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General Engineer, AST, Flight Systems Training and Operations (Direct Hire)
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Posted today
HybridHuntsville, AL$75K – $160KApply by May 21, 2026General EngineeringENTJINTJINTPISTJEngineeringOperations
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This vacancy consists of a variety of positions and grade levels aimed at insourcing critical skills. Roles may include real-time mission operations in the Mission Control Center, mission systems development, testing, and integration, training and simulation, analysis, and other mission support functions essential to human spaceflight.
What You'll Do
- →Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised.
- →Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
- →Provides engineering leadership in the development, definition, and integration of overall operations requirements.
- →Supports the definition and development of concepts, ground rules, and techniques for human spaceflight operations.
- →Analyzes and resolves issues and constraints of both pre-flight and real-time operations.
- →This includes developing and executing clear, concise communication in a real-time operational environment.
- →Represents the organization as a senior Flight Controller, instructor, technical systems analyst, integrator, ground systems, or safety expert for human spacecraft at technical and operational meetings with internal and external partners.
- →Leads preflight, training, safety, mission, spacecraft, and operational product development, ensuring constraints and requirements between mission objectives and vehicle capabilities are met while maximizing crew safety and mission success.
- →Develops operations documentation for mission objectives without compromising crew safety, including flight rules, crew and ground procedures, operations support timelines, systems manuals, safety products, integrated plans, and console handbooks.
- →Provides mentoring of group personnel and, when required, evaluation of group personnel receiving formal training for certifications.
- →Presents operations concepts, techniques, and proposed solutions to boards and panels containing diverse audiences of varying levels of NASA and contractor leadership.
Requirements
- ✓Basic Education Requirement: You must have successfully completed a bachelor's degree with a major in one of the following: a) Engineering from a college or university that has ABET accredited engineering programs b) Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science or other field of Science c) Social science, medical, or other fields directly related to the duties of the position.
- ✓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/.
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