Summary
You will serve as the Branch Head for the Test Technologies Branch of the Research Directorate at Langley Research Center.
Major DutiesServes as Branch Head responsible for establishing guidelines and monitoring performance expectations with staff members. Establishes measurable and results-oriented short- and long-term organizational goals and objectives based on the strategic objectives for the branch, directorate, and Center. Provides technical and administrative direction to subordinate employees. Obtains project resources, defines technical work requirements and milestones, evaluates accomplishments, and represents organization and employee work to senior management.
Conducts editorial/technical review of research reports, presentations, and other material submitted for publication. Leads workforce planning and appropriate hiring actions to address skills imbalances and succession needs; including activities to ensure well-qualified candidates are hired, developed, and promoted. Assists in developing wind-tunnel data products for research and development projects. Performs a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work;
recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees.
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) Computer Science that included 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of course work in any combination of mathematics, statistics and computer science with at least half of those hours in mathematics and statistics courses that included differential and integral calculus; and that provided an in-depth knowledge of theoretical and practical applications of computer science, including digital computer system architecture and system software organization, the representation and transformation of information structures, and the theoretical models for such representations and transformations.
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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). 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:// 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 Science and other related degrees earned outside the United Nations:
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.
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