This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/466906800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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 website. 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.
This is an appointment expected to start no earlier than August 2017, and last at least 1 year. Applicants must have at least 1 year remaining in their studies before they complete their degree requirements. The expected completion date you enter in the NASA supplemental questionnaire will be used in making this determination, and applicants who indicate a graduation date prior to August 2018 will be found ineligible.
The NASA Pathways Intern Program provides students with the opportunity to explore NASA careers and gain meaningful developmental work experience. This is a formal training program consisting of rotational periods of study and work. Specialized training is designed to accelerate an employee to the full performance level. Participant completes assigned duties, tasks, readings, and developmental activities specified in the Program. Participants receive formal periodic assessments of progress and sign a Pathways Agreement.
This Pathways Intern position is for an engineering student trainee in the Structural Mechanics Branch located in the Materials and Structures Division of the Research and Engineering Directorate at the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC). The Branch provides high fidelity structural analysis, optimization, and testing of aerospace structures. Products include stress/deflection, modal, buckling, creep, fatigue and fracture analysis of space flight and ground test hardware; advanced structural analysis of composite structures; and pressure vessel design and analysis. Develops lightweight structural concepts for flight systems and recommends material substitutions. Conducts probabilistic analysis of structural designs. Develops and applies non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques for evaluating integrity of structural components, and integrates NDE evaluation with finite-element analysis for realistic structural analysis.
The Intern may be converted to a Aerospace Engineering Position with full performance to the GS-13 level.
04/11/2017 to 05/02/2017
$30,543 - $62,643 per year
GS 4 - 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
Internships
Part-time - Part Time
No
GR17I0009
466906800
The individual will be assigned tasks to perform stress analysis and fracture mechanics for metallic and composite structures in supporting NASA's spaceflight missions, such as: MPCV Crew Service Module (CSM), and Space Launch Systems (SLS). The position requires individual having strong analytical background and skills, and has taken college courses on Strength of Materials, Static, and Dynamic.
This position requires you to work a specific schedule such as one semester at school followed by one semester at NASA.
You will be required to sign a Pathways Participant Agreement.
Pathways candidates must be pursuing or planning to pursue a standard professional curriculum in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree or higher with a major study in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mechanics (Structural) or Civil Engineering.
U.S. EDUCATION: Institutions located within the United States that have attained accreditation are listed on the U.S. Department of Education's website. To verify your institution's accreditation, please access this website . A complete listing of all institutions, including those located outside of U.S. territories, may be found in Accredited Institutions of Post-Secondary Education, a handbook published annually by the American Council on Education (ACE).
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 and such education has been 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 this link .
You must meet eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
You will be considered for the highest grade for which you qualify. Interns may be promoted to higher grades based on the amount of education completed and acceptable performance, however, promotions are not guaranteed.
You will be expected to comply with Center Pathway policies located at:
www.grc.nasa.gov/pathways/ .
You will serve a trial period for the duration of the Intern appointment.
This is an appointment expected to start no earlier than August 2017, and last at least 1 year. Applicants must have at least 1 year remaining in their studies before they complete degree requirements. The expected completion date you enter in the NASA supplemental questionnaire will be used in making this determination.
Interns may work schedules not to exceed 1,040 hours per year (part-time or full-time on an intermittent basis). The supervisor and Intern will agree on a formally-arranged schedule of school and work rotations. A rotation is a defined period of work or school study, usually a semester, a summer, or a quarter in length. Interns must complete 640 hours of work in order to be eligible for conversion to the competitive service.
Although this vacancy announcement is advertised for multiple grade levels, it is not intended to convey any implication nor expectation that positions will be filled at all grade levels.
This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional positions within 90 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Interns may be considered for conversion to a term or permanent appointment within 120 days of completion of degree requirements provided they:
• Successfully completed an academic course of study with a GPA of at least 2.9 (on a 4.0 scale);
• Complete a minimum of 640 hours of work experience before completing degree requirements;
• Meet the qualification requirements for the position to which they are converted; and
• Maintain acceptable performance.
Eligibility for conversion does not guarantee that NASA will offer conversion Note: To be eligible for conversion, students majoring in Civil Engineering have additional coursework requirements. To read the full requirements, please visit:
this link .
If you are tentatively selected for this position you may be required to undergo a pre-employment background investigation.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, who are 18 but not yet 26 years old, must be registered with
the selective service system (or have an exemption) to be eligible for federal employment. For additional
information or to register, click this link (http://www.sss.gov/default.htm).
The payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your application, including your answers to the NASA-specific questions, to ensure that you meet eligibility requirements and minimum qualifications. Candidates may be further evaluated based on preferred areas of study described above.
Veterans' preference applies in the hiring process. In order to receive preference in hiring, you must clearly identify your claim for veterans' preference when you apply. Veteran's preference will only be considered based on what is supported. For instance, if you claim 10-point preference, but are only able to document 5-point preference, you will be considered accordingly. For more information about Veterans' Preference, please visit this link.
Falsifying your background, education, and/or experience is cause for not hiring you or removal after hiring.
NASA's application process has been specifically developed to ensure that we only ask you for 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 NASA supplemental questions. No additional documentation is accepted at the time of application. In this way we allow you to focus on preparing a resume that best describes your background and abilities. 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. 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.
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.
Before you begin the application process, please read the vacancy announcement carefully and have all required information available. Failure to submit a resume that contains all of the required information may result in loss of consideration. Your application must be received no later than midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement.
You may begin the process of submitting your resume by clicking on the 'Apply Online' link. In order to be considered, you must submit a resume using the resume builder available on the USAJobs site. NASA does not accept uploaded resumes created outside of the USAJobs resume builder process. Additionally, NASA does not accept documents attached through the USAJobs' document attachment feature.
Once you submit your resume to NASA, you will be transferred to a NASA website and asked to complete a short series of NASA-specific questions. You must finish the entire process in order to have a complete application package and receive consideration. Your answers will not be saved unless you finish the entire application. If you successfully apply, USAJobs will show your application status as 'resume received - complete' (if your status is 'Application Started', 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 unable to apply electronically for this position, submit your resume to:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Resume Operations Center, Mail stop: HS50
Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812.
DO NOT submit your resume directly to the Center advertising this vacancy. Mailed resumes must be received by the close of business on the closing date of the announcement. Hard copy resume requirements are provided at: Hard Copy Resume Requirements.
If you are found qualified, you may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. Whether or not you are contacted for an interview depends up on the location of the position and the judgment of the selecting official.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/466906800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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