Aviation Technical Systems Specialist
What you'd do
The Aviation Technical Systems Specialist provides aviation related services at one of the En-Route Air Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC) or four offshore Oceanic sites. The Specialist works directly with National Airspace System (NAS) real-time air traffic control systems applying technical automation and air traffic familiarization to resolve software problems, create and maintain adaptation databases and provide direct support to air traffic operations.
Major duties
Duties at the I-band: Serves as an Aviation Technical Systems Specialist, incumbent applies experience and advanced technical knowledge of NAS equipment, procedures, and safety interventions including their interrelatedness and functions, in order to design, develop, modify, or evaluate the NAS. Applies multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary scientific principles, qualitative methods, and modeling to study and analyze complex NAS systems and programs to assist in proposing an alternative course of action in the acquisition, management, and deployment of major aviation related systems or programs. The specialist participates as a technical team member and is responsible for supporting the oversight and analysis of all facets of the automation systems related to Air Traffic Control (ATC) activities within the facility. This position supports multiple, varying and complex assignments under the direction of a Field Manager, project manager, team leader, or more experience technical specialist. The specialist provides support to a project team for large work activities. Typical duties include (1) performs research to identify, analyze, and resolve operational automation discrepancies, (2) ensures the adequacy of automation support based on knowledge of air traffic control precures and a general knowledge of facility traffic flows, (3) maintains, tests, and recommends modifications to adaptation databases to ensure that maximum effectiveness is achieved and the data will be processed in a precise and timely manner, (4) coordinates with staff at local and other air traffic facilities regarding automation decisions and activities that could impact NAS operations. The Specialist works at a field site with limited direction provided by the Second Level Engineering Field Manager. The Specialist works in a team environment and works with ta team lead or manager to support the decisions related to the maintenance of adaptation and software systems critical to the safe operation of the NAS. The work is reviewed periodically, typically at major milestones and at completion, for technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position at the I-band level you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H, FG/GS-10-12. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience is: Experience with aviation computer systems and software analysis program to support the National Airspace System and performing analysis and testing of automation systems adaptation. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Selections will be made from this announcement or ACT-ATO-26-AJM2570-99296. If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list. Selectee may be placed in AJM-257ZHN or AJM-257ZUA. There are 3 vacancies to be filled, with 2 positions available at AJM-257ZHN and 1 position available at AJM-257ZUA.
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