Total 9 Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in US-CA Field Based

• Leads and manages the Computational Aerosciences Branch with the Branch Chief by providing supervisory oversight, technical guidance, and personnel coordination in a complex and high-performing organization.
• Supports the Branch Chief by providing specific technical and administrative direction to subordinates, assisting in resource planning, aiding in development of strategic objectives, and defending organization and employee work to higher management.
• Plans and manages agency project supporting tasks involving innovative concepts or approaches.
• Supports the Branch Chief by managing a team of high-fidelity modeling and simulation code developers responsible for advancing computational fluid dynamics, aeroacoustics, fluid-structure interaction, and multi-physics capabilities.
• Provides guidance towards computational analysis tasks pertaining to space vehicle development, which include aerodynamic database generation and debris impact assessments for launch vehicles.
• Fosters inter-organizational technical collaboration and exchange, to include collaborators from NASA, industry, academia, and governmental entities, to advance the state of the art in computational aerosciences in service of the NASA missions.
• Perform a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees.
• 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.

• Develops the techniques and tools necessary for science investigations, e.g., computer codes, sensors and other instrumentation and devices used in experiments.
• Facilitates the development of technologies to enable astrophysics research.
• Conducts development of data reduction pipelines and underlying algorithms, data analysis tools, and the delivery of scientific data products.
• Monitors contracted work either externally or on-site in the facility of the contractor.
• Obtains research data through the use of instruments aboard aircraft, balloons, rockets, spacecraft, and satellites.
• Documents and communicates findings through written papers and publications.
• 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.

• Guides or supports the development of computational materials modeling to describe thermal protection materials performance in mission relevant environments and inform on thermal protection materials selection.
• Guides or supports the development of computational materials modeling to describe composite materials performance in mission relevant environments and inform on material architecture selection.
• Coordinates or participates in meetings and briefings, as necessary, develop technical reports as requested by projects.
• Contributes to or leads proposal efforts and interacts for the Agency with private industry and other government entities.
• Assists in identifying areas of focus for future computational materials modeling development programs.
• Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions NASAs commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

• Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
• Provides support for planning, developing, coordinating, and executing functions of the Protocol office at the NASA Ames Research Center.
• Provides communication and scheduling support and coordination for the Center Directors and members of the Director’s staff.
• Conducts orientation for the visitors in a schedule designed to fit the needs of the visitor and the command.
• Coordinates a variety of special events to include ceremonies, receptions, luncheons, dinners, etc.
• Plans and directs the conduct of visits to Ames Research Center by distinguished visitors including NASA Headquarters, Governmental Officials, VIP foreign national visitors and other notable guests.
• Integrates the efforts of staff offices to perform an orientation for the visitors in a schedule designed to fit the needs of the visitors and Ames Research Center.
• Ensures all support personnel (i.e., drivers, escorts, photographers, details, etc.) are thoroughly briefed and oriented on their respective responsibilities for the visit.
• Creates detailed itineraries for distinguished visitors based upon time and place of arrival, size and significance of the group, background and interests, and length of stay.
• Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity and teamwork.

• Identifies strategic objectives for the organization; obtains required resources; defines jobs, selects employees, assigns work, and defines technical work requirements and milestones.
• Leads, determines, and analyzes work requirements within the Branch. Assigns work based on capabilities and experience of individual employees.
• Oversees the planning and execution of manufacturing and production of flight hardware, ground support equipment, assemblies, and components.
• Serves as an advisor to manufacturers, engineers, management, related organizations, or contractor personnel, giving authoritative advice relative to design, fabrication, and testing.
• Serves as a lead engineering technician, delegating work to team members based on their skills, while providing expert guidance, mentorship, spot checks, and advice to them, serving as both a role model and advocate for the team.
• Communicates with branch leadership and research teams to establish priorities and plans to ensure mission success.
• Works directly with aerospace engineers and scientists in the design, development, and manufacture of complex projects, such as prototype research flight articles developmental instrumentation, aerospace models and related equipment.
• Performs a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees.
• Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions NASAs commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

• Conduct research on the variability and processes which affect the chemical, dynamic, and radiative properties that regulate the spatial and temporal distribution and abundance of active tropospheric and stratospheric gases, aerosols, and clouds.
• Analyze data from airborne, ground, balloon, and satellite platforms and investigate the interaction occurring between radiation, photochemistry, and dynamics.
• Serve as the Ames Earth science division’s research and modeling lead for stratospheric dynamics and transport, and lead the Flight Planning and Forecasting (FPF) team for suborbital field campaigns.
• Conceive and advocate for field campaigns, and develop proposals that address science-driven hypotheses relevant to NASA focus areas as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator.
• Lead teams in integrating instruments, models, and other science capabilities to define science questions and traceability from science through observations to data products, toward proposals that address atmospheric science priorities.
• Study and develop new innovative techniques, including the use of machine learning tools for modeling atmospheric phenomena from the local to the global scale.
• Support current and planned NASA Earth Science Decadal Survey satellite missions. Help define algorithms that support Earth System Observatory (ESO) priorities.
• Advance the ESD-wide “Earth Science to Action” strategy, and advocate for synergies and opportunities.
• 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.

• Serves as an expert and technical authority to agency management and the aerospace industry in the areas of conceptual vehicle design analysis, aerodynamic database development, applied computational fluid dynamics, and development of analysis tools.
• Emphasizes development and transfer to stakeholders of advanced aerospace design and physics-based analysis tools and flight systems technology.
• Supports studies in areas including integration of new aircraft concepts in the national airspace, vehicle systems analysis, and inform the development of novel and sustainable aircraft and airspace operations.
• Supports studies in areas including integration of new high speed and entry system vehicle analysis and trade studies.
• Overcome complex technical, staffing, and organizational problems. Plan, guide, coordinate, and manage the work of subordinate and matrix resources engaged in accomplishing various missions and functions.
• Establish and maintain liaison with project leaders and division management to ensure adequate distribution of resources and funding.
• Manages the staffing of the office to ensure the skills are matched for current work and positioned well to address future work, and responsible for the career path of civil servant employees and matching their skills to the work of the office.
• Formulate long range plans for developing lines of business, including forecasting upcoming opportunities, potential partnerships, long range planning of projects, and resource requirements for project formulation and proposal development.
• Perform a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees.
• 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.

• Serve as manager of the Open Campus Project for Ames Research Center. Identify requirements for changing physical security elements and operations on portions of Moffett Field. Develop actions and sub-projects to accommodate the changes required.
• Collaborate with multiple organizations across the Center including Center leadership, Center Operations Directorate, Environmental Management Division, Legal, Protective Services, Facility Engineering Division, and NASA Research Park Office.
• Provide strategic coordination and negotiate for required resources to support new and existing leases between NASA Research Park and Center Operations divisions.
• Present project status and decision packages to Facility Utilization Review Board, Center leadership, Center Operations Directorate, Facilities Executive Council, HQ OSI, and other stakeholders as required.
• Communicate to stakeholders internal and external to NASA including local community and county offices.
• Create cost estimate and establish budget required for the Open Campus Project. Advocate for and identify funding sources.
• Develop and support new business processes and practices in the Center Operations Directorate.
• 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.

-Performs complete studies of limited scope or portions of larger projects, modifying/adapting techniques to fit situations, some requiring innovative approaches.
-Utilizes scientific inquiry in the development of mathematical models and computer programs to evaluate and predict the ability to support assigned projects, studies, or problems.
-Provides technical guidance, advisory support, and assistance. Performs studies/evaluations on an individual basis or as a team member responsible for completing defined portions of an overall work effort.
-Attends meetings, conferences, briefings, and seminars related to program planning, advanced technologies, and support system concepts.
-Accomplishes professional development and maintains technical proficiency.