Airway Transportation System Specialist (UNCLASSIFIED)

SALARY RANGE - $40,131 - $60,207 - Could go higher based on experience.
APPLY: ALL RESUMES MUST BE SUBMITTED NLT 9/19/12 - While this is a Federal Position the hiring will be ON THE SPOT.

Due to the short time suspense, any applicants that would like to have their resume review must submit it to the Employment Coordination Program, no later than Sunday, September 16th.

IN ORDER TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF BEING CONSIDERED, THE RESUME MUST EXPLAIN ALL YOUR EXPERIENCE, TO INCLUDE ALL CERTIFICATIONS AND WORK HISTORY RELATED TO THE POSITION LISTED.

Airway Transportation System Specialist
Job Series 2101
NATURE OF THE WORK
Airway Transportation Specialists (ATSS), FV-2101-F/H, maintain electronic equipment and lighting aids associated with facilities and services required for aviation navigation to assure reliable, safe, and smooth flow of air traffic. This involves work with radar, communications, computers, navigational aids, airport lighting aids, and electrical/mechanical support for facilities on and off airports within the network of National Airspace System (NAS). It includes periodic maintenance (inspection and analysis of equipment with associated adjustments), corrective maintenance (troubleshooting, repair, and replacement of malfunctioning equipment) and certification. ATSS’s may also assist in the design, development, and evaluation of new types of electronic equipment. ATSS’s could be involved with not only electronic equipment but also lighting aids and environmental support equipment for the NAS.

Many ATSS’s work out of offices located at or near airports and service equipment located on airports, in Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCT), in open fields or even on remote mountaintops. It is often necessary to drive significant distances (100-200 miles) to reach facilities. ATSS’s also work in Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC) maintaining equipment within the facility. ATSS’s may be required maintain entire facilities, including electronic equipment, electrical power distribution, emergency backup power, power conditioning systems, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); electronic equipment only; or power and HVAC only.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants applying for these positions must possess experience as technicians, instructors, inspectors, or mechanics (civilian or military) which shows progression in theoretical and practical knowledge of electronic theory and of characteristics, function, operation and capabilities of a variety of types of electronic equipment, electrical power distribution systems, emergency backup power systems, power conditioning systems, or HVAC systems. This experience must have included the use of schematic diagrams, varieties of test equipment, and the application of appropriate electronic/electrical-mechanical formulas involved in such duties as testing, troubleshooting, modifying, designing, calibrating, installing, maintaining, repairing, constructing, developing and/or instructing on the above listed systems/equipment, or similar functions.
OR
Experience that provides a basic knowledge of the principles of electronics, mathematics, computers, aeronautics, or related areas, and/or an understanding, both theoretical and practical, of automated systems operations, integration, management, and maintenance. Experience may have been gained in one or more occupations including, but not limited to computer specialist, electronics technician, telecommunications specialist, engineer, etc.
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Experience in developing policies, standards and procedures for maintenance, installation, or similar functions provided the work clearly shows that the applicant applied specialized knowledge of the theories and principles of a variety of electronics systems/equipment, electrical power distribution systems, emergency backup power systems, power conditioning systems or HVAC systems.

To receive consideration, please send your resume by email to Marsha.A.Daugherty@faa.gov.
Your resume must be received by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on September19, 2012.
For questions, you may contact CSM James H. Martin at (317) 568-4840 5-Digit Extension 87635