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Airway Transportation Systems Specialist (ATSS (SOC NOM))
Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 57 days ago
Hybrid Auburn, WA $126K – $195K Apply by Aug 26, 2026 Transportation Specialist ENTJESTJISTJISTP Education
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Airway Transportation System Specialist (ATSS) at this level is recognized as the principal expert in their field. They are also responsible for various auxiliary duties that contribute to providing reliable and safe FAA services to the flying public.
What You'll Do
- →ATSS personnel install, evaluate, maintain, modify and certify facilities, services and equipment that support the National Airspace System (NAS).
- →As an ATSS (SOC NOM), the incumbent is recognized as the principal technical expert for development of workable solutions for any unanticipated situations adversely affecting operationally critical systems of the NAS.
- →Serves as senior project manager or team leader for large, challenging and complex work activities.
- →Represents the FAA as a senior technical authority for major agency activities, emerging technologies and customer concerns.
- →Responsible for establishing and managing program goals and objectives and formulating project plans; develops, interprets, recommends changes, and has broad discretion to ensure compliance with organizational objectives and policies; identifies, procures, distributes, and tracks resources needed to accomplish large work activities.
- →Works with customers at high internal and external organization levels to the FAA to resolve complex issues to ensure the integrity of the NAS.
- →Coordinates with multiple air traffic entities to shut down and restore facilities, systems, and services to prevent activities from disrupting air traffic operations.
- →Quickly resolves restoration problems with minimal impact to the NAS.
- →Performs work providing agency-wide leadership for highly complex and challenging technical activities.
- →This may be accomplished using innovative concepts and approaches for problems that have resisted earlier efforts at resolution.
- →Maintains authority to commit the necessary resources to accomplish the agency's mission.
- →Develops innovative approaches to attain organizational objectives and optimize the use of resources.
- →Works independently, monitors and evaluates trend data on a nationwide basis to develop workable solutions for sustaining the NAS.
- →Keeps abreast of changes in technology and the new systems coming on-line.
Requirements
- ✓We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
- ✓There is no positive education requirement.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 15bdac20-f19d-4ff8-9596-4ef12daef20d
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