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Supervisory Aerospace Engineer
Federal Aviation Administration · Posted today
Hybrid Los Angeles County, CA $112K – $174K Apply by Sep 21, 2026 Aerospace Engineering INTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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The mission of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation is to ensure protection of the public, property, and the national security and foreign policy interests of the U.S. during commercial launch or reentry activities, and to encourage, facilitate, & promote U.S. commercial space transportation. The Safety Analysis Division evaluates & conducts specialized analyses for the licensing of commercial space launches & reentries & operation of commercial (non-federal) launch and reentry sites.
What You'll Do
- →Serves as a Branch Manager for the Safety Analysis Division (ASA-200) within AST.
- →The work requires application of professional knowledge, practices, principles, theories, concepts, methods, techniques, and abilities in aerospace engineering.
- →Applies an advanced knowledge of the technical aspects of the appropriate specialization as well as expert knowledge of FAA programs and missions, the commercial space transportation industry, the general principles of launch/reentry applications and operations, and Federal laws, regulations, and policies governing the commercial space transportation industry.
- →Regularly reviews projects and programs to make sure they are aligned with long and short-term AST goals, objectives, and plans.
- →In coordination with the Division Manager, establishes and refines branch objectives to support higher-level goals and plans.
- →Ensures that the branch staff has the required guidance to carry out functions and objectives.
- →Applies budget, human resource, and other administrative policies and procedures to the objectives of the branch.
- →Work usually includes a mixture of routine and complex projects/programs based on the objectives of the major subdivision/LOB/SO.
- →Contacts are primarily within the organizational unit, major subdivision and the LOB/SO with subordinates, peers, and higher level managers to discuss the status of projects/programs and to plan for the future.
- →Has authority to make commitments for subordinate organizational units, within guidelines.
- →Maintains effective communication with all stakeholders and builds cooperative, ongoing working relationships with them to achieve organizational objectives.
- →The incumbent will collaborate with all levels of management, including senior level executives and program sponsors/owners to solicit and provide input, coordinate approvals, measure and report progress, and facilitate stakeholder involvement.
- →The Branch Manager supports the Division Manager to execute daily operations.
- →Defines, plans, and organizes assigned budget, staff, and other resources to accomplish objectives for more than one organizational unit/project/program.
Requirements
- ✓We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
- ✓This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications.
- ✓If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.
- ✓You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).
- ✓Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.
- ✓Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.
- ✓Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university.
- ✓A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.
- ✓Basic Requirements: A.
- ✓Degree: Engineering.
- ✓Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.
- ✓The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 60bf4023-637b-43e5-9a1a-855c28fa137f
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