Airway Transportation Systems Specialist
Agency
Federal Aviation Administration
Location
Watkins, Colorado, Colorado
Salary
$83,103 - $128,818 Per Year
Open & closing dates
Posted: October 1, 2025
Closes: October 21, 2025 (16 days left)
Job Description
This position is an Airway Transportation Systems Specialists (ATSS). 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).
Qualifications
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 includes completion of equipment specific academic and OJT instruction and demonstrated field experience in maintaining and certifying FAA facilities and services, in multiple disciplines, utilizing FAA directives, policies and procedures. There is no timeframe requirement at the Level II/FV-G to compete. Candidates must show experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility that is appropriate to the position. Generally, experience at the next lower level (Pay Band G/Level II or equivalent), meets the minimum qualifications for this position as long as the experience supports the DEMONSTRATED ABILITIES identified below. In addition to your resume, in the space provided under each Demonstrated Ability, you MUST provide a NARRATIVE justification on how you meet this ability. The justification 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 listed below. Eligible candidates may be ranked based on the Demonstrated Abilities. Supervisor's Endorsement: If your selection for this position would be considered a promotion, then a signed (wet, ink, or digital signature) and dated supervisory statement endorsing your candidacy is required by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants who fail to submit the required documentation with appropriate signatures will not be considered. A Supervisor's Endorsement is not required for in-grade/downgrade and/or reassignments.
Required Documents
SUPERVISORY ENDORSEMENT: A supervisor's endorsement form or memorandum is required for a competitive promotion. Applicants applying for a promotion must include a Supervisor's Endorsement or Memorandum which must include the vacancy announcement number and supervisor's signature. A Supervisor's Endorsement is not required for in-grade/downgrade and/or reassignments. To obtain the Supervisory Endorsement, please contact your manager. Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted. If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line application, e.g., SF-50 or Supervisory Endorsement, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS. Supplemental documentation can also be faxed to (206) 231-4150 on or before the closing date of this announcement. Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth. If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.
Department Information
Agency
Federal Aviation Administration
Department
Department of Transportation
Location
Watkins, Colorado, Colorado, United States