Aviation Technical Systems Specialist

Federal Aviation Administration •

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

Serves as a program lead in assigned areas of responsibility to provide expertise on technical matters, programs, and procedures relating to the National Airspace Systems. Performs multiple varying and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist. Acts as principal technical specialist or as a project manager or team leader for large work activities.

Duties

Analyzes proposed changes to the National Airspace Systems (NAS) to determine impact and provide suggestions to improve the quality of services and correct deficiencies using experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of the NAS. Applies in-depth technical knowledge of the NAS in order to design, develop, modify, or evaluate major systems or programs.

Leads, manages, and coordinates assigned programs related to Terminal and Enroute airspace, procedures, and special events.

Identifies and resolves challenging problems or issues that often cross organizational boundaries and impact the accomplishment of strategic objectives.

Develops and provides high-level presentations sufficient to defend, clarify, and justify recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.

Performs statistical and trend analysis. Conducts research, evaluations, and studies. Performs airspace and procedures analysis using comprehensive knowledge of the FAA air traffic control processes.

Considers the objectives of the major subdivision and LOB/SO when developing, integrating, and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines.

Contacts are internal and external. Often represents the FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs, and other work activities. Communicates results to all levels internally (within a LOB/SO or across LOBs/SOs) and externally. Presents briefings to obtain consensus/approval on policies. Coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations.

Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires. Provides policy guidance and instruction to others, both internally and externally.

Work is reviewed typically through status reports and at project completion, to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more major subdivisions, LOBs/SOs, and may impact on the objectives of the FAA.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
May be terminated at any time, extended, or made permanent without further competition.
Security Requirement: Moderate Risk (5). This position requires completion and favorable adjudication of a background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained. Subject to a 5 year period reinvestigation.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience

Candidates must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the (FV-I or FG/GS-13) level that is typically in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Specialized experience includes:

• Extensive operational experience or direct technical involvement in civilian and/or military air traffic operations or airspace analysis; Experience with and broad knowledge of the National Airspace System (NAS) procedures, principles, and facilities.

QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

Special Note Concerning Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA), listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical, and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience at this grade level.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

Current or Former Federal employee (including a current FAA employee): You MUST submit a copy of your most recent (non-award) SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or equivalent document that verifies tenure (block 24, code 1 or 2). Failure to provide the required documentation by the closing date of this announcement will result in non-consideration for this position.

If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Salary Range: $117,981 - $182,904

Job Ident #: 793412400

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