying mechanical engineering expertise and detailed knowledge of structural systems and phenomena peculiar to aerospace research and development. 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 Kennedy Space Center Space Commerce Way Titusville, FL 32899 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]