Electronics Engineer, AST, Telecommunications (Direct Hire)

The Spectrum Analysis Lead is responsible for leading all domestic and international spectrum analysis activities. The selectee will lead the development of technical and engineering analyses supporting spectrum-related policy decisions. This includes mentoring junior analysts and ensuring NASA analyses are accurate and thorough with assumptions and methodologies aligned across forums, and developing new analytical approaches and tools to expedite results without compromising technical integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all NASA spectrum engineering and interference analyses across the Spectrum Analysis Center and NASA Centers, ensuring aligned assumptions, methodologies, and modeling approaches.
• Establish and enforce Agency-wide spectrum analysis standards, including coding standards, verification and validation (V and V) plans, documentation requirements, and peer review processes.
• Oversee technical review and validation of all spectrum studies supporting domestic and international proceedings to ensure accuracy, consistency, and defensibility.
• Develop, maintain, and manage NASA’s spectrum analysis code repository, ensuring version control, configuration management, documentation, and reproducibility of results.
• Design and implement advanced methodologies and tools to assess harmful interference to and from NASA space and terrestrial systems in complex environments.
• Provide technical analyses supporting IRAC deliberations, domestic rulemakings, ITU-R studies, and World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) agenda items.
• Lead or support ITU studies, as assigned, developing rigorous analyses to inform U.S. and NASA positions on WRC agenda items.
• Participate in IRAC subcommittees (SPS, FAS, TSC, and others), providing technical expertise to support Federal spectrum decisions and regulatory actions.
• Mentor and train NASA spectrum analysts; identify skill gaps and strengthen proficiency in tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, STK, and other modeling platforms.

Qualifications

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• This position may require a one-year probationary/trial period.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance.
• Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
• This position is not remote; however, the selectee may be authorized to work from an approved duty location based on mission needs, supervisory approval, and Agency policy.