Administrative Clerk; NASA Scientific Balloon Program

Administrative Clerk (NASA Scientific Balloon Program)

Job Location:

US‑TX‑Palestine

Requisition : | Position Category:
Administrative | Clearance:
No Clearance Required

Peraton provides management and technical support for NASA's scientific balloon program, which supports enabling science missions for NASA and universities.

Scientific balloon missions provide researchers inexpensive, relatively quick, long‑duration access to near‑space altitudes and environments. Balloon missions cost orders of magnitude less than satellite missions and provide platforms for heavy experiments to operate for weeks and even months. They have contributed significantly to cosmic‑ray, gamma‑ray and X‑ray astronomy, optical and UV astronomy, atmospheric sciences, and cosmic microwave background studies.

The Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) is located in Palestine, TX, where we design, analyze, build, and assemble the support hardware and balloon gondola payloads for the missions. Our staff support the launch and recovery operations worldwide.

We are hiring a temporary employee for ground‑station mission monitoring. Once a mission is launched, the monitoring runs 24/7 until the mission is terminated.

• Provide support in monitoring ground‑station equipment during balloon missions.
• Report mission status as required by documented procedures.
• Maintain required training qualifications.
• Shifts:
  
  1st and 2nd.
• Position will start as on‑call and lead into continuous support throughout the assigned balloon campaign.

• High School diploma or equivalent schooling.
• Computer knowledge required.
• Detail‑oriented and organized.
• Ability to log real‑time and historical records.
• Must be able to obtain a NASA PIV badge and be a U.S. citizen.
• Ability to acquire a U.S. passport and potential travel outside of Texas for periods of up to 90 days.

The rate / range per hour below represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors including scope and responsibilities, experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.