Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Hiring for AST – Aerospace Flight Systems at Houston, Texas Full Time

Summary The Mission Integration and Operations (MIO) Office is seeking a skilled individual to serve as a International Space Station (ISS) Increment Manager with responsibility for providing leadership, integration, and programmatic technical direction to multidisciplinary teams responsible for the increment requirements development, increment and stage management, payload mission integration, stage integration, and operations as it relates to the planning, conduct, and completion of an increment. Responsibilities Leads International Space Station (ISS) Program efforts to ensure Mission Integration and Operations products support planning and execution for ISS activities and assigned Increments. Manages and leads the Increment Management Team (IMT) in planning and coordinating the execution of assigned Increment(s). Maintains situational awareness of Program objectives/priorities, past and planned ISS operations, and on-orbit vehicle/system configuration to enhance Increment and ISS Program management. Leads the Increment Management Center (IMC) real-time mission support for activities within the Increment. Coordinates and integrates international partner participation in Mission Integration and Operations activities of the ISS Program and the assigned Increment. Leads the development and presentation of materials for the ISS Manager Program Reviews. Manages new requirements inputs and priority order for requirements through the Increment Definition and Requirements Document (IDRD). Supports the Certification of Flight Readiness (CoFR) process for flights and stages within the Increment. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In addition to the basic education requirement (shown below), you must 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. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: experience interfacing with multiple stakeholders such as prime contractors, engineering organizations, and international partner personnel to support the planning and mission execution of international space station (ISS) activities; experience working with ISS program elements, architecture and on-orbit scenarios; experience managing new requirements associated with (ISS) program documentation (e.g. program authorization letter (PAL), increment definition and requirements document (IDRD), current stage requirements document (CSRD), certification of flight readiness (COFR), international space station management center (IMC)). 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. Education You must have successfully completed a bachelor’s or graduate degree with a major in either a) engineering from a college or university that has ABET accredited engineering programs or b) Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science, Computer Science, or other field of physical science. Degrees in engineering technology are not considered to be qualifying for this position. To find out if a school has an ABET accreditation, go to http://www.abet.org. Degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation. Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the Unites 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://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. Additional Information Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement. If you are a current federal employee, you must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible for this position. To be eligible, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in a position no more than 1 grade lower than the advertised position. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible. Please see Required Documents for additional information). Note: Time-in-grade requirements also apply to applicants who have held a non-temporary, competitive service GS position in the past year. If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must: – Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility. – Be well qualified for this position to receive consideration. Candidates rated in the ‘Best Qualified’ category are considered well-qualified. Please see ‘How You Will Be Evaluated’ for more information. – Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in ‘Required Documents’ For additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here – https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/#ictap. Qualified NASA term employees who have term conversion eligibility (http://nasapeople.nasa.gov/hclwp/term-appointments.htm) under the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004 will be referred and considered equally with other NASA permanent employees under internal competitive placement procedures.