Airway Transportation Systems Specialist

Federal Aviation Administration•Fort Lauderdale, FL

About The Position

Serves as an Airway Transportation Systems Specialist (ATSS), maintaining the safe and efficient operating capacity of the electronics systems that support the National Airspace System (NAS). ATSS personnel install, evaluate, maintain, modify, and certify facilities, services, and equipment. At this level, the specialist performs highly specialized technical work requiring extensive knowledge of NAS technology, system interrelationships, and management. The position involves planning and conducting operational and diagnostic tests and confirming the reliability and validity of diagnostics on system hardware, software, and applications. The ATSS has full maintenance and operational responsibility for multiple disciplines and systems, including environmental systems; radar; weather systems; navigational aids; communications; and automation. The specialist receives general assignments from a supervisor and uses judgment, experience, and advanced technical knowledge to resolve problems and complete complex work with a high degree of independence, keeping the supervisor advised of significant issues that may affect air traffic control operations. The position requires comprehensive understanding of the NAS as an integrated system and how assigned systems, components, and disciplines interact. When installing, repairing, or restoring systems and services, the specialist considers backup systems, potential reconfigurations to minimize service interruptions, and the criticality of functions to NAS safety and efficiency. The specialist collaborates with system users, planners, engineers, and contractors to install and test new or modified systems, identify improvements, and recommend ways to improve system efficiency through modifications and existing or emerging technology.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959.
Submit an SF-50.
A valid state driver's license.
Successful completion of a security investigation.
Subject to designated or random drug testing and pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level, FV-G, FG/GS-11.
Specialized experience in the FV-2101 occupation or a related occupation that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the work; examples include completing equipment-specific academic and on-the-job instruction and demonstrated field experience.
Experience performing routine, unscheduled, and preventive maintenance on complex radar systems to ensure uninterrupted radar coverage for air traffic control.
Submit an online application; faxed or emailed resumes are not accepted.
Provide work-history information with specific examples supporting responses to the Demonstrated Abilities; include a reference's name, title, organization, and phone number where required by the announcement.
A supervisory endorsement containing the announcement number is required by the closing date, except for in-grade or downgrade candidates.
Education may not be substituted for experience.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The selected applicant may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty.

Responsibilities

Install, evaluate, maintain, modify, and certify NAS facilities, services, and equipment.
Plan and conduct operational and diagnostic tests, and confirm the reliability and validity of diagnostics for system hardware, software, and applications.
Perform maintenance and operational work across environmental, radar, weather, navigational aid, communications, and automation systems.
Use FAA orders, technical manuals, manufacturer instructions, procedures, and other publications to complete complex assignments.
Select appropriate methods to complete assignments independently and keep the supervisor informed of significant issues that may affect air traffic control operations.
Consider backup systems, possible system reconfigurations, service interruptions, and the criticality of functions when installing, repairing, or restoring systems and services.
Collaborate with system users, planners, engineers, and contractor personnel to install and test new or modified systems and identify needed improvements or enhancements.
Develop and recommend methods to improve system efficiency through modifications and the application of existing or emerging technology.