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Position Summary:
This Mechanical Engineering Technical Lead position supports aerospace testing in the Engine Research Building (ERB) combustion test facility area and is located at the John Glenn Research Center in the Aviation Test Branch, within the Testing Division. You will be responsible for implementing and maintaining new test technologies and providing technical leadership for facility projects in support of NASA programs, other government agencies and industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership for facility projects in support of NASA programs, other government agencies and industry.
- Provide technical expertise to advocate for capability advancements and upgrades, provide technical expertise to implement and maintain new test technologies, capture lessons learned and implement into facility processes.
- Participating in workforce planning for the branch, ensuring resources and skills are available to support test facility operations.
- Provide technical oversight, maintain core test facility and facility systems operational knowledge.
- Communicate issues, status updates, reports, data calls, and action items to the division office.
- Communicate and coordinate with support service contractor management and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to ensure coverage of skills and personnel to support test facilities operations and maintenance.
- Provide mentoring, guidance and technical oversight to Civil Servants and contractor engineering staff.
Required Education & Experience:
To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level:
- Providing technical guidance to, or technical oversight of aerospace test facilities or other industrial facilities/capabilities with similar scale, precision, and complexity;
- Providing technical oversight and leading diverse teams in the development, planning and conformance of large-scale aerospace environments test projects or other test projects of similar scale, precision, and complexity;
- Coordinating customer requirements and supporting Facility Managers for proposed testing utilizing engineering principles and working with the full testing team.