General Engineer
What you'd do
This position is located in the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Safety Service Unit, Policy & Performance Directorate, Safety Performance Group (AJl-3400). This group creates and manages safety performance metrics and incorporates human performance management programs, data, and efforts to maximize safety performance.
Major duties
The General Engineer applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of several engineering disciplines such as Systems, Computer, and Safety engineering to evaluate and analyze National Airspace Systems (NAS) and equipment, including procedures and software, to develop safety performance metrics. Plans and accomplishes highly complex and challenging projects/programs and other work activities under the minimal direction of the team manager or more experienced engineer. This work directly affects the Safety Service Unit, the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), and the strategic goals of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Applies extensive experience and comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and new technologies to study and evaluate NAS systems and equipment. Facilitates decision-making by analyzing trend data and simulations to identify safety risks. Solves complex engineering problems and improves engineering processes, metrics, and measurements. Analyzes calculations and computations to evaluate safety performance targets. Conducts safety and performance assessments of NAS systems, operations and procedures, including communication systems, peripheral control systems and business architectures to develop safety data and to analyze information through the use of dashboards, advanced analytics, collaboration environments, visualizations, and briefings. Establishes data management and analysis methods to provide the components necessary for capturing, tracking, and learning from safety risk management efforts and to facilitate safety performance target monitoring for NAS systems and equipment. As a principal technical specialist or as a project/program manager or team leader for large work activities, the engineer uses experience applying project/program management principles to support the Safety Management Tracking System (SMTS) by gathering and managing system requirements for SMTS. Leads teams in the analysis and assessment of safety data to identify trends, risks, and areas for improvement in safety measures. Develops detailed documentation of requirements to ensure configuration management and traceability. Interprets equipment performance data to provide advice and to recommend changes in the ATO Safety Management System (SMS) Manual and related policies. Contacts are internal and external. The Engineer often represents the FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs and other work activities. Communicates results to all levels internally within AJI and externally. Plays a lead role in drafting, reviewing, and editing reports for final approval prior to external distribution. Presents briefings to obtain consensus/approval on policies and coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations. Although broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues, the Engineer is allowed considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Provides guidance to lower-level staff to solve difficult technical issues and resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of the Team Manager or a more experienced engineer. The Team Manager rarely reviews work, typically though status reports and at project completion, to ensure 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 J band level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FG/GS-13 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience applying project or program management principles to assist in organizing team, tracking, and executing work within a project. Experience analyzing and assessing safety data to identify trends, risks, and areas for improvement in safety measures. You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered. 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 later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification. Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position. Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; or (3) alphabetical, and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration.
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