General Engineer, AST, Engineering Project Management (Direct Hire)

Ames Research Center; California; Remote; USD 157,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

Ames Research Center in California seeks an AST, Technical Manager to lead multidisciplinary teams in the Space Biosciences Division. You will oversee project planning, scheduling, budgeting, reporting, and configuration management while ensuring alignment with stakeholders and cross-agency coordination to drive NASA’s science and exploration mission.

The role involves providing project reporting to programs across NASA and coordinating with NASA Headquarters, with eligibility for telework as

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with ABET accreditation or in Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science, or Computer Science with substantial math/calculus coursework.
• Graduate degree in AST-qualifying field may substitute for basic education.
• Foreign degrees must be evaluated for equivalence and recognized as meeting U.S. criteria.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams in Space Biosciences Division and oversee project planning, scheduling, budgeting, reporting, and configuration management.
• Provide project reporting to stakeholders including NASA Ames Research Center programs and NASA Headquarters.
• Coordinate cross-agency activities to advance NASA mission objectives.

Education

ABET-accredited engineering or related degree / physical science, math, life science, computer science with calculus courses

Job description

• Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The AST, Technical Manager within the Space Biosciences Division leads multidisciplinary teams, overseeing project planning, scheduling, budgeting, reporting, and configuration management. Ensures operational continuity, stakeholder alignment, and cross-agency coordination to advance NASA's science and exploration mission.

Key Responsibilities

Provides project reporting to stakeholders including NASA Ames Researcher Center, relevant NASA programs including Biological and Physical Sciences, Human Research Program, the Science Mission Directorate, or NASA Headquarters.

Requirements & Education

This position requires education or exceptional experience.

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. Applicants who do not fully meet the basic education requirement may still be considered if they possess exceptional relevant experience, or a combination of education and experience, that clearly demonstrates significant full performance-level achievement directly related to the duties of 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.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $157236 – $197200/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-15.

How many openings are available?

There are 2 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

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