Position: Research Aerospace Engineer
Company: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Location: Hampton VA US
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Job family (Series)
0861 Aerospace Engineering
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Requirements
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- A one-year probationary period may be required
- Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by appointment date
- Applicants must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
- Occasional travel may be required
- Position subject to pre-employment background investigation
FOREIGN EDUCATION
Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to the education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. If selected, a written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided to the Human Resources official making the offer. Please indicate in your resume that you have had your foreign education formally evaluated. For a listing of services that can perform this evaluation, see the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website at www.naces.org/members.htm. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in your being found unqualified for the position.
PLEASE NOTE: If your foreign education has already been accepted by an accredited U.S. educational institution as part of a degree program with that institution, you do not need to provide an evaluation of foreign education but must submit a copy of the transcripts listing the degree from the U.S. accredited institution that accepted your foreign education if you are selected.
Male applicants must be registered in the Selective Service.
You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Qualifications
For the GS11:
In addition to the Basic Education Requirement, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
(a) One year of professional experience in an appropriate field at least equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to GS-9 level work in the Federal service within or closely related to the aerospace technology specialty for which application is made. Examples of specialized experience include demonstrated experience with research methods and procedures; aerospace or related engineering principles and data reduction and analysis techniques; and demonstrated experience in aeroacoustics; or
(b) Completion of three full academic years of graduate education in an appropriate field; or
(c) An equivalent combination of experience and graduate education; or
(d) Completion of all requirements for a master’s or equivalent degree in an appropriate field.For the GS12:
In addition to the Basic Education Requirement, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
(a) One year of professional experience in an appropriate field at least equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to GS-11 level work in the Federal service within or closely related to the aerospace technology specialty for which application is made. Examples of specialized experience include demonstrated experience in conducting research, such as computational and statistical techniques for modeling, and analyzing data collected; and demonstrated experience in flight vehicle acoustics; or
(b) Any combination of experience and graduate study; or
(c) Completion of all requirements for a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) in an appropriate field.For the GS13:
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. Examples of specialized experience include, demonstrated experience in conducting research, such as computational and statistical techniques for modeling, and analyzing data collected; and demonstrated experience in flight vehicle acoustics with an emphasis on propeller/rotor noise predictions and/or experiments.
Education
Basic Education Requirement: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major study in engineering, physical science, mathematics, computer science, or other appropriate field of engineering or physical science. Degrees in engineering technology are not considered to be qualifying for this position.
Required college majors for applicants qualifying on the basis of undergraduate or graduate education only: Aeronautical Engineering, Aeronautics, Aerospace Engineering, Astronautical Engineering, Astronautics, Astrophysics, Electrical Engineering (except power), Electronics Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Engineering Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Physics, Physics, Applied Physics, Engineering Physics. Other appropriate physical or computer science, mathematics or engineering fields are qualifying if the major includes or is supplemented by at least 12 semester hours (or the equivalent) of appropriate physical science or engineering courses including nine semester hours (or the equivalent) of physics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics or gas dynamics.
Applicants must complete the following fields in USAJOBS Resume Builder, Step 2, Education section in order for education qualifications to be considered for this position: School Name, City/Town, Country, Degree/Level Attained, GPA, Completion date, Major, and Minor.
Additional information
Any applicant tentatively selected for this position may be required to undergo a pre-employment background investigation. Individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) 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/ICTAP consideration must indicate their eligibility when applying for a position. The USAJOBS resume asks you to identify your ICTAP eligibility; 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/ICTAP. 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.
As a condition of employment, male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. In order to receive preference in hiring, you must clearly identify your claim for veterans preference on your resume.
NASA’s Applicant Guide provides the information needed to assist you in determining whether or not you can claim 5 or 10 point veterans preference. You should not submit documents to prove your eligibility for veterans preference at this time. However, you must be prepared to submit proof of veterans preference (DD-214, and, if claiming 10-point preference, SF-15 plus proof required by that form) as requested by the Human Resources Office. Veterans 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. 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.
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.
Fair Employment Opportunities for Applicants
NASA Credit for National ServiceThe payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
NASA uses an automated system (Resumix) that matches the competencies extracted from your resume to the competencies identified by the selecting official for the position. Based on the competencies you match, you are placed in one of three categories identified as 90, 80, or 70 pt. quality categories, which are defined as:
90 pt. Category – Tentatively meets (until subsequent confirmation upon referral) the basic qualification requirements identified in the vacancy announcement and has experience in the same or similar job that has demonstrated superior proficiency in the primary requirements of the position.
80 pt. Category – Tentatively meets (until subsequent confirmation upon referral) the basic qualification requirements identified in the vacancy announcement and demonstrates satisfactory proficiency in the primary requirements of the position.
70 pt. Category – Fails to meet criteria described in the 80 pt. category.
Additional application guidance is available in NASA’s Applicant Guide .
Information for Veterans : The Category Rating Process protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligibles who meet qualification requirements and have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed at the top of the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher.
For the purpose of the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), candidates rated in the top quality category are considered well-qualified
Background checks and security clearance
Security clearance
Not Applicable
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Required Documents
Required Documents
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:
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.
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Benefits
Benefits
A career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits .
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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.
Duties
Summary
The Research Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) is currently seeking interested applicants to fill the position of Research Aerospace Engineer in the Aeroacoustics Branch (D314). The incumbent serves as a research engineer team member in the field of Aeroacoustics, performing research addressing challenges on problems of exceptional interest to NASA Aeronautics Programs including noise generated by vehicles in flight, noise generated by the interaction of complex flowfields with lifting or non-lifting surfaces, and noise generated by complex flowfields in isolation. The incumbent serves on a team that conducts research on propeller and rotor air vehicle systems ranging in size from small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to full scale aircraft and rotorcraft in flight enabling noise prediction of conventional and unconventional aircraft configurations with multiple levels of fidelity.
Position may be filled at either the GS-11, GS-12, or GS-13 level. The full performance level for this position is GS-13. If selected at the lower levels, employee may be non-competitively promoted to the next grade when qualified and recommended by management.
Deliberate attempts to falsify your application information, such as copying portions of this job announcement into your resume, may result in you being removed from consideration for this position.
As identical vacancies are identified, additional selections may be made.
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.
Responsibilities
Duties described at the full performance level (GS-13).
The incumbent serves as a researcher working primarily in the area of flight vehicle acoustics, including experimental, analytical, and computational research into the prediction and suppression of fixed and/or rotary wing aircraft noise, with emphasis on individual noise sources (e.g., rotating blades, propellers, airframe) and the combined system noise of the aircraft in flight.
The successful candidate will join an energetic team with duties to conduct research on propeller and rotor air vehicle systems ranging in size from small UAS to full scale aircraft and rotorcraft in flight. Better understanding of the integration and interaction effects at the vehicle level are crucial to improved predictive tools that will support new unconventional vehicle platforms. The research may be experimental, analytical, or computational in nature, or a combination of these, and may vary in focus from the study of a noise source on a vehicle to the estimation of the total noise generated by that vehicle.
The position requires a thorough knowledge of acoustics and fluid mechanics. The incumbent analyzes and interprets the results of laboratory and field tests, evaluates comparisons of analytical and experimental results, and reports the results at technical conferences and in the scientific literature. The incumbent also serves as a technical expert and interfaces with other researchers in industry, universities, NASA, and other government agencies.
The incumbent could also serve in aerospace engineering project planning work including coordinating and integrating the planning, programming, development, oversight, scheduling, and overall management of resources for multi-phase projects.
The incumbent may serve as Technical Monitor for contracts and grants and develop Space Act Agreements to accomplish collaborative research with external organizations.
Supervisory status
No
Promotion Potential
13
Who May Apply
This job is open to…
U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals
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