The selected candidate will serve as a Chief Safety and Mission Assurance Officer (CSO) for assigned projects at the Center and the position is located in a division or branch office of the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate. Work involves management, evaluation, and implementation of the Center's SMA activities related to the design and/or manufacture of flight hardware, and launch or flight preparations at operations sites. The employee is the Center's SMA technical authority on projects assigned and is responsible for the management, evaluation, consultation, assessment and evaluations of flight readiness for assigned projects. The work requires professional engineering knowledge and skills appropriate to the scope and subject matter in the specific position. The work also requires use and application of Safety and Mission Assurance knowledge and expertise for the projects(s) to which the incumbent is assigned.
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.
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Summary
The selected candidate will serve as a Chief Safety and Mission Assurance Officer (CSO) for assigned projects at the Center and the position is located in a division or branch office of the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate. Work involves management, evaluation, and implementation of the Center's SMA activities related to the design and/or manufacture of flight hardware, and launch or flight preparations at operations sites. The employee is the Center's SMA technical authority on projects assigned and is responsible for the management, evaluation, consultation, assessment and evaluations of flight readiness for assigned projects. The work requires professional engineering knowledge and skills appropriate to the scope and subject matter in the specific position. The work also requires use and application of Safety and Mission Assurance knowledge and expertise for the projects(s) to which the incumbent is assigned.
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.
Provides technical management and SMA leadership in the implementation of a comprehensive Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Program in concert with the organization's management team.
Establishes SMA programs consistent with Center/Agency policies; develops/follows operational inspection and quality assurance practices to determine the extent and adequacy of SMA activities.
Evaluates manufacturing, inspection, planning, test procedures, process specifications, failure reports, corrective actions, and other documents which affect SMA tasks.
Speaks and acts on behalf of division management about the incumbent's technical area of responsibility and is the single recognized authority as it relates to SMA programs, processes, and requirements.
Provides information, counsel, and recommendations involving work on tasks that must be performed by members of division staff to fulfill division responsibilities for support of assigned project(s).
Manages, evaluates, implements and approves SMA activities for assigned projects involving the design and/or manufacture of flight hardware. Works with Center Program/Project Managers and Contractor Mission Assurance Managers to assure implementation of SMA requirements on assigned projects.
Reviews SMA-related problems and corrective actions (taken or proposed), equipment anomalies and other concerns; uses judgment to determine criticality, arranges/coordinates problem investigations and analyses, and provides conclusions, recommendations, and suggestions to the Program/Project Office and SMA Management.
Defines, negotiates and integrates SMA requirements into project plans and contracts; assembles information, evaluates contract in terms of SMA requirements, and coordinates with the appropriate directorate or project office; does contractor evaluations for award fee purposes and participates in contract negotiations.
Develops/maintains Mission Assurance Plans and evaluates implementation; controls, coordinates and surveys SMA work for compliance with policies and regulatory guidelines.
Serves as the Center's SMA point of contact on assigned projects. Attends project and program status meetings, design reviews, system acceptance testing, contract negotiations; approves nonstandard and critical parts; reviews engineering changes, revisions to qualified parts lists, proposals, delegations of SMA functions, supplier certifications, HQ SMA document and proposal reviews; and addresses contract disputes.
Interprets Contractor specifications and gives technical direction to Center SMA personnel and supervisors; provide technical direction to contractor SMA personnel doing testing; and reviews activities associated with inspection and quality requirements.
Establishes technical management policies/practices in keeping with GRC and NASA policy; provides technical and managerial consultation to division; keeps channels of communication open with interdirectorate management to address operational and technical problems; establishes methods and procedures that contribute to increased SMA effectiveness and cost savings.
Must meet all qualification requirements by announcement close date
Must have one year time-in-grade at the GS-13 by announcement close date
Selectee must complete a financial disclosure statement
This is a drug-testing designated position
Occasional travel may be required
Agency Employees Only: This opportunity is open to current Glenn Research Center Federal employees currently serving on one of the following appointment types: career, career-conditional, VRA, Schedule A appointment for individuals with disabilities, or NASA term appointment that provides eligibility to convert to a career or career conditional appointment. NASA employees on long-term rotational assignments to the NASA Engineering and Safety Center or the NASA Safety Center may also apply.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Qualifications
Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, which has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above.
For the GS-14 consideration, specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level is defined as: experience leading, advising on, coordinating, monitoring and/or performing duties concerned with the Agency's Safety, Reliability and Quality Assurance program for aerospace and aeronautical programs. Examples of experience include: * Planning, negotiating, allocating and managing Safety and Mission Assurance resources. * Developing, decomposing, and verifying requirements for aerospace/aeronautics systems. * Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and provide oversight of a prime contractor development effort. * Demonstrated ability to plan, understand, and coordinate the Safety and Mission Assurance disciplines for a development project. * Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate complex and potentially controversial, technical and programmatic information to program/project managers, Center and Agency customers, stakeholders and/or senior management.
Education
In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the Basic Education Requirement
Basic Education Requirement: 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. Degrees in engineering technology are not considered to be qualifying for this position.
Additional information
Individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) 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 consideration must indicate their eligibility when applying for a position. 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. 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.
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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), candidates rated in the top quality level are considered well-qualified.
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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.
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.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
This vacancy is being filled through NASA STARS, an automated Staffing and Recruitment System. NASA partners with USAJOBS in providing a seamless application process. Before you begin the application process, please read the vacancy announcement carefully and have all required information available. 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 completed on the USAJOBS site. When completing your USAJOBS resume, please remember that NASA limits resumes to approximately 32,000 characters including spaces. NASA does not accept resumes uploaded to USAJOBS from a second source or documents attached through USAJOBS' document attachment feature. Once you submit your resume to NASA, you will be asked to complete a short series of additional 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. You may edit a previously-submitted application, if the announcement is still open. If you are unable to apply electronically for this position, submit your resume and supplemental questions to: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 4200 Rideout Road Resume Operations Center/Mailstop: 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 resumes requirements are provided at: Hard Copy Resume Requirements. If you are a first time applicant, we recommend that you review NASA's Applicant Guide to ensure that you are providing a complete resume. Failure to submit the supplemental data and a resume that contains all of the required information may result in loss of consideration for positions in which you are interested. All applications must be received no later than midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement.
NASA's Resume Operations Center
4200 Rideout Road, Mailstop HS50
Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812
US
Next steps
Candidates for NASA positions are evaluated using our automated staffing and recruitment system, NASA STARS, which compares your skills and experience as described in your resume with the requirements of the position. If you are found to be a highly qualified candidate, you will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. (In some cases, individuals with priority for special consideration must be considered and selected before other candidates.) Whether or not you are contacted for an interview depends upon the location of the position and the judgment of the selecting official. If you are a current federal employee and are contacted for an interview, you may be asked to provide a copy of your most recent performance appraisal narrative summary. At NASA, we pride ourselves on efficient and timely recruitment actions, and you can normally expect to learn the outcome of the selection process in a fairly short period of time. In addition, to ensure that you can measure progress for yourself, NASA provides you with regularly updated information on the status of the vacancy announcement.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
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.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
This vacancy is being filled through NASA STARS, an automated Staffing and Recruitment System. NASA partners with USAJOBS in providing a seamless application process. Before you begin the application process, please read the vacancy announcement carefully and have all required information available. 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 completed on the USAJOBS site. When completing your USAJOBS resume, please remember that NASA limits resumes to approximately 32,000 characters including spaces. NASA does not accept resumes uploaded to USAJOBS from a second source or documents attached through USAJOBS' document attachment feature. Once you submit your resume to NASA, you will be asked to complete a short series of additional 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. You may edit a previously-submitted application, if the announcement is still open. If you are unable to apply electronically for this position, submit your resume and supplemental questions to: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 4200 Rideout Road Resume Operations Center/Mailstop: 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 resumes requirements are provided at: Hard Copy Resume Requirements. If you are a first time applicant, we recommend that you review NASA's Applicant Guide to ensure that you are providing a complete resume. Failure to submit the supplemental data and a resume that contains all of the required information may result in loss of consideration for positions in which you are interested. All applications must be received no later than midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement.
NASA's Resume Operations Center
4200 Rideout Road, Mailstop HS50
Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812
US
Next steps
Candidates for NASA positions are evaluated using our automated staffing and recruitment system, NASA STARS, which compares your skills and experience as described in your resume with the requirements of the position. If you are found to be a highly qualified candidate, you will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. (In some cases, individuals with priority for special consideration must be considered and selected before other candidates.) Whether or not you are contacted for an interview depends upon the location of the position and the judgment of the selecting official. If you are a current federal employee and are contacted for an interview, you may be asked to provide a copy of your most recent performance appraisal narrative summary. At NASA, we pride ourselves on efficient and timely recruitment actions, and you can normally expect to learn the outcome of the selection process in a fairly short period of time. In addition, to ensure that you can measure progress for yourself, NASA provides you with regularly updated information on the status of the vacancy announcement.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
