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Airway Transportation Systems Specialist

Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 53 days ago

Hybrid San Diego, CA $103K – $160K Apply by Aug 31, 2026 Transportation Specialist ENTJESTJISTJISTP Education
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About the Role

This position serves as an Airway Transportation Systems Specialist and is a principal specialist for major projects and/or a specific program area. The incumbent resolves unique technical problems without managerial intervention, provides required coordination and recommends/suggests solutions to complex issues within the NAS.

What You'll Do

  • →Performs a wide variety of very complex assignments with a high degree of independence from supervision.
  • →Has broad automated systems and networking responsibilities providing complete services to air traffic customers over a large geographic area.
  • →The work performed at this level requires technical expertise on complex systems and/or emerging technology, systems interrelationships and management of the NAS.
  • →Provides the highest organizational level of technical support associated with analyzing, designing, developing, installing, repairing, fabricating, maintaining, modifying, or evaluating the most complex systems for which the FAA is responsible.
  • →Performs work with a high degree of independence, keeping the supervisor advised of only the most critical issues.
  • →Carries out work in accordance with overall plans and objectives of the organization, resolving problems as they arise and making adjustments as necessary to deal with unanticipated situations and organization needs.
  • →This work includes responsibility for evaluating diagnostic data from multiple systems that are integrated to support a network of services or service products.
  • →Evaluation of this data is used for correcting deficiencies on Contractor Acceptance Inspection (CAI)/Joint Acceptance Inspection (JAI), and timely restoration of equipment, systems or services within the NAS.
  • →Position may be the second level support for NAS systems, District, or Service Area offices providing broad program expertise.
  • →Contacts are both internal and external to the FAA.
  • →Represents the organization as a primary technical point of contact on projects, programs, and other work activities to coordinate and implement plans to obtain information and resolve problems.
  • →Contacts are to provide technical guidance and direction for multiple systems, advice for interpretations of orders, or certification examiner.
  • →Recognized for a high level of technical expertise on legacy and newly developed systems within a large facility or multiple facilities over a large geographical area.
  • →Responsibilities include the integration, restoration, testing and evaluation of new advanced services or service components, hardware/software systems and processes.

Requirements

  • ✓We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
  • ✓Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.

Personality Fit

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Job ID: 3a9d52ef-5fae-407f-90ba-8ff771909286

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