This position serves as an electronics engineer within one of the multiple National Enterprise Infrastructure Systems Engineering sub-teams providing advanced engineering expertise in support of one or more NAS systems.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: (A) Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR, (B) Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1) Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. 2) Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 3) Specified Academic Courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4) Related Curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) AND IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE BASIC REQUIREMENT: To qualify for the FV-J (FG/GS-14) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least (1) one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I (FG/GS-13). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, to include the NAS specialized knowledge specific to the position being filled. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE includes: Experience providing engineering support for NAS Communications equipment and systems. QUALITY RANKING FACTOR: Experience providing maintenance support at the national level for one or more NAS systems. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their Work History.
As the Electronics Engineer, he/she plans and accomplishes highly complex and challenging projects/programs and other work activities under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced engineer. May act as a principal technical specialist or as a project/program manager for large work activities. As the principal technical specialist for the electronic system or combination of communications systems used in the NAS, he/she provides guidance to lower level engineers to difficult technical problems. Develops plans, techniques, and policies to address current or anticipated problems and issues involving systems from acquisition and initial implementation through the life-cycle. Works with senior management to solve problems. Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of electronics engineering principles, theories, and concepts as it relate to electronic circuits, circuit elements, equipment, systems, and electromagnetic or electrical information for purposes such as communication, computation, sensing, control, measurement, and navigation. Analyzes performance of equipment and systems in assigned areas and identifies the need to investigate and resolve problems that impact system performance, reliability, or service continuity. He/she possesses an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and to develop improved technical processes for the organization. Conducts engineering studies of system-wide scope to develop and implement solutions to these complex problems. Engineering studies often involve extensive research across engineering disciplines to develop new and innovative methods of testing or apply new technologies to resolve problems. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires. Identifies the need for, and adequacy of, technical documentation required to maintain and certify National Airspace System (NAS) equipment and systems, in assigned area. Identifies new maintenance and testing technologies and practices, and initiates efforts to incorporate these into maintenance documentation for assigned systems. May develop maintenance policy for systems in assigned area. May assist in the review, development, and enhancement of technical instruction books and maintenance handbooks by contractors and project engineers. Considers the objectives of the AJW and ATO when developing, integrating and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. Provides policy guidance and instruction to others, both internally and externally. Contacts are internal and external. Often represents FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs and other work activities. Communicates results to all levels internal to ATO and externally, to include other organizations within the FAA, other government organizations, contractors, and foreign governments. Plays a lead role in drafting, reviewing, and editing reports or contractual documents for final approval prior to external distribution. Presents briefings to obtain consensus/approval on policies. Coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations. Defines, organizes, and assigns resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Reviews work of project engineers on exceptionally complex projects for technical accuracy and adequacy. Allocates resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules. Maintains an awareness of the status and progress of all projects within the assigned technical area and recommends adjustments in accordance with established priorities. Provides input to team leads and management on performance, progress, and training needs of project engineers and computer scientists.