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Summary As a Range Safety Analyst (RSA) with the System Safety and Mission Assurance Division at NASA Ames Research Center, you will support the Range Safety Representative (RSR) in assessing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) airworthiness, flight readiness, and range safety activities, in accordance with NASA Procedural Requirements for Range Flight Safety NPR 8715.5 and the NASA Technical Standard for Range Flight Safety NASA-STD-9719.25. Responsibilities Generates or reviews risk analyses; safety, mishap, and contingency plans, as well as Expectation of Casualty Analysis in support of Ames Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Small Unmanned Aircraft (sUA) flight projects. Provides analyses to the RSR, the Lead RSO, Airworthiness and Flight Safety Review Board (AFSRB), and Flight Readiness Review Board (FRRB) for review and approval. Develops methodologies, work instructions, and training materials. Generates or reviews Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) hazard analyses. Identifies flight hazards and controls to mitigate flight hazards in aerospace or aeronautical vehicle tests or operations, and verifies the mitigations. Conducts conceptual definition studies and complex detailed analysis to establish preliminary designs and alternatives for a variety of advanced systems on proposed new projects for which no precedents are available. Performs theoretical, aerodynamic studies to evaluate various factors (performance, stability, trajectory, etc.) that affect flight safety. Performs Expectation of Casualty Analysis of the public and protected area impact probability studies. Calculates flight safety limits for guided and unguided launch vehicles. Identifies alternative approaches to develop the most effective solutions. Analyzes post-flight data to determine violations of limits or variations in predicted performance. Integrates various study and analysis results into comprehensive technical briefings and reports to review panels and senior management to ensure that the risks for the mission are understood. Provides technical advice in flight systems safety both within and outside the organization. Serves as a member of internal and external working groups, review panels, and failure investigation boards as required. Maintain and submit to the Ames Range Safety Representative (RSR) for review and approval revisions and updates of the Range Safety Personnel Training Plan QS-TR-2240, and the Range Safety Risk Management Plan QS-TR-2316. Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NASA 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. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Identifying flight hazards, determining the appropriate controls to mitigate the hazards, and verifying/validating the implementation of the mitigations in aerospace or aeronautical vehicle testing or operations; Calculating flight safety limits for guided or unguided Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), identifying alternative approaches to develop the most effective solutions and/or analyzing post-flight data to determine violations of limits or variations in predicted performance; Coordinating, monitoring, maintaining surveillance over, or performing duties concerned with the engineering systems safety for space or aeronautical program. 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. NASA 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. Education 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://www.abet.org. 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://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/. 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 http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. Science 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/. All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation. Additional Information Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA. 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. If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must: - Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility. - Meet the minimum qualifications requirements for the position - Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in 'Required Documents' For additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/#ictap This is a bargaining unit position. If additional selections are made, those positions may or may not be in a bargaining unit. To learn more about bargaining units at NASA please click here NASA Unions (Bargaining Units) | NASA.