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Re: NASA Force

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Post by alephnerd » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC

hellojesus wrote: post #30

Why is this called Nasa Force when the linked job is for an Areospace Engineer? The usa.jobs site only shows 15 open reqs for Nasa, and they are almost all engineering roles, save a few accounting/finance ones. Does that mean there are legitimately no other jobs open for tech-related folks? What is the point of the fancy landing page (that provides zero actual info) if that's the case? No Data Science or developer op…

> I'd love to work for Nasa, but I live in Portland, OR. Does this geo basically disqualify me from ever joining Nasa

Yes. And it always did since the 1950s unless you were interested in relocating.

Ffs aerospace engineering cannot be done remotely, and that too in a city with a nonexistent aerospace industry.

> Does that mean there are legitimately no other jobs open for tech-related folks? What is the point of the fancy landing page (that provides zero actual info) if that's the case? No Data Science or developer openings for tech folk that don't have Abet certified engineering degrees

Not all industries need SWEs who are CRUD monkeys. And your assumption deeply underestimates how most Aerospace and Mechanical Engineers know how to develop at a CS level now as well - most MechE and Aerospace undergrad programs now see their students double major or minor in CompE or CS.

Re: NASA Force

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Post by Rebelgecko » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC

So is this collecting signups for new GS-12s? Or is this program able to offer more competitive compensation?

Re: NASA Force

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Post by porridgeraisin » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC

jvanderbot wrote: post #69

porridgeraisin wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't most of the actual aerospace R&D work contracted out?

No

What kind of research happens outside academia-attached labs like JPL and outside MIC firms like lockheed/boeing?

Re: NASA Force

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Post by stickman393 » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC

NASA should have co-opted "Space Force" from the get-go; funding might not have been such an issue

Re: NASA Force

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Post by Rebelgecko » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC

ghostpepper wrote: post #3

How do they have budget for this but not for decent production values on the Artemis 2 livestream?

It looks like this come from the White House, not NASA's defunded communication budget

Re: NASA Force

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Post by jacobsenscott » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC

hellojesus wrote: post #30

Why is this called Nasa Force when the linked job is for an Areospace Engineer? The usa.jobs site only shows 15 open reqs for Nasa, and they are almost all engineering roles, save a few accounting/finance ones. Does that mean there are legitimately no other jobs open for tech-related folks? What is the point of the fancy landing page (that provides zero actual info) if that's the case? No Data Science or developer op…

> Highly skilled early- to mid- career engineers, technologists, and innovators join NASA for focused term appointments, typically 1–2 years with the possibility of extension, to solve complex...

is somewhere in that word salad. I think it's an internship?

Re: NASA Force

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Post by jacobsenscott » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC

> ...for a few days, access is granted to this work. The number is extremely limited. The window only lasts four days. Will you answer the call?...

What? This sounds like a phishing email from before phishing emails got good.

Re: NASA Force

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Post by boywitharupee » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC

the timer and urgency of this reminds me of the movie Armageddon where they had limited time to form a crew for a space mission.

Re: NASA Force

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Post by jvanderbot » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC

antisthenes wrote: post #47

hellojesus wrote: post #30

Why is this called Nasa Force when the linked job is for an Areospace Engineer? The usa.jobs site only shows 15 open reqs for Nasa, and they are almost all engineering roles, save a few accounting/finance ones. Does that mean there are legitimately no other jobs open for tech-related folks? What is the point of the fancy landing page (that provides zero actual info) if that's the case? No Data Science or developer op…

Yeah, there definitely needs to be more transparency about the whole initiative. Either it's "We're hiring ~1000 IT/Engineering specialists across multiple domains" or it's "Hey, just apply on USAJobs for the open positions". Otherwise it just feels like throwing an application into the black hole of some kafkaesque talent management system.

You'll have better luck visiting the various center's websites.

Re: NASA Force

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Post by sph » Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC

tiberone wrote: post #36

> NASA Force technologists inside the systems that power American spaceflight, aeronautics, and scientific discovery. Am I an idiot or does their leading sentence make absolutely no sense?

"Force" is the verb.