Supervisory AST, Reliability and Quality Assurance

Company: National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: September 11, 2020

Job Description:

Overview Open & closing dates Opening and closing dates09/02/2020 to 09/09/2020 Service Competitive Pay scale & grade GS 15 Salary $131,075 to $170,403 per year Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-Time Duties SummaryThe Vehicle Systems Department of the Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is seeking a senior engineer to serve as Branch Chief of the Program Analysis and Systems Integration Branch. The incumbent will be responsible for directing and managing SMA functions and activities in support of the MSFC projects and programs. ResponsibilitiesDo you have a strong desire to lead, inspire and develop people? Do you want your career to leave an enduring impact on others? Do you have a passion for exploration? If you answered yes, we want you! At NASA, the key to our success is our people.We recognize the vital role that supervisors play to empower our diverse workforce to achieve goals. At NASA, supervisors must have a unique combination of technical competence, individual energy, and the ability to connect with and motivate others.In return, we offer a range of missions and people to support, where you'll have the opportunity to contribute to work that matters while helping us create and sustain an environment that fosters connection, engagement, teamwork and innovation.Provides leadership and directs an SMA team of subject matter experts in the development/delivery of SMA systems engineering and integration products during all aspects of design, development, and production of flight systems and subsystems.Makes on-the-spot decisions in areas of technical expertise to solve problems and resolve conflicts in day-to-day activities with the contractors and Government Agencies involved.Makes recommendations to the Department Manager regarding the adjustment of SMA resources, starting or stopping SMA projects, and redirecting SMA program plans and approaches to overcome critical, unforeseen difficulties and unsatisfactory results.Responsible for the mentor-ship, utilization, growth, and training of Branch personnel to ensure safe operations and appropriate skill/experience mix toward maximizing the efficiency, quality, and timeliness of delivery of product/services provided.Performs safety, reliability, trade studies, risk management, development, design, test, and evaluation of proposed new flight systems & related external systems.Supervises and controls the work of the organization. Provides administrative and technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the Branch.As a supervisor, you will provide equal opportunity in all Federal human capital and employment programs.You will be expected to make decisions regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, affiliation or non-affiliation with a labor organization, political affiliation, or status as a parent.Travel RequiredOccasional travel - Travel may be required for training or other work-related duties Supervisory status Yes Promotion Potential 15 Requirements Conditions of EmploymentA one year supervisory probationary period may be required.Selectee must complete a financial disclosure statement.Position subject to a pre-employment drug test. Qualifications In addition to the basic education requirement, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-14), which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above.Specialized experience includes leading or managing, personnel or projects or teams; Experience leading and coordinating complex schedules/resources across multiple organizations/centers/programs to ensure that obligations are met in timely manner in support of programmatic needs; Experience performing or leading systems engineering in support of space systems.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.Please spell out all acronyms.Education Basic Education Requirement: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major study in engineering, physical science, mathematics, life sciences, computer science, or other field of science. Degrees in engineering technology are not considered to be qualifying for this position.U.S. Engineering degrees must have been awarded from a college or university school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). To find out if a degree meets this requirement, go to http://www.abet.org. Foreign Engineering degrees 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 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/. 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://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.Official transcripts will be required at the time of selection to verify that you meet the educational requirement or substitution.Additional informationAs identical vacancies are identified, additional selections may be made.You must meet time-in-grade requirements, three months after competitive appointment restrictions, and qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.Individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. See 'How You Will Be Evaluated' for definition of well qualified. Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP consideration must indicate their eligibility when applying for a position. The USAJOBS resume asks you to identify your ICTAP eligibility; the NASA Supplemental Information asks you to identify your CTAP eligibility. If you are selected for the position, you must be prepared to submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location.Qualified NASA term employees who have term conversion eligibility under the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004 will be referred and considered equally with other NASA permanent employees under internal competitive placement procedures.Your USAJOBS account asks you to assign a name to each of your resumes. When you apply to a NASA position, we will show you the text of the resume you have submitted, but we do not maintain the name you have assigned to that resume. If you wish to keep track of that information, we recommend you make note of it at the time you apply.Fair Employment Opportunities for ApplicantsNASA Credit for National Service How You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Resumes will be rated by an automated system (Resumix) that matches the competencies extracted from the candidate's resume to the competencies identified by the selecting official for the position. Candidates will be evaluated on the competencies they possess that are directly related to the duties of the job, as described in the announcement. Candidates should refer to NASA's Applicant Guide for assistance in developing a complete resume, as NASA will not accept separate KSA statements.Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality levels based on the degree to which their competencies meet the duties required. A human resources specialist will validate the qualifications of those candidates eligible to be referred to the selecting official. For the purpose of the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), candidates rated in the top quality level are considered well-qualified. Background checks and security clearanceSecurity clearance Not Required Drug test required Yes This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of this agency. Clarification from the agency Current Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) employees on career, career conditional, non-competitive, and NASA term appointments that provide for conversion eligibility.Current NASA employees on long-term rotational assignments to the NASA Engineering and Safety Center or the NASA Safety Center.

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