• Job Description

  Req#: 788031400
  As a Program Manager with the Research Services Directorate (RSD), Aircraft Operations and Engineering Branch, you will implement project schedules for assigned aircraft, and interface directly with leadership, maintenance, engineering, and pilot representatives to ensure smooth workflow and desired outcomes. You will directly participate in research flight activities on NASA research aircraft through international deployments.
  
  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.
  • Manage, plan, and execute missions assigned to aircraft under purview of Research Services Directorate (RSD), including 777 aircraft and other aircraft assigned to RSD (e.g. King Air, Gulfstream aircraft).
  • Participate in world-wide deployment in support of research flying.
  • Manage calendars associated with research and flight activities, including flying, modification, and maintenance phases for each aircraft.
  • Communicate changes to calendars to all stakeholders and advising on impacts of schedule changes within the organization (cost, schedule, performance impacts).
  • Maintain accounting for expenditures associated with each project to include modification expenditures, deployment expenditures, and labor expenditures.
  • Maintain communication within the respective branches in RSD, including maintenance, pilot, engineering, and leadership.
  • 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.
  • You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
  • If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
  • This position may require a one-year trial period.
  • This position requires the selectee to have successfully completed a Class 3 Flight Physical.
  
  
  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-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level:
  • Assisting with managing flight activities, such as aircraft modification, maintenance, and flight schedules;
  • Participating in project management functions to track cost/expenditures, schedule, or performance of aircraft operations;
  • Preparing documentation related to performance of a system under test.
  To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level:
  • Participating in test and evaluation functions;
  • Managing flight schedules and providing oversight of requests for aircraft modifications and maintenance;
  • Evaluating the cost/expenditure, schedule, and performance of flight activities, and developing recommendations to improve outcomes.
  
  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.

• 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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