Chief Structural Engineering Division

Summary

Serves as Chief, Structural Engineering Division, providing overall technical and administrative leadership. Oversees design, development, testing, integration, operations, and activities sustaining engineering in structures, materials, loads, fracture analysis, environments, structural dynamics, thermal protection and control, mechanical systems, and advanced manufacturing in support of human spaceflight programs.

Duties

The Chief Structural Engineering Division: Responsible for technical management of activities in the areas of structures, materials and processes, fracture analysis and control, environments, structural and mechanical design analysis, heat transfer analysis, thermodynamics analysis, structural and kinematics loads analysis; structural and environmental testing; general process improvements, advanced manufacturing process development and manufacturing. Leads these efforts across all human spaceflight programs, including the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Program, International Space Station (ISS), Commercial Crew Office, Commercial Destination Office, Orion, Human Landing systems, Extravehicular activity and mobility systems and Moon Base programs. Leads the organization in the design, development, test and evaluation of spacecraft structural, mechanical and thermal protection systems, including unique human space flight expertise and applications in the domains of ablative and non-ablative heatshield design, analysis and certification, docking systems design, multipoint dynamics and contact analysis and certification of on-orbit docking and mass optimization. Provides oversight and direction for the advancement of domain disciplines for JSC and the Agency, including the management and overall systems engineering to accomplish successful design, development, implementation, integration and operation of the spacecrafts systems. Oversees and directs, as appropriate, the execution of mission-related engineering work within NASA, including establishment and implementation of stakeholder independent checks and balances needed to ensure this core mission capability is conducted proficiently, including the definition, development, implementation, integration and verification of avionics systems for space flight programs assigned to JSC. Leads the organization in the establishment of requirements and milestones; provides technical leadership and coordination in performance of the activities; and facilitates implementation of activity results. Such technical efforts may involve all aspects of structures, structural dynamics, kinematics loads, heat transfer thermodynamics, manufacturing spaceflight hardware, including standards development, other process improvements, and the transfer of technology improvements to industry. Establishes and operates the necessary laboratories and test facilities for structural and dynamic testing in support of in-house conceptual development, certification and failure analysis of spacecraft systems. Utilizes other assigned facilities and test sites for testing culminating in verification and certification for flight readiness. Responsible for on-site manufacturing capabilities, including light and heavy machine shops, composite and sheet metal production. Additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping, surface finishing, painting and cleaning facilities capable of handling engineering development and flight hardware production. Supervises and controls the work of the organization. Provides administrative and technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the Division office. Represents the Division with upper Center management and represents the Directorate across the agency with similar domain expertise at other centers.

Qualifications and evaluation

All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. We will review your resume to ensure you meet the qualification requirements. If you meet the basic qualification requirements, your application will be referred to and evaluated by an executive panel. Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and/or be asked to provide a list of references or additional documents to confirm eligibility. Upon selection, if the selectee does not have Qualifications Review Board (QRB) certification by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), he/she must undergo an ECQ based structured interview with OPM before being appointed to this position.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. To be eligible, you must clearly state in your resume the following: degree, major and/or minor, and college/university. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. 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 is required. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: 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, click here.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section and submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume to be included with your application package. Your uploaded resume may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the "Include Personal Information" section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. It is applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and uploaded, (i.e., resume) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit:https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. Faxed, emailed, and/or mailed application materials will not be accepted for this announcement. NASA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are an applicant with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact center listed on the job vacancy announcement. The decision on granting reasonable accommodations will be on a case-by-case basis.

Required documents

A complete application includes items described below. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may be removed from consideration for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible). Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. RESUME: All applicants are required to submit a two (2) page resume showing all relevant experience. Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the SES must include evidence of the ECQs and MTQ(s) within their resume. Please see this guidance: What to include in your resume. Note: if any of the following types of information are included on your resume, you may be disqualified: Classified or government sensitive information. Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal information, such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents. If your resume contains any of the above information, you must redact that information prior to the submission of your application. VACANCY QUESTION/ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES: Responses are automatically submitted through USAJOBS when you apply to this vacancy. You may be asked to provide additional documentation to support your eligibility and the information provided in your application package. For example, we may request academic transcripts, SF-50s, SES Candidate Development Program certificate, etc. Therefore, we encourage you to have these documents prepared and ready when requested by the agency. If you fail to provide the required documents within the stated time period, we may withdraw a job offer and/or remove you from further consideration.

Additional information

Veterans' preference is not applicable to the SES.