Summary This Group is responsible for NAS operations quality control/policy oversight, and enterprise configuration management for all Tech Ops. Works with engineering, data and analytics teams from across the ATO and responsible for helping to develop data collection and analysis capabilities to help with decision making and maintenance optimization. This is a high-profile position that will work with cross-functional teams to derive information from data to solve previously unsolvable problems. Responsibilities The General Engineer 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. Builds, maintains and uses tools and capabilities needed to measure, monitor, analyze and optimize National Airspace System (NAS) maintenance operations. Identify the telemetry data required and apply engineering principles to support development of enterprise level predictive models that optimize maintenance of diverse NAS systems, improve NAS safety and improve NAS efficiency. Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and concepts, as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and to develop improved technical processes for the organization. Uses engineering software, data visualization and data analytics software to address complex systems problems. Considers the objectives of the major subdivision and ATO when developing, integrating and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems. This work significantly impacts the National Airspace System (NAS) and the accomplishment of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) strategic objectives. Participates in designing, procuring, implementing, maintaining and operating a telemetry data gathering system for diverse NAS system operating parameters such as temperatures, pressures, flow rates, voltages, currents, power levels, vibration and many more. Utilizes the application of multi-disciplinary engineering principles (e.g. mechanical, electrical, chemical and computer engineering) to: identify the information needed to establish optimum maintenance practices for diverse NAS systems to balance costs and operational NAS safety; and design and maintain system and the models requires. Collaborates with other engineers from disciplines specific to NAS systems. Defines, organizes, and assigns resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Develops plans and schedules, identifies resource requirements, defines milestones and deliverables, monitors activities, and provides progress reports. Allocates resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules. Determines technical requirements for functional improvements or major systems enhancements. Develops and provides training for system users and other technical support staff on system functionality and support requirements. Uses experience to develop plans to address current system needs and meet long range agency requirements; and investigates new and emerging technologies and their applicability to system requirements. As a principal technical specialist or as a project/program manager, responsible for: (a) Providing technical guidance to project personnel to solve difficult technical issues, related to procedures, answering questions, giving instruction and procedures, following up, and spot-checking completed work. (b) Making recommendations to supervisor for work assignments. (c) Reviewing work of assigned personnel on complex projects for technical accuracy and adequacy. (d) Maintaining an awareness of the status and progress of all projects within the assigned technical area and developing and recommending adjustments to supervisor in accordance with established priorities. Contacts are internal and external to AJW and include representatives from other ATO Service Units, FAA Lines of Business, and members of the aviation industry. Works with operations and safety groups within the ATO to identify and analyze opportunities to improve safety, operational efficiency and cost efficiency. Coordinates with subject matter experts within the FAA and other Lines of Business on various issues related to maintenance optimization with data. Often represents the FAA as senior technical point of contact for supported systems and projects. Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. Qualifications In addition to meeting the educational requirements specified below: You must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience identifying, collecting and analyzing data to optimize equipment maintenance programs. Experience with using engineering software, data visualization and data analytics software to address system problems. Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; (3) alphabetical; or (4) priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration. *Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position. * Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA. **All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. ** Education This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page). Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation. Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered. 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. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 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.) If you are a current or former Federal employee, and you currently hold or previously held a position classified in the 0800 occupational series, you are not required to submit a college transcript provided you upload a copy of the SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, verifying your classification in the 0800 occupational series. Applicants, who are not currently in the 0800 occupational series in the Federal Government and fail to provide a copy of an unofficial or official transcript will not receive further consideration for this vacancy. Upon selection, if not currently employed in the 0800 occupational series, you will be required to submit an official transcript prior to appointment. If you do not have an official transcript (original, with the raised seal), you should contact your school immediately to request it. Foreign Education: For additional information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html Additional Information We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family. This is a temporary assignment not-to-exceed 2 year; it may be terminated sooner, extended or made permanent without further competition. Upon completion the selectee shall return to his/her original permanent position or an equivalent position in the same commuting area. Position will be filled as either temporary promotion or reassignment based on current grade level. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant, 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 KSA section, 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. This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: http://jobs.faa.gov/FAACoreCompensation.htm. This Level 6 (High Risk; Public Trust) position requires favorable adjudication of a Background Investigation (BI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained. Employees will remain in their current duty location and will be expected to report to their closest FAA Regional Office and maintain telework schedules IAW Agency Policy. Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA