E
NASA List of Competencies and Current Agency Population
TABLE E.1 Current Number of NASA Employees with Competency Specified
Competency |
Count |
Business Operations |
1,439 |
Financial Operations |
1,564 |
Institutional Operations and Support |
660 |
Workforce Operations |
298 |
Administrative Operations |
1,243 |
Engineering and Science Support |
976 |
Process Engineering |
26 |
Systems Engineering |
572 |
Test Engineering |
187 |
Advanced Missions/Systems Concepts |
151 |
Mission Analysis, Planning and Design |
129 |
Acoustics |
51 |
Aerodynamics |
113 |
Aeroelasticity |
18 |
Aerothermodynamics |
38 |
Air Traffic Systems |
36 |
Flight Dynamics |
16 |
Simulation/Flight Research Systems |
74 |
Aerospace Medicine |
26 |
Bioengineering |
8 |
Crew Systems and Aviation Operations |
64 |
Extravehicular Activity Systems |
68 |
Environmental Control and Life Support Systems |
42 |
Habitability and Environmental Factors |
25 |
Human Factors Research and Engineering |
59 |
Chemistry/Chemical Engineering |
37 |
Pyrotechnics |
10 |
Computer Systems and Engineering |
141 |
Data Systems and Technology |
20 |
Intelligent/Adaptive Systems |
78 |
Network Systems and Technology |
224 |
Neural Networks and Systems |
3 |
Competency |
Count |
Robotics |
44 |
Software Engineering |
297 |
Imaging Analysis |
6 |
Avionics |
77 |
Electro-Mechanical Systems |
49 |
Electrical and Electronic Systems |
201 |
Flight and Ground Data Systems |
194 |
Control Systems, Guidance and Navigation |
146 |
Micro-Electromechanical Systems |
13 |
Metrology and Calibration Competency |
0 |
Advanced In-Space Propulsion |
25 |
Airbreathing Propulsion |
30 |
Combustion Science |
29 |
Hypergolic Systems |
3 |
Nuclear Engineering/Propulsion |
3 |
Propulsion Systems and Testing |
120 |
Power Systems |
127 |
Rocket Propulsion |
109 |
Sensors and Data Acquisition—Aeronautics |
48 |
Electron Device Technology |
19 |
Electromagnetics |
57 |
Laser Technology |
20 |
Management |
2,078 |
Microwave Systems |
14 |
Optical Systems |
74 |
Remote Sensing Technologies |
71 |
Analytical and Computational Structural Methods |
36 |
Materials Science and Engineering |
209 |
Mechanics and Durability |
30 |
Mechanical Systems |
181 |
Non-destructive Evaluation Sciences |
37 |
Structural Dynamics |
64 |
Thermal Structures |
15 |
Cryogenics Engineering |
49 |
Fluid Physics Systems |
60 |
Thermal Systems |
108 |
Advanced Analysis and Design Method Development |
48 |
Advanced Measurement, Diagnostics, and Instrumentation |
71 |
Competency |
Count |
Advanced Experimentation and Testing Technologies |
125 |
Mathematical Modeling and Analysis |
104 |
Nanoscience and Technology |
13 |
Space Environments Science and Engineering |
22 |
Advanced Technical Training Design |
48 |
Mission Assurance |
93 |
Mission Execution |
490 |
Payload Integration |
12 |
Weather Observation and Forecasting |
6 |
Integrated Logistics Support |
31 |
Program/Project Analysis |
331 |
Technical Management |
108 |
Quality Engineering and Assurance |
230 |
Reliability and Maintainability Engineering and Assurance |
37 |
Risk Management |
15 |
Safety Engineering and Assurance |
180 |
Software Assurance Engineering |
19 |
Configuration Management |
17 |
Program/Project Management |
1,080 |
Astromaterials, Collections, Curation, and Analysis |
5 |
Astrobiology |
22 |
Astronomy and Astrophysics |
106 |
Earth Atmosphere |
123 |
Planetary Atmospheres |
1 |
Planetary Science |
67 |
Space Physics |
74 |
Terrestrial and Planetary Environmental Science/Engineering |
8 |
Biology and Biogeochemistry of Ecosystems |
15 |
Earth Science Applications Research |
37 |
Earth System Modeling |
18 |
Geophysical/Geologic Science |
10 |
Geospatial Science and Technologies |
10 |
Hydrological Science |
8 |
Oceanographic Science |
12 |
Climate Change and Variability |
4 |
Fundamental Physics |
21 |
Icing Physics |
9 |
Bioethics |
1 |
Biomedical Research and Engineering |
39 |
Biology |
14 |