Director Engineering & Test Directorate

About the role

Serves as Director, Engineering and Test Directorate (E&TD), responsible to the Director, John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC).

The Director, E&TD, provides executive management, engineering expertise, and execution of all propulsion programs with engine, system level or component test requirements assigned to SSC, systems design and analysis and modeling to support systems facilities.

What you will do

• Manages and administers activities to include establishing objectives, developing short- and long-range plans and programs, setting priorities, and effecting changes in the focus of work to accommodate NASA program objectives.
• Initiate and/or act to provide the necessary resources for accomplishing the E&TD functions, including the responsibility for preparing and defending all resource requirements for the conduct of assigned programs through the budget cycle.
• Responsible for evaluation and review of results and impact of assigned programs.
• Develops and manages the ground propulsion systems engineering necessary to support technology development and increased systems reliability, components, system level and engine test requirements, including NASA, commercial, Department of Defense, and technology programs, i.e. diagnostic testing and components/systems for next-generation propulsion systems.
• Manages the activation, operation and maintenance of propulsion test facilities to ensure safe operations and customer satisfaction.
• Establishes requirements for new and/or modified test facilities based on knowledge of new program requirements.
• Conducts parallel and supporting technology for ongoing programs or conducts advance technology programs to develop systems.
• Manages applied science, technology, and rocket propulsion projects and tasks within assigned budgets and schedules to obtain required data and scientific results.
• Establishes plans and processes that assure long term viability and sustainability of SSC's propulsion test facilities and critical skills base.
• Establishes policies relative to programs and projects assigned to the E&TD by SSC, NASA Headquarters, and/or Agency program offices.
• Coordinates rocket propulsion activities with other agency Rocket Propulsion Test centers reducing overall costs and improve interagency cooperative activity.
• Supporting and maintaining partnerships to collaborate on common objectives to enable system solutions of technology.
• Manages the development/transfer/deployment of NASA-technologies, processes, product, and facilities, to Federal, State, university, and commercial elements.
• Maintaining technology development interfaces with other SSC organizations.
• Represents the Center's and Agency's position to engineering, public and private working groups, executive and senior NASA and other Federal Government agencies, Congress and staffs, representative of foreign countries and companies and media.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. To be eligible, you must clearly state in your resume the following: degree, major and/or minor, and college/university. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. 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 is required. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR 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.

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, click here.

How you will be evaluated

All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. We will review your resume to ensure you meet the qualification requirements. If you meet the basic qualification requirements, your application will be referred to and evaluated by an executive panel.

Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and/or be asked to provide a list of references or additional documents to confirm eligibility.

Upon selection, if the selectee does not have Qualifications Review Board (QRB) certification by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), he/she must undergo an ECQ based structured interview with OPM before being appointed to this position.

Documents you must provide

• A complete application includes items described below.
• Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may be removed from consideration for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
• Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application.
• RESUME: All applicants are required to submit a two (2) page resume showing all relevant experience.
• Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the SES must include evidence of the ECQs and MTQ(s) within their resume.
• Please see this guidance: What to include in your resume.
• Note: if any of the following types of information are included on your resume, you may be disqualified: Classified or government sensitive information.
• Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal information, such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents.
• If your resume contains any of the above information, you must redact that information prior to the submission of your application.
• VACANCY QUESTION/ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES: Responses are automatically submitted through USAJOBS when you apply to this vacancy.
• You may be asked to provide additional documentation to support your eligibility and the information provided in your application package.
• For example, we may request academic transcripts, SF-50s, SES Candidate Development Program certificate, etc. Therefore, we encourage you to have these documents prepared and ready when requested by the agency.
• 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.

What to expect next

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact NASA Executive Staffing at ***.

Additional information

Veterans' preference is not applicable to the SES.