{"id":3259951,"url":"https://alion.io/job/nasa-general-engineer-ast-technical-management","title":"General Engineer, AST, Technical Management","company":{"id":12944,"name":"NASA","domain":"nasa.gov","url":"https://alion.io/company/nasa","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Houston, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":170618,"max":null,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":170618},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"Summary\nServes as Chief Health and Performance Officer for the Orion Program, overseeing the integration of Human Health and Performance Directorate support into the design and implementation of systems, processes, and tools that enables the Orion Program to achieve its objectives, while also representing the Health and Medical Technical Authority.\nDuties\n\n Serves as Chief Health and Performance Officer for the Orion Program in the Human Health and Performance Directorate (HHPD), providing primary contact and integration between HHPD and the Orion Program.\n\n Interacts with managers of program leadership on any relevant issues or questions raised.\n\n Identifies and manages top Directorate issues with implementation approaches for program development.\n\n Communicates effectively between organizational management and the program.\n\n Represents the Directorate, integrates HHPD responses to issues, and maintains open communication between organizational management and the program as it relates to technical issues, cost, schedule, and other general concerns.\n\n Coordinates agenda items with HHPD personnel to ensure proper civil servant and contractor technical support, disciplines, and experts are present at meetings based on the specific topics identified.\n\n Represents Health and Medical Technical Authority and HHPD at Orion Program boards, panels, technical meetings and FRRs to provide directorate positions, advise, share information and identify/resolve issues related to the human system domains.\n\n Manages budgetary activities and provides input both internal and external to HHPD that impacts the Orion Program, such as Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution.\n\n Utilizes integration forums that meet regularly for interrelated cross divisional work in the programs to assure coordinated and integrated responses to issues and technical activities.\n\n Requirements\nConditions of employment\n\n Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.\n\n If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.\n\n Qualifications\n\n In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below and have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above.\n\nNASA utilizes OPM-approved qualification and rating requirements specific for Aerospace Technology (AST) positions which recognizes NASA's unique aerospace work. The specific qualifications and minimum education requirements are further described below and within the education section of the job announcement.\n\nTo qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level:\n\n Working with commercial partners in order to develop and implement strategies for future use and recommendations for solving issues;\n\n Applying technical project management principles to include planning, baselining, resource requirements, evaluation, and project status reviews;\n\n Assessing programmatic risks, technical schedules, and cost drivers for a program and/or project.\n\nYour 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.\n\nNASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.\n\n Education\n\n Basic Education Requirement: You must have successfully completed a bachelor's degreewith a major in one of the following:\n\na) Engineering from a college or university that has ABET accredited engineering programs\n\nb) Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science or other field of Science\n\nc) 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.\n\nIf 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.\n\nDegrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for this position.\n\nEngineering 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.\n\nEngineering 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/.\n\nScience 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/.\n\nScience 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/.\n\nAll degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.\n\n Additional information\n Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement.\n\nIf you are a current federal employee, you must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible for this position. To be eligible, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in a position no more than 1 grade lower than the advertised position. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible).\n\nNote: Time-in-grade requirements also apply to applicants who have held a non-temporary, competitive service GS position in the past year.\n\nIf you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must:\n\n- Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility.\n\n- Be well qualified for this position to receive consideration. Candidates rated in the 'Best Qualified' category are considered well-qualified. Please see 'How You Will Be Evaluated' for more information.\n\n- Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in 'Required Documents'\n\nFor additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/#ictap.\n\nQualified NASA term employees who have term conversion eligibility (Term Appointments | NASA) under the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004 will be referred and considered equally with other NASA permanent employees under internal competitive placement procedures.\n\nPer Executive Order 14343, this position is not part of a bargaining unit.\n\n Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.\n\n A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .\n\n Review our benefits\n\n Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.\nHow you will be evaluated\nYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.\n\n You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements outlined in this vacancy announcement. Your resume and supporting documentation will be reviewed in conjunction with your responses to the assessment questionnaire. As part of the assessment, your responses will be scored and used to place you into one of two quality groups. These scores, along with your qualifications and supporting materials, will determine your referral status. Please ensure your application materials and responses accurately reflect your experience and competencies, as misrepresentation may result in removal from consideration.\n\nThese competencies will be assessed using technical assessments. They may also be evaluated during a structured interview:\n\n Planning and Evaluating\n\n Program/Project Management\n\n Technical Competence\n\n Technical Work and Team Management\n\nTo preview the application questionnaire, click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13097267\n\nNASA considers paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). 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