Engineering Technician

Federal Aviation Administration •

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

Serves as an Engineering Technician within the FAA Logistics Center. Serves as an independent contributor, a contributing specialist on large work activities, or as a team leader for single or small work activities. May provide formal instruction to other technicians.

Duties

Performs highly specialized technical work associated with analyzing, designing, developing, installing, repairing, fabricating, maintaining, modifying, or evaluating the most complex systems for which the FAA is responsible. Applies broad experience and advanced technical knowledge performing troubleshooting, analysis, repair, and replacement of electronic or electromechanical equipment on surveillance and advisory systems. Electronic test equipment and knowledge of electronic theory is used in said activities.

Work is vital to the success of activities and projects that are critical to the safe and continual operation of the NAS, FAA aircraft, and/or FAA academic programs. Contacts are both internal and external. Is often considered a key technical point of contact for assigned systems, programs, and projects. Contacts are made to furnish technical guidance and advice, instruct other employees, share information, provide data, discuss the status of assignments, and coordinate the activities of contractors.

Receives general work assignments from a supervisor. Uses own judgment, experience, and knowledge to solve problems and complete assignments. Identifies resources needed to perform assignments. Plans and organizes work to accomplish organizational objectives. Allocates resources to accomplish limited work activities within established schedules. Technical manuals, manufacturers instructions, FAA policies and procedures, and other publications provide guidance for some assignments. In many cases, guidance is inadequate or incomplete, requiring the technician to develop solutions based on knowledge of the discipline and past experience. May develop guidelines for the use of other technicians. Independently performs assignments. Completed work is reviewed to the extent consistent with the complexity of the assignment.

Prepares sketches, drawings, specifications, technical reports, trip reports, and other pertinent written records related to their job tasking. These communications may be required to be presented in oral or written format.

Serves as the subject matter expert with regards to the assigned workload. Employee will also coordinate work-center workload, serve as quality control expert, monitor CSAs on assigned workload, and provide guidance to lower grade technicians.

Utilizes test equipment and software programs for use on complex computerized test equipment, which is used for subsystems testing, and malfunction isolation. Designs and builds test fixtures for use in testing and malfunction isolation on surveillance and advisory systems.

The employee will be the POC for training requirements related to their assigned tasks. Will develop training plans in order to determine qualifications relating to applicable proficiencies. Serves as the primary trainer and certifier for untrained members of the team. Employee will be cognizant of COTR and OSHA training requirements.

Tracks the efficiency of current procedures related to the tasks within his purview. Employee will offer solutions to improve efficiency through time saving measures, cost saving measures, and/or reallocation of resources. Uses trend analysis to identify problem areas related to the systems within his purview. Will work with outside agencies in order to address and offer solutions to these problems.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
Selectee must pass a pre-employment physical prior to appointment.
Please Review Required Documents & Additional Information

Qualifications

To qualify for this FV-H (FG/GS-12) position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G (FG/GS-10/11) level. 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: Experience operating test equipment, analyzing, designing, developing, installing, repairing, fabricating, maintaining, modifying, or evaluating the most complex systems; performing troubleshooting, analysis, repair, and replacement of electronic or electromechanical equipment on surveillance and advisory systems; prepares sketches, drawings, specifications, technical reports, trip reports, and other pertinent written records; experience improving efficiency through time saving measures, cost saving measures, and/or reallocation of resources.

AND

Quality Ranking Factor (QRF): Well qualified applicants will demonstrate experience operating test equipment to include network analyzers, power meters, digital/analog oscilloscopes, electronic counters and spectrum analyzers, as well as experience with repair of rotary joint(s) and/or radar antenna components found on NAS systems.

AND

Physical Requirements: You must be able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position without hazard to yourself or others. Selectee must pass a pre-employment physical prior to appointment.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

Information Regarding KSA’s:

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs), in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSAs and Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

Standard Form 50 (SF50) or DD214 (Member 4 copy) is required to verify area of consideration. Supplemental documentation, e.g. Transcripts, Veteran's Documentation, etc. will be accepted in combination with your on-line application. These documents must be uploaded into USAJOBS or 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.

Applicants claiming eligibility for the Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO), MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are a current or former Federal employee (including a current 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 a current Federal employee and need a current copy of your SF-50, please contact your personnel office. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/. If you are a former Federal employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF-50 by writing the National Personnel Records Center Annex, 1411 Boulder Boulevard, Valmeyer, IL 62295. Additional information is available from this link: https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/opf.

Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO) are preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service. Applicants claiming eligibility for EVHO, MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Salary Range: $73,137 - $113,369

Job Ident #: 810759300

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