Robert Nicholson – San Jose State University

I am the Principal Investigator (P.I.) for a subcontract agreement between the San Jose State University Research Foundation and KBR, a primary NASA contractor, to hire student interns to work at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mt. View. I attend KBR’s job status meetings, so I can also share open fulltime positions. Please see the Job Categories and the Background at the bottom of this page.

Thanks to professor Ronald Mak, who is currently on leave, for securing this grant for San Jose State University

Resume tip for applicants:  Tailor your resume to the position that you’re applying for. The position descriptions are very clear about the job requirements. If you have matching qualifications, list them at the top of your resume, not buried down below in your school, work, and life experiences. Don’t expect busy hiring managers to search for them!

Student Internships

Please send your resumes to me at robert.nicholson@sjsu.edu. For the subject line, use NASA position: followed by the ID of the position you wish to apply for. For example, NASA position: R1234567

I know there is a general need for software testers, especially Java. If you want to be considered for a potential testing position, please use the subject NASA position: testing. If you just want me to keep your resume on file for a possible future match, please use the subject line NASA position: file.

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 lockdown at NASA Ames, there are currently few open internship positions. There will be more after Ames reopens. Students whom we have already hired are working online. Unless the job description states otherwise, international students may apply, but having a social security number is absolutely required.

Click on the Position ID to download the position description which includes the requirements.

Position ID	Title	Job Category	Status
R2034757	Decision Support Software Engineering Intern U.S. citizenship NOT required!	Intern I (working on bachelor’s degree) or Intern II (working on master’s degree)	Newly opened!

I review all the resumes and forward each one that meets the requirements of a position to the hiring manager at NASA. Recommendation by a faculty member will be a major plus! It will be up to the hiring manager to decide whether to interview and subsequently recommend hiring.

Student interns will be hired by the San Jose State University Research Foundation on behalf of KBR, the primary NASA contractor. I approve the hires and sign the monthly timesheets, but onsite project supervision will be provided by KBR scientists and engineers at NASA Ames. Interns are allowed to work half time (max 20 hours/week) while school is in session and full time (max 40 hours/week) during school breaks.

Students do not have to attend SJSU to apply. Unless the job description states otherwise, international students may apply, but having a social security number is absolutely required. To be hired by the Research Foundation, students must currently live in the states of CA, WA, HI, IL, or PA.

Fulltime Positions

Anyone who is eligible can apply for the fulltime positions. Click on the Position ID to link to a KBR webpage where you can apply directly. Fulltime hires become regular employees of KBR and are therefore not subject to San Jose State University Research Foundation limitations. Visit KBR.

Position ID	Title	Job Category	Status
R2032595	Rover Operations Integration Engineer U.S. citizen or permanent resident only	Systems Engineer III	Open
R2032692	Mapping Data and Backend Services Developer U.S. citizen or permanent resident only	Computer Scientist III	Open
R2032923	Lunar Rover Simulation Engineer U.S. citizen or permanent resident only	Computer Scientist IV	Open
R2033496	NASA Data Systems Test and Software Operations Support Engineer U.S. citizen or permanent resident only	Software Engineer II	Open
R2034844	ARMADAS Research Engineer II U.S. citizen or permanent resident only	Research Engineer II	Newly opened!

Job Categories

“Standard Labor Categories Descriptions/Qualifications for Ames Research Center”

Background

SJSU and the SJSU Research Foundation partnered with KBR, a major NASA contractor, to win the Intelligent Systems Research and Development Support 3 (ISRDS-3) contract with the NASA Ames Research Center. KBR was awarded the contract in February 2020 for up to $400M over the next eight years. See https://beta.sam.gov/opp/0ae436fd67e245369a2415b056035b83/view (SGT, LLC. is now part of KBR). The final amount and duration of the contract will depend on the tasks NASA assigns to KBR. The workshare agreement with the Research Foundation is 0.6% of revenue.

I am currently the P.I. for this agreement, and one of my tasks is to recruit qualified student interns to work at NASA Ames.