Lead Aerospace Engineer, AST, Flight Vehicle Atmospheric Environments

In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below and 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. 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-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Conducting specialized studies on flight vehicles, which may include overall and individual major systems or subsystem components to ensure their safety, suitability, and effectiveness in operation; Performing program or project management (e.g., planning, research, design, development, test or evaluation, etc.) to ensure natural environments are in compliance to system requirements; Collaborating with stakeholders to develop, implement, validate and monitor natural environments studies. 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.
As the Natural Environments Branch Team Lead within the Terrestrial and Planetary Environments Team (TaPE), at MSFC, lead activities involving engineering analysis of the natural environment effects on the design, construction, and operation of space vehicles within TaPE. Lead interdisciplinary studies to improve characterization of physical atmosphere phenomena and generating engineering models of the phenomena that can be used to design aerospace systems.