NASA
Aerospace Engineer, AST, Structural Dynamics (Direct Hire)
4 days agoPay105,383.00 - 171,268.00 / year
LocationRemote
Employment typeFull-Time
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Job Description
- Req#: 828551100
- Performs structural dynamics on aircraft and/or spacecraft and/or launch vehicles.
- Understands, visualizes, analyzes, designs, and operates aerospace vehicles and structures operating within, above, and beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- Conducts specialized dynamic studies on flight vehicles, which may include overall/individual major systems components, and additional airborne equipment encompassed in the structure, to ensure their safety, suitability/effectiveness in operation.
- Investigates problems of free, forced, or self-induced vibration of structures of aeronautical and space flight vehicles, both in and out of the atmosphere.
- Conducts studies of time-dependent and frequency-dependent input forces, whether of a transient, steady oscillatory, or random nature, concentrated or distributed, and the resulting structural response.
- Works alongside aerospace engineers to perform various duties to incorporate new technologies, improve reliability, extend the life of an aerospace vehicle, or reduce total ownership costs.
- Fosters 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.
- 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 or higher-level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duty location/Directorate/Division/Branch requirements.
- You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
- Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, Bargaining Unit and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/Directorate/Division/Branch requirements.
- This position may require a one-year trial period.
- Developing technical integration activities with one or more commercial finite element analysis codes including Nastran, Patran, HyperX, FEMAP, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, Ansys, or equivalent to determine the structural capabilities of spacecraft, launch vehicles and aircraft structures;
- Programming in Python, Matlab, Excel, Visual Basic, or similar programming languages to meet technical, and programmatic goals to determine the structural capabilities of spacecraft, launch vehicles and aircraft structures;
- Documenting and presenting work products using reports, trade studies, presentations, technical papers, design guides, or laboratory notebooks to explain the results of structural analyses completed to assess the spacecraft, launch vehicles and aircraft structures, and ensure it meets the projects requirements.
As a member of the structural dynamics team, you will be responsible for conducting analysis to determine the dynamic response of aerospace structures and documenting and presenting the results to peers.Duties
Requirements
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-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level:About the company
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and space research.