Airway Transportation Systems Specialist (NAS)

Department of Transportation; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Transportation is seeking Airway Transportation Systems Specialists (ATSS) to serve as subject matter experts in maintaining the NAS’s electronics, navigation, and control systems.

Candidates must demonstrate extensive knowledge of technology interrelationships and experience with civilian or military automated aviation systems, including installation, evaluation, maintenance, modification, and certification of facilities and equipment to ensure safe, efficient airspace

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of technology system interrelationships.
• Experience with civilian or military automated aviation systems (navigation/electronics).

Responsibilities

• Install, evaluate, maintain, modify and certify NAS facilities and equipment.
• Ensure safe and efficient operation of air traffic control and navigation systems.

Skills

Systems interrelationships

Aviation electronics

Automated aviation systems

Job description

Airway Transportation Systems Specialists (ATSS) at this level are recognized as the subject matter expert in their field. All duties of an ATSS are tied to maintaining safe and efficient operating capacity of the vast and complex network of electronics systems required for the world's largest air traffic control and navigation system. ATSS personnel install, evaluate, maintain, modify and certify facilities, services and equipment that support the National Airspace System (NAS).

To qualify for this position candidates must show experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility that demonstrates an extensive knowledge of and experience in technology system interrelationships, and management of civilian or military automated aviation, navigation, and electronics systems. Generally, experience at the next lower level, pay band FV-H/level III or FG/GS-12 equivalent, meets the minimum qualifications for this position as long as the experience supports the demonstrated abilities.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on these factors and the Demonstrated Abilities 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.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Demonstrated Abilities:
You MUST provide a NARRATIVE statement for each Demonstrated Ability and Quality Ranking Factor. The narratives should be clear and concise, providing a description of your education, training and experience that would describe the degree to which you possess each Demonstrated Ability. Candidates must show experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility appropriate to the position.

Failure to respond on-line to the demonstrative abilities will prevent you from receiving further consideration.

NOTE: Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience at a later stage in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during that application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification.