The Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD), International Space Station (ISS) Division seeks a highly skilled candidate to serve as AST, Engineer Program Management. You will lead and coordinate SOMD's Low Earth Orbit (LEO) strategic framework activities. You will support the ISS division in ensuring safe and effective operation, conducting research to benefit humanity, demonstrating technologies for exploration, and enabling a successful transition to commercial LEO capabilities.

Duties

Coordinate Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) led Low Earth Orbit (LEO) strategic framework activities, including coordination of agency working groups, annual concept reviews, and external stakeholder engagement. Prepare and communicate products on future LEO plans including alignment to agency programs to senior agency leadership and external stakeholders. Develop and track metrics associated with progress toward LEO goals and objectives and prepare input to agency annual performance goals, baseline performance reviews, and strategic objectives reporting. Coordinate with mission directorates and agency capability leaders to understand requirements and develop plans for closure of capability gaps requiring International Space Station (ISS) or post-ISS LEO platforms. Maintain cognizance of ISS programmatic activities in order to advise leadership, respond to external inquiries, and prepare briefings and presentations. Support ISS planning related to transition of activities to commercial LEO destinations. 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.
• Financial disclosure, drug testing, bargaining unit and/or the travel requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
• Position subject to pre-employment background security investigation or higher-level clearance. Investigation/clearance may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
• Duty location will be determined upon selection and will be at one of the locations listed on the announcement. Selectee(s) will be required to work ON-SITE at the duty location selected / their current NASA Center.
• The salary shown reflects the 2024 rates of pay for GS employees.

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-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Providing input for the development of strategy and policies for ongoing activities in human or robotic spaceflight; Leading and/or coordinating the development of strategic planning across NASA Centers and with external organizations; Providing technical guidance into the development and management of policies, procedures, and strategies relating to human or robotic spaceflight. 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 NASA 300 E St SW Washington, DC 20546 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]