More NASA JOBS - TIPS on HOW TO APPLY

 

All - XA will be utilizing the Agency Direct Hire Vacancy Announcements to advertise the following internal positions:

• XE/GS14 Orion Crew Systems Integration Lead, AST, Technical Management, GS-0801-14 (FPL 14), under Vacancy Announcement NA20H0027, which can be found at:  http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/579549100 

• XM/GS14 Mission Analysis & Integrated Assessment (MAIA) Deputy Lead AST, Technical Management, GS-0801-14 (FPL 14), under Vacancy Announcement NA20H0027, which can be found at:  http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/579549100
  • Lead a team of experts and cross-program representative from across all the exploration programs to develop, implement and integrate mission designs across the exploration architecture.
  • Possess the ability to analyze situations, identify problems, probe causes, recommend courses of action, and solve a variety of highly complex technical problems.
  • Lead and perform Mission Analysis which constitutes; Mission Compatibility Assessment, Mission Requirements Definition and Mission Specific Flight Analysis by coordinating, evaluating and tracking Enterprise integration activities.
  • Provides regular communication to the division management, Exploration Mission Manager, ESD and AES SE&I, and cross-program interfaces responsible for identifying, developing, managing and reporting issues, risks, and threats associated with this work area.

• XM/GS15 Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) Design Integration Lead AST, Technical Management, GS-0801-15 (FPL 15), under Vacancy Announcement NA20H0026, which can be found at:  http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/579548500

·       Conducts horizontal integration and coordination across PPE SE&I, S&MA, and SSMs, maintaining an integrated understanding of the integration status of the PPE design and associated PPE system-level spacecraft impacts, as it relates to the on-going formulation and integration with Production and Gateway and LSP.

·       Serves as a PPE interface to L2 Gateway technical team and the primary POC to the Gateway Integrated System Performance team for hardware and design integration topics.

·       Coordinates with the PPE and Gateway Safety organizations to identify the Human rating process and specific requirements levied on the PPE element.

·       Provides regular communication to the SE&I Lead, and is responsible for identifying, developing, managing and reporting issues, risks, and threats associated with this work area

 

These Agency wide DHA Vacancy Announcements positions will be open from Thursday, September 24^th and close on Wednesday, September 30^th. The announcements for these positions will NOT have these exact titles (ex.Orion Crew System) so make sure to look for the following key phrases shown above (ex. “TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT, GS-0801-14 NCC 77030”). They will also appear as “Open to the Public” announcements. The direct links to the announcements are above.  The Agency DHA certificates can be used for both internal and external hires. This means that any interested candidates should apply.  We encourage you to start updating your resume for these vacancies. 

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Some keys for successfully applying:

• All interested applicants should carefully review the vacancy announcement.  

 

• Applicants must submit an application online using the “Apply” button/icon in the announcement.  The online application process will require applicants to build a resume in the USAJOBS website.  Full instructions are provided in the “How to Apply” section of the vacancy announcement and additional details on NASA’s specific vacancy announcement process are provided in the “Applicant Guide” link provided within that section.  There are also some helpful USAJobs Training Charts and Resume Tips on the JSC People Website and click on “Jobs” at the top (to find USA Jobs charts, handouts, tip sheets).

 

• Applicants should carefully review their resume to ensure that it completely represents how their experience matches the skills and competencies applicable to the position they are applying for. In addition, Aerospace Engineer, AST, Aerospace Flight Systems positions require additional information related to education and/or certification that applicants should be sure to address.  Resumes with one or two sentence descriptions of highly technical or specialized experience may not truly reflect the work performed which may mean that the skills and competencies are not completely and adequately described in the resume, and therefore, those applicants may lose consideration for the position. Some keys applicants should keep in mind in reviewing their resume:
• Be specific;
• Use action words;
• Use technical terms; and,
• If using an acronym, spell out any acronyms the first time it is used in the resume (where applicable describe the type of work/work processes that may be entailed/assumed by acronyms that cover functions/types of work/or similar).

 

• While applicants may start and stop their application process, they must finish the entire process and a complete application must be received by no later than midnight Eastern Standard Time on the closing date of the announcement, in order to be considered.  To ensure that applicants have enough time to build a USAJOBs resume and resolve any potential technical difficulties they may encounter, we strongly encourage interested applicants to begin and complete the application process as soon as possible.