Airway Transportation Systems Specialist (SSC Coordinator)
About The Position
Serves as an Airway Transportation Systems Specialist (SSC Coordinator), planning, coordinating, and performing work directly related to operation of the National Airspace System (NAS). The position performs broad and complex work with a high degree of independence and provides the highest organizational level of technical support for complex systems for which the FAA is responsible. The incumbent is recognized as a technical expert on legacy and newly developed systems within a large facility or across multiple facilities over a large geographic area. The work requires maintaining expertise in complex systems, emerging technology, system interrelationships, and NAS management. The role integrates, restores, tests, and evaluates advanced services and service components, hardware and software systems, and processes, with a focus on availability and reliability of services and products provided to NAS users. The SSC Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of SSC projects, from initial planning and review of drawings and specifications through implementation, Joint Acceptance Inspection, and asset disposition, and serves as the SSC point of contact for projects completed locally or by outside contractors. This is a temporary position not to exceed one year. It may be extended, terminated, or made permanent without further competition. If it remains temporary, the selected employee returns to their original permanent position or an equivalent position in the same commuting area upon completion of the assignment.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
- Must submit an SF-50.
- Valid U.S. driver's license required.
- Supervisory endorsement required as described in the announcement.
- Demonstrated experience with extensive knowledge of technology system interrelationships and management of civilian or military automated aviation, navigation, and electronics systems.
- Experience at the next lower level, Pay Band H/Level III or FV-H/GS-12 or equivalent, generally meets minimum qualifications when it includes the required demonstrated abilities.
- Narrative statements for each required Demonstrated Ability and Quality Ranking Factor must be submitted; failure to submit required demonstrated-ability narratives prevents further consideration.
- Qualifications must be met by the vacancy announcement closing date.
Responsibilities
- Plan, coordinate, and perform functions directly related to the operation of the NAS.
- Provide technical support for analyzing, designing, developing, installing, repairing, fabricating, maintaining, modifying, or evaluating complex FAA systems.
- Maintain technical expertise in complex systems, emerging technology, system interrelationships, and NAS management.
- Integrate, restore, test, and evaluate advanced services or service components, hardware/software systems, and processes.
- Support the availability and reliability of services and products provided to NAS users.
- Manage all aspects of SSC projects, including initial planning, drawing and specification review, implementation, Joint Acceptance Inspection, and asset disposition.
- Act as the SSC point of contact for projects completed locally or by outside contractors.
Benefits
- Federal employee benefits are available to the employee and family, subject to position type and eligibility.
- FAA Core Compensation plan.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
