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General Engineer - AST, Engineer Program Management (Direct Hire)
Headquarters, NASA · Posted 44 days ago
Hybrid Washington, DC $169K – $197K Apply by Jun 1, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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As a Program Executive (PE), you will be responsible for providing leadership and coordination in support of NASA's High-End Computing Capability (HECC) Portfolio. You will provide oversight, coordination, management, planning, monitoring, and implementation of HECC as a NASA-wide capability. You will develop strategies for sustainable data science and computing organizations, ensuring robust services, infrastructure, data governance, and capability development that support NASA's mission.
What You'll Do
- →Supports the Chief Science Data Officer in developing strategic direction, guidance, and oversight of High End Computing program activities, with responsibility for evaluating program budget, schedule, and technical performance.
- →Develops long-term High End Computing strategy aligned with Agency missions and scientific/engineering priorities.
- →Coordinates major initiatives such as new cluster deployments, cloud integration, and Continuity of operations Plan (COOP) capabilities.
- →Maintains expertise in emerging High End Computing technologies, AI/ML trends, cloud computing, data architectures and industry expertise.
- →Reviews program budgets during the annual Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, and recommends adjustments based on performance, requirements, and Agency guidance.
- →Communicates, engages, and builds consensus with stakeholders, including the scientific and engineering communities, external advisory committees, senior NASA leaders, interagency and international partners, and programs and projects at NASA Centers.
Requirements
- ✓If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.
- ✓Degrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for this position.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program.
- ✓To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords.
- ✓These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs.
- ✓MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions.
- ✓For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: 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, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
- ✓All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.
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