Duties

Summary

Serves as a Range Integration and Test Facilities Manager in the Suborbital and Special Orbital Projects Directorate at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center assigned to Wallops Island, VA responsible for day-to-day range operations; access to range facilities; safe and effective launch systems as well as integration & test facilities; and providing technical leadership to launch range support systems and integration and test facilities for vehicles such as the International Space Station (ISS).
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Responsibilities

• The duties described below are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
• Serves as Range Integration and Test (I&T) Facilities Manager on Wallops Island overseeing day-to-day operations, access to range facilities and ensuring launch systems and integration and test facilities are in safe and effective order.
• Supports Range I&T facilities and other launch range support systems; provides technical leadership in receiving/generating mission support requirements, identifies/analyzes issues; recommends/develops resolutions to problems.
• Participates in development of new plans, schedules, or methods to accommodate requirements changes; determines objectives and approaches needed to achieve objectives; reports statuses, and provides other input as needed.
• Works with launch range support systems (e.g., launchers, firing systems, payload support systems, etc.) to prepare and perform detailed engineering tests for items like prototype experimental hardware supporting launches.
• Services, maintains and/or repairs extremely complex analog and digital electronic systems (e.g., high pressure systems controls, clean room facility control systems, crane control systems, firing systems and launchers).
• Develops, organizes, and implements functional short-and long-range plans for Range I&T facilities and launch systems projects.
• Conducts functional inspections for compliance with systems certifications, policies, plans, regulations, and work planning.
• Technical lead, providing definitive technical guidance to contractors engaged in activities supporting International Space Station Range I&T facilities, and Island launch and test operations.
• Supports contractors in the operation, maintenance, design, and safety of various spacecraft/launch vehicle integration and test systems. Confers with contractors and design engineers to resolve issues; prepares sketches and specifications.
• Monitors contracts; reports on cost, schedule, and technical status of Range support contracts.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Travel may be required for training or other work-related duties

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
13

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation
• This is a drug-testing designated position
• Selectee must complete a financial disclosure statement
• Successful completion of a security investigation will be required
• A one-year probationary period may be required
• This is a bargaining unit position

Qualifications

Federal employees must have one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level to be eligible.

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade, which has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above.

To qualify for GS-12 consideration, specialized experience is defined as professional experience that included working with suborbital launch systems and/or vehicle processing facility operations; and aiding in the implementation and planning of mission related activities.

To qualify for GS-13 consideration, specialized experience is defined as professional working experience that included working with suborbital launch systems including launchers, control systems, launch firing systems vehicle processing facility operations, and/or payload support systems; and developing plans, schedules, and methods for mission requirements.

You may lose consideration for the position if your application does not include all the information requested on the vacancy announcement. The USAJOBS Resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you met the required specialized experience. Experiences 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

There are no education requirements for this position.

Additional information

As identical vacancies are identified, additional selections may be made.

This position is being announced in conjunction with vacancy announcement number GS19D0085 open to all qualified U.S. citizens.

Duties assigned will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.

Identification of promotion in this position does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continued need for an actual assignment and performance of higher level duties.

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 Applicants
NASA Credit for National Service

The payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You 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 clearance

Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information

Drug test required
Yes

Required Documents

NASA's application process has been specifically developed to ensure that we only ask you for the information we absolutely need to evaluate your qualifications and eligibility. In order to apply for this position, you only need to submit your resume and answer the screening questions and supplemental information. No additional documentation is accepted at the time of application. (For example you need not submit narrative 'KSA' statements; they are not required and will not be evaluated.) In this way we allow you to focus on preparing a resume that best describes your background and abilities. For assistance in preparing your resume, consult the Applicant Guide . Nothing further is required until requested by the Human Resources Office. At that point, we may ask you to submit documentation to support statements made in your resume. For example, we may ask you to provide academic transcripts or proof of Federal employment status. If you are claiming veterans' preference, we may ask you to submit proof of veterans preference (DD-214, and, if claiming 10-point preference, SF-15 plus proof required by that form). 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.

To receive consideration, you must submit a resume and answer NASA-specific questions. The NASA questions appear after you submit your resume and are transferred to the NASA web site. If you successfully apply, USAJOBS will show your application status as 'Received'. If your status is 'Application Status Not Available', you have not successfully applied. Do not rely on a USAJOBS email to confirm successful application. Only an email from NASA confirms a successful application.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.