Physical Scientist, AST Science Program Management
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Washington, AR - USA
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Job Summary
As the Portfolio Analytics Manager on the Science Mission Directorate Deputy Associate Administrator for Projects (DAA/P) Team you will be responsible for leading and participating in persistent assessment of the Science mission fleet in development and operation and studies to support continuous process improvement in this area.
- Lead and perform portfolio analyses and assessments of the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Flight mission fleet on behalf of the Science MissionDirectorate Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs
- Lead the development curation and evolution of the Science Mission Directorates Flight Projects database in collaboration with the DigitalTransformation team.
- Lead and participate in mission fleet studies in support of the Science Mission Directorate Deputy Associate Administrator for programs to capturelessons learned and formulate recommendations for application across the broad mission portfolio.
- Serve as the SMD Deputy Associate Administrators interface for programs cross-directorate integration (Research and Technology Directorate Space Communication and Navigation Program Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destination Programs).
- Serve as the SMD Deputy Associate Administrators interface for programs inter-agency regulatory compliance (Federal CommunicationsCommission/Federal Aviation Administration).
- This position is open to U.S. citizens nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
- This position may require a one-year probationary period. If selected the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 11. **See Additional Information section**
- Current Federal employees must meet qualifications time in grade and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
- Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
- Financial Disclosure Drug Testing and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
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 NASAs 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:
- Reviewing and providing assessment for an executive audience on the health challenges and issues of a broad portfolio of projects.
- Road mapping developing implementing and curating relational database.
- Liaising across multiple Agency Mission Directorates programs and projects to enable mission success across shared equities.
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.
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Basic Education Requirement: You must have successfully completed a bachelors degree with a major in one of the following:
a) Engineering from a college or university that has ABET accredited engineering programs
b) Physical Science Mathematics Life Science or other field of Science
c) Computer Science that included 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of course work in any combination of mathematics statistics and computer science with at least half of those hours in mathematics and statistics courses that included differential and integral calculus; and that provided an in-depth knowledge of theoretical and practical applications of computer science including digital computer system architecture and system software organization the representation and transformation of information structures and the theoretical models for such representations and transformations.
If you did not complete a qualifying bachelors degree you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field as listed above.
Applicants who do not fully meet the basic education requirement may still be considered if they possess exceptional relevant experience or a combination of education and experience that clearly demonstrates significant full performance-level achievement directly related to the duties of this position.
Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program. To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program please visit .
Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United 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 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 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: degrees must have been received in the year of or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.
If you are applying for a GS-12 or higher level and 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).
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:// NASA term employees who have term conversion eligibility (Term Appointments NASA) under the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004 will be referred and considered equally with other NASA permanent employees under internal competitive placement procedures.
Per Executive Order 14343 this position is not part of a bargaining unit
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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