Astrotech GSA: Labor Categories
We offer the labor categories below under the GSA Contract. These should NOT be considered as employment openings. For a current list of all job opportunities, click here.
| Labor Category | Education | Experience | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Director | Bachelor's/Master's Degree** | 20 | Senior manager with overall project financial and technical responsibility and authority. Responsible for assigning resources and monitoring cost, schedule and performance. Makes decisions on administrative or operational matters affecting more than one segment or functional activity of the program. |
| Director | Bachelor's/Master's Degree** | 15 | Senior manager with financial and technical responsibility and authority for a project. Responsible for assigning resources and monitoring cost, schedule and performance. Makes decisions on administrative or operational matters affecting the project. Serves as deputy to the Program Director. |
| Sr. Project Mgr | Bachelor's/ Master's/Doctorate Degree** | 12 | Responsible for planning, direction and coordination functions for one or more areas of the projects. Responsible for setting and attaining budget, schedule and performance in the assigned project. |
| Project Mgr | Bachelor's/Master's Degree** | 8 | Responsible for planning, direction and coordination functions for a project. Responsible for setting and attaining budget, schedule and performance in the assigned project. |
| Principal Engineer | Bachelor's/Master's/ Doctorate Degree** | 15 | Expert in the field. Possesses extensive managerial, technical and/or business knowledge. Provides leadership and direction for major projects requiring coordination or integration across multiple technical disciplines or interfaces. |
| Sr. Engineer | Bachelor's/Master's Degree** | 10 | Responsible for the solution of complex system problems. Directs, guides, and coordinates the activities of a group, or groups, of technical personnel performing complex technical activities. Works without technical supervision. |
| Staff Engineer | Bachelor's Degree | 5 | Possesses broad knowledge of industry practices, standards and technology areas. Performs work in a technical field to determine optimal system performance and design characteristics. Develops solutions to problems of varied complexity. May direct efforts of others. |
| Engineer | Bachelor's Degree | 2 | Performs work in a technical field to determine optimum performance and design characteristics. Works under the general supervision of a more senior employee. |
| Associate Engineer | Bachelor's Degree | 0 | Performs professional- level engineering assignments while working under the guidance of a more experienced employee. |
| Sr. Contract Administrator | Bachelor's Degree | 10 | Directs and controls the activities associated with the preparation, negotiation and pricing of contracts and subcontracts. Administers the GSA contract and acts as focal point of contact between Astrotech and the GSA contracting officer. |
| Contract Administrator | Bachelor's Degree | 8 | Assists in the preparation, negotiation and pricing of contracts and subcontracts. |
| Subcontract Administrator | Bachelor's Degree | 8 | Ensures compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations, Government Procurement Procedures and ISO Work Instructions. Negotiates subcontracts. Administers and manages subcontracts of various types and complexities, from the solicitation phase through award and closeout. |
| Contracts Specialist | Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience | 0 | Provides skilled administrative assistance to the contract and subcontract administrators. Able to provide initial drafts for contract/subcontract administrator's use in developing requirements, proposals and contracts. |
| Intellectual Property Administrator | Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience | 2 | Responsible for coordinating all aspects of patent process, non-disclosure agreements, and foreign visitor requests. Coordinates with the Depts. of Commerce and State for export licensing and agreements. Ensures the facilities comply with the ITAR guidelines from the Dept. of State. |
| Sr. Financial Analyst | Bachelor's/Master's Degree** | 10 | Responsible for the development of major financial efforts. Develops and presents financial reporting documents to customers. |
| Financial Analyst | Bachelor's Degree | 4 | Gathers and analyzes financial data for the project. Presents internal reports to the directors, managers and administrators of the project to enable timely and accurate financial monitoring. |
| Project Control | Bachelor's Degree | 5 | Facilitating the development of comprehensive schedules for engineering, procurement and fabrication. Monitoring the implementation and progress of project schedules. Updating schedules to reflect current project plans and requirements. Providing routine analysis of schedule progress in relation to baseline objectives. |
| Administrative Assistant | Associate Degree or Equivalent Experience | 2-4 | Provides administrative and clerical support to the engineering and administrative teams. Develops solutions to problems of varied complexity. |
| Technician IV | Trained in Specialty | 10 | Performs highly skilled work at the advanced level in assigned discipline. Instructs, leads and directs the work of others. |
| Technician III | Trained in Specialty | 7 | Performs highly skilled work at the advanced level in the assigned discipline. Works independently with a minimum level of supervision. |
| Technician II | Trained in Specialty | 5 | Performs skilled work at the intermediate level in the assigned discipline. Works independently with a moderate level of supervision. |
| Technician I | Trained in Specialty | 2 | Performs skilled work in assigned discipline. Works under direction of a more experienced employee. |
| Document Control Specialist | H. S. Diploma or Equivalent | 3 | Responsible for the control of all associated project documents and files. Maintains current and obsolete documentation for the project. Assembles document packages for the staff as required to assure that the latest version of documents are utilized. |
| Consultant | Education | Years Exper. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sr. Legal Consultant | Law Degree | Develops solutions to complex questions concerning defense article technology transfers raised by flying high-technology experiments on space vehicles. | |
| Legal Consultant | Law Degree | Assists in the development of solutions to complex questions concerning defense article technology transfers raised by flying high-technology experiments on space vehicles. | |
| Patent Attorney | Law Degree | Assists with complex questions concerning patent filings and infringements, trademarks and other issues of intellectual capital. | |
| Sr. Engineering Consultant | Bachelor's/ Master's/ Doctorate Degree** |
15 | Possesses unique experience, skills and expert knowledge in specialized technical, functional and/or process areas within the engineering discipline or across engineering disciplines. Provides capabilities to solve critical project problems. |
| Engineering Consultant | Bachelor's/Master's |
10 | Possesses unique experience, skills and expert knowledge in specialized technical, functional and/or process areas within the engineering discipline or across engineering disciplines. Provides capabilities to solve critical project problems. |
Note: The following footnote applies to all labor categories denoted by **.
In some cases, the following will be considered in place of minimum education and experience: unique education, specialized experience, skills, knowledge, training or certification; military training and/or experience. Related experience may be substituted for education. Education and experience requirements will be determined jointly by Astrotech and the customer based on task requirements.