Airway Transportation Systems Specialist (SOC NOM)

Department of Transportation; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Transportation seeks experienced Airway Transportation Systems Specialists (ATSS) to maintain the NAS electronics systems essential for safe air traffic control and navigation. The role involves installing, evaluating, maintaining, modifying, and certifying facilities and equipment supporting the NAS.

Minimum qualifications include one year of specialized experience at the FV-I/Level IV or FG/GS-13 equivalent, with demonstrated abilities detail required narratives.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience at the FV-I/Level IV or FG/GS-13 equivalent.
• Extensive knowledge of technology system interrelationships and civilian/military automated aviation, navigation, and electronics systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the NAS electronic systems network to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Install, evaluate, maintain, modify and certify NAS facilities, services and equipment.
• Prepare narratives for demonstrated abilities as required by the announcement.

Skills

Aviation systems

System interrelationships

Job description

The Airway Transportation Systems Specialists (ATSS) at this level is recognized as the principal 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, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess one year of specialized experience at the next lower level pay band of FV-I/Level IV, or the equivalent of an FG/GS-13.

Specialized Experience: Experience that demonstrates an extensive knowledge of and experience in technology system interrelationships, and management of civilian or military automated aviation, navigation, and electronics systems. The NOM using technical expertise of (CFAD/CRAD/CPDLC/ADSS) will determine the performance/certification status of the services.

In addition to meeting the qualifications above, candidates MUST also address the "Demonstrated Abilities" listed in this announcement.

Narratives for demonstrated abilities are mandatory. 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. For your assistance in responding to each of the demonstrated abilities "things to consider"/instructions have been provided for each demonstrated ability. Failure to submit a narrative for each demonstrated ability will prevent you from receiving further consideration.

https://employees.faa.gov/org/staffoffices/ahr/program_policies/policy_guidance/hr_policies/media/AppendixVPromotionCriteria.pdf

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

A Supervisor's Endorsement is not required for ingrade/downgrade and/or reassignments.

NOTE: Answer all questions to the best of your ability. 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.

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