Air Traffic Assistant (Flight Data Communications Specialist)

Incumbent serves as an Air Traffic Assistant/Flight Data Communications Specialist (FDCS) at an Air Traffic Terminal or Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) and is responsible for providing flight data processing and communications service for the National Airspace System (NAS).

Candidates must have at least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade or pay band (FV-E or GS-5) in the Federal Government that demonstrates knowledge of and skill in the use of FAA air traffic control procedures.

Specialized experience may include experience using NAS computer systems such as the En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) system; Flight Data Input/Output (FDIO) system, and Digital Altimeter Setting Indicator (DASI) system or experience operating air traffic control operational computer and flight data equipment or experience amending proposed flight plans for flow control restrictions, Severe Weather Avoidance Plan (SWAP), and Exact Departure Clearance Time (EDCT) restrictions/changes, or experience in positions such as a military or civilian air traffic controller, flight instructor, instrument rated pilot, command center operators (base ops), dispatcher for an air carrier, or as Flight Services Specialist.

Examples of qualifying specialized experience may have been gained in work involving:

(1) Civilian or military aircraft operations work, such as flight instructor, instrument rated pilot, flight engineer, or air transport pilot;

(2) FAA certified dispatcher for an air carrier;

(3) Flight information expediter involved in determining flight times of airplanes and transmitting information to flight operations and command centers.;

(4) Civilian or military air traffic controller;

and

(5) Flight data processor; (OR) Successful completion of an FAA or military air traffic control training program; (OR) Possession of an FAA Control Tower Operator certificate.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

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 KSA, 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 KSA's 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.