***THIS IS A NASA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (PDP) OPPORTUNITY
ASSIGNMENT FOR NASA CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES. IT IS NOT OPEN TO
CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES NOR DRYDEN CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.***

Announcement No. PDP-DRY-2003-4

Opening Date: December 2, 2002 Closing Date: January 3, 2003

**Dryden Flight Research Center**

Professional Development Program

**Job Title: Aerospace Engineer (Software Quality Engineer)**

**Target Grade: GS-13/14/15**

**Contact:**

[Supervisor:]{.underline} Lawrence Davis, Director, Office of Safety and
Mission Assurance

\(661\) 276-2312, <lawrence.davis@dfrc.nasa.gov>, Mail Stop 2128

Dryden Flight Research Center

[Dryden Training]{.underline} Cecilia Cordova

[Office]{.underline} (661) 276-3266, <cecilia.cordova@dfrc.nasa.gov>,
Mail Stop 2407

Dryden Flight Research Center

**Organization Location:**

Incumbent is detailed to the Flight Assurance Group under the Office of
Safety and Mission Assurance. The group ensures that the appropriately
tailored system software safety and risk management elements have been
included in each flight project, and at each experimental facility.

**Description:**

Good management of flight and flight-related software is a critical
function at the Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC). Accordingly, it is
the policy of DFRC that each flight project or flight critical facility
shall apply the appropriate software management methods and procedures
as specified. Management of software development requires understanding
and control of the development process, the configuration management
process, the test process and the quality assurance process.

**Major Duties:**

-   The incumbent will evaluate existing software testing requirements
    and quality auditing processes. Incumbent will participate in the
    refinement and development of software testing quality goals and
    attributes for improvement in software functional, performance and
    interface requirements.

-   The incumbent will actively participate on selected projects and
    will conduct random monitoring and periodic software quality
    assurance audits in order to verify that assurance requirements are
    documented and satisfied throughout all phases of the software life
    cycle using a strategy that emphasizes prevention, not correction
    (NASA-STD-2201-93, par. 3.1.1).

-   The incumbent will assist projects in determining the appropriate
    software assurance level-of-effort, with respect to the defined
    software criticality.

-   The incumbent has strong skills in both oral and written
    presentations, and works without supervision to prepare and present
    safety briefings, technical reports, and safety training activities.
    The incumbent also has a strong background in team-building and team
    participation, and participates as a "self-starter" in project
    technical meetings, hazard reviews, design reviews, airworthiness
    activities, and other technical forums. Incumbent represents Dryden
    S&MA Office at contractor and other government facilities as
    required. The incumbent interfaces regularly with the Air Force
    Flight Test Center safety and range organizations, and has the
    ability to work safety coordination activities on high-visibility
    programs involving multiple organizational members.