Safety Engineer

Summary

As the lead for Aviation Safety policy, you will be responsible for developing, coordinating, and updating an Agency-wide approach for safe operations and management of both crewed and uncrewed aircraft. You will be responsible for unifying regional-level flight operations safety procedures into an enterprise-wide policy that standardizes practices across the Agency and identify appropriate training for personnel to execute safe operations.

• Responsible for unifying the 3 regional-level flight operations safety procedures into an enterprise-wide policy that standardizes practices across the Agency.
• Reviews federal aviation safety regulations and makes policy recommendations to senior NASA Aviation leadership to ensure aviation operations comply with regulations and safely meet mission demands throughout evolving operational environments.
• Responsible for updating and articulating Agency-wide training policies for aviation safety and mishap investigations.
• Participates in regular aviation safety assessments of all NASA flight operations for both crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
• Assists in investigations of NASA aviation accidents, injuries, and airfield incidents.
• Assists Agency Aviation Safety Officer (ASO) in fulfilling aviation safety awareness and mishap prevention activities.

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement
• This position may require a one-year probationary/trial period. If selected, the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11. See Additional Information section
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
• Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, and/or directly related education, as shown below, which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of this position.

To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level;

• Serving as a pilot or crew member in an operational aviation organization (federal, state, military or commercial organization).
• Participating in aviation safety activities as part of an operational aviation organization.
• Designing and developing processes and procedures for safe operational flight activities.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

You must have successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first‑year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics;

(b) strength of materials (stress‑strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics

OR

Have a 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…