Aerospace Engineer, AST, Structural Mechanics (Direct Hire)

As a senior Structural Mechanics Engineer in the Structural and Thermal Systems Branch, you will support the Artemis Program and other missions, including serving as the Orion Subsystem Manager for the Heatshield, Launch Abort System, or other spacecraft and aircraft projects. You will provide authoritative leadership in the design, analysis, and certification of structural systems, ensuring structural integrity, mission readiness, and flight safety across a range of aerospace missions.

Qualifications:

In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

NASA utilizes OPM-approved qualification and rating requirements specific for Aerospace Technology (AST) positions which recognizes NASA's unique aerospace work. The specific qualifications and minimum education requirements are further described below and within the education section of the job announcement.

To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level:

• Analyzing and testing human-rated spacecraft structures, including atmospheric reentry heat shields, their support structures, or launch vehicle structures, as well as performing structural analysis and testing for spacecraft and aircraft systems;
• Conducting theoretical and experimental structural analysis of advanced aerospace vehicle systems including spacecraft, launch vehicles, and aircraft to determine their behavior in atmospheric and space environments, or their interaction with the environment;
• Documenting and presenting work products using reports, trade studies, presentations, technical papers, design guides, to explain the results of structural analyses completed to assess the spacecraft, launch vehicles and aircraft structures.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

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Salary : $127,646