• Job Description

  Req#: 765745500
  The Engineering Directorate at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is seeking candidates to serve as an Aerospace Engineer across their organizations. These positions include experimental and theoretical analysis of spacecraft, launch vehicle, and aircraft structures to determine their behavior in atmospheric and space environments and their interaction with the environment.
  
  Duties
  
  
  • 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.
  • Duties described below are at the full-performance level. Duties assigned at a lower grade level will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
  • Analyzes, evaluates aerospace vehicles/structures operating within, above, and beyond the earth's atmosphere including production, fabrication, operation, certification, and maintenance of aerospace vehicles or integrally associated equipment.
  • Analyzes, tests, evaluates, validates, and certifies flight hardware and system capabilities based on design and operational and safety requirements.
  • Applies critical inquiry, problem solving, and scientific methodology to complete assessments, make recommendations, or resolve issues.
  • Assesses system performance and vehicle integration needs to meet technical and safety objectives; support risk assessments; verifies mitigation implementation through inspection, test, and/or analysis.
  • Coordinates communication and integrate with Program customers and the Engineering Directorate to establish and document technical content, schedule, and deliverables.
  • Determines system performance and interface requirements to meet technical and safety objectives; prepare risk assessments; verifies mitigation implementation through inspection, test, analysis, etc.; develops recommendations; resolves issues.
  • Identifies problems and initiates necessary actions to meet objectives.
  • Performs pre-project planning duties, such as concept development, master integration planning, operations planning, and programming design for projects, taking into account feasibility, costs, and performance.
  • Reports ground and/or flight research results; develops and delivers technical results/briefs to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Supports system engineering activities to ensure delivery of the completed aerospace system. Applies basic knowledge of how products are to be produced, integrated, verified, validated, and transitioned to the next level of the system.
  
  
  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 or higher level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duties/location-Directorate/Division/Branch requirements.
  • Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/ Directorate/Division/Branch requirements.
  • This position may require a one year trial period.
  • Start dates will be set after all requirements have been met and verified.
  
  
  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-07, you must have:
  a) One year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level:
  • Studying or applying theories, concepts, principles, and methodology to assist in the design and development of various flight or ground systems and subsystems, or components; OR
  • Assisting with collecting the data to support requirements development and analysis; OR
  • Assisting with the preparation of performance and aerospace/spaceflight vehicle risk assessments; OR
  • Assisting in resolving issues for ground systems and/or flight systems testing.
  OR
  b) Completed 1 full academic year of graduate study in an appropriate field.
  OR
  c) Expect to complete 1 full academic year of graduate study in an appropriate field by June 30, 2024.
  OR
  d) Any combination of experience and graduate study in an appropriate field.
  OR
  e) Expect to have any combination of experience and graduate study in an appropriate field by June 30, 2024.
  OR
  f) You may also qualify at the GS-07 level by meeting one of these Special Provisions by June 30, 2024.
  1. Are in the upper third of your class, based on completed college work at the time of filing an application.
  2. Have an average of 2.9 or better on a 4.0 scale for either all completed college work at the time of application, or all college courses completed during the last 2 years of the undergraduate curriculum.
  3. Achieved a grade average of B+ (3.5 on a 4.0 scale) or better in the major field of study where such field is fully qualifying. This is either the average of all completed college work in the major field of study at the time of application or the average of all college courses completed in the major field of study during the last 2 years of the undergraduate curriculum.
  4. Elected to membership in one of the national honorary scholastic societies meeting the minimum requirements of the Association of College Honor Societies (other than freshman honor societies). These honor societies are listed at ACHS.
  5. Completed 12 months of student trainee experience that includes at least one work period equivalent to the GS-5, or at least 15 months of appropriate student trainee experience which includes one work period equivalent to the GS-04 level. One work period is 2 months or 320 hours.
  6. For engineering positions, successfully completed a 5-year program of study, or at least 160 semester hours, leading to a bachelor's degree.
  7. For engineering positions, have a professional engineering degree, and up to 12 months of experience gained as a technician or technologist equivalent to the GS-5 or higher level.
  8. Successfully completed all requirements for two bachelor's degrees, one in an appropriate field of science or engineering.
  9. Have six months of directly related/specialized experience or training, including 3 months gained after the junior year of college. This experience may have been obtained on a part-time or intermittent basis and may have been paid or unpaid.
  10. Received honors or elective positions indicating superior leadership outside of your academic setting. Additionally, your academic standing must have been in the upper half of the graduating class.
  11. Have pattern of completing courses that include unusual preparatory value or direct relation to the particular aerospace specialty for which you are being considered.
  12. Have creative research aptitude or special talent for NASA scientific or engineering work. This must be shown by evidence obtained and documented by NASA in certifications from college professors or officials, or standardized questionnaires, or similar techniques.
  To qualify for GS-09, you must have:
  a) One year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level:
  • Assisting a team of engineers involved in the design and development of various flight or ground systems, subsystems, components, or assisting with collecting the data to support requirements development and analysis; OR
  • Assisting with the preparation of performance and spaceflight vehicle risk assessments; or gathering data to resolve issues for ground systems and/or flight systems testing; OR
  • Assisting with researching behavior in atmospheric and space environments to support resolving issues for ground and/or flight systems.
  OR
  b) Completed all requirements for a master's or equivalent graduate degree in an appropriate field.
  OR
  c) Expect to complete all requirements for a master's or equivalent graduate degree in an appropriate field by June 30, 2024.
  OR
  d) Completed 2 full academic years of graduate study in an appropriate field.
  OR
  e) Expect to complete 2 full academic years of graduate study in an appropriate field by June 30, 2024.
  OR
  f) Have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as described in a), b), c), d), and e) above.
  OR
  g) Expect to have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as described in a), b), c), d), and e) above by June 30, 2024.
  
  To qualify for GS-11, you must have:
  a) You must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level:
  • Working with a team of multi-disciplinary engineers involved in the applying scientific concepts, methods, and processes related to theoretical analysis of aerospace vehicles to determine their behavior in their environments; OR
  • Applying engineering disciplines involving theories, concepts, principles, and methodologies to accomplish test, analysis, and technical problem solving on ground and/or flight systems; OR
  • Supporting system engineering activities to ensure delivery of the completed aerospace system.
  OR
  b) Completed all requirements for a doctoral degree (i.e., Ph.D. or equivalent) in an appropriate field.
  OR
  c) Expect to complete all requirements for a doctoral degree (i.e., Ph.D. or equivalent) in an appropriate field by June 30, 2024.
  OR
  d) Completed 3 full academic years of graduate study in an appropriate field.
  OR
  e) Expect to complete 3 full academic years of graduate study in an appropriate field by June 30, 2024.
  OR
  f) Have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as described in a), b), c), d) and e) above.
  OR
  g) Expect to have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as described in a), b), c), d) and e) above by June 30, 2024.
  
  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.

• About the company

  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and space research.

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