Airway Transportation Systems Specialist

Airway Transportion Systems Specialist (SS STARS) Department of Transportion Federal Aviion Administrion ATO, Tech Ops, Technical Operions ESA, Boston District, Bangor SSC (WEP43-BGR) Summary The Airway Transportion Systems Specialist (ATSS) this level is recognized as the subject mter expert in their field. All duties of an ATSS are tied to maintaining safe and efficient opering capacity of the vast and complex network of electronics systems required for the world's largest air traffic control and navigion system. Learn more about this agency Summary The Airway Transportion Systems Specialist (ATSS) this level is recognized as the subject mter expert in their field. All duties of an ATSS are tied to maintaining safe and efficient opering capacity of the vast and complex network of electronics systems required for the world's largest air traffic control and navigion system. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month

• Apply by 07/15/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 15, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Bangor, ME No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $90,547
• $140,335 per year The salary above includes locality pay of 17.06%. Pay scale & grade FV I Promotion potential NA Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less
• The job may require up to 25% travel. Appointment type Temporary
• 2 years Occupions and job series 2101 Transportion Specialist Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes
• This is a bargaining unit position, represented by the Professional Aviion Safety Specialists ( http://www.

passnional.org ). Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Announcement number

ANE-ATO-26-123-98946

Control number 874086700 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Open to current permanent ATO Employees, Logistics Center (AML) and FAA Academy (AMA) employees Duties Help ATSS Personnel install, evalue, maintain, modify and certify facilities, services and equipment th support the Nional Airspace System (NAS). They are also responsible for various duties th contribute to providing reliable and safe FAA services to the flying public. Serves as an ATSS who specializes in the Standard Terminal Automion Replacement System (STARS). Performs a variety of functions directly reled to the operion of the NAS. Independently evalues the functional stus of assigned subsystems, systems and facilities. Plans, coordines, and resolves unique technical problems without managerial intervention, providing coordinion and suggesting solutions, making adjustments as necessary to deal with system outages and performance deteriorion. Recognized as a principal technical specialist on legacy and newly developed systems within a large facility or multiple facilities over a large geographical area. Performs work of broad scope and complexity with a high degree of independence. Responsibilities include integrion, restorion, testing and evaluion of new advanced services or service components, hardware/software systems and processes. Applies comprehensive technical knowledge to protect the integrity of all components and systems to provide NAS service delivery. Inities action to install, repair or restore systems and services. As a principal specialist or team leader for major projects and/or program areas, resolves unique technical problems without managerial intervention, providing coordinion and suggesting solutions. Carries out work in accordance with overall plans and objectives of the organizion, resolving problems as they arise and making adjustments as necessary to deal with unanticiped situions and organizional needs. This work includes responsibility for evaluing diagnostic da from multiple systems th are integred to support a network of services or service products. Evaluion of this da is used for correcting deficiencies on Contractor Acceptance Inspection/Joint Acceptance Inspection, and timely resolution of equipment, systems or services with the NAS. Acts in a security and administrion role for STARS system. Conducts day to day monitoring and management of system and user activity th affect STARS informion security, performs the day to day hands on operional and security duties, performs security administrion performance checks, reviews/manages user accounts, files, and directories, reviews and analyze audit logs, tends the STARS Systems Specialist course, installs and reconfigures approved software and adaptions, performs user account management, and follows all agency policy and guidance on the STARS systems. Review and evalues all automion tickets. Works with air traffic and other stakeholders to elimine erroneous tickets before forwarding to

OSF. ATSS

must possess expert knowledge, skill or ability to perform the operion with the installion, maintenance, modificion, repair, troubleshooting, flight check and certificion of Standard Terminal Automion Replacement System (STARS). This discipline is heavily engaged in operions and maintenance of industrial computer systems in the corpore environment, industrial systems to include both hardware and software applicions. In addition, this position maintains other electrical/mechanical equipment/systems necessary to ensure reliability of facilities on and off airports with the network of the NAS. Contracts are both internal and external. Often represents the organizion as the primary technical point of contact on projects, programs, and other work activities to coordine and implement plans or to obtain informion and resolve problems. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment US Citizenship is required. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents). Designed or Random Drug Testing required. A valid driver's License is required. Position may be extended or termined any time. Qualificions To qualify for this position the I pay band, you must show experience the level of difficulty and responsibility th is approprie to the position. Experience th demonstres an extensive knowledge of and experience in technology system interrelionships, and management of civilian or military automed aviion, navigion, and electronics system. Specialized experience is defined as experience in the FV-2101 occupion or in a reled occupion, which equips the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Generally, experience the next lower level pay band H/Career Level III or

FG/GS-12.

Demonstred Abilities:

Applicants MUST provide narrive responses for each Demonstred Ability listed within this announcement. Narrive responses should be clear and concise, providing a description of your educion, training, and experience th would describe the degree to which you possess each Demonstred Ability. Narrive responses are

MANDATORY

for each Demonstred Ability and applicants must show possession of each. Answer all questions to the best of your ability. Do not assume th because you hold, or have held this position, you will automically be found eligible. You may be asked to provide evidence or documention th you possess this type of experience a ler stage in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verificion through job interviews, or any other informion obtained during the applicion process. Any exaggerion of your experience or any tempt to conceal informion can result in disqualificion. Failure to submit narrive responses for each "Demonstred Ability" will prevent further considerion.

Supervisor's Endorsement:

A Supervisor's Endorsement form or memorandum is required for a competitive promotion. Applicants applying for a promotion must include a supervisor's endorsement or memorandum which must include the vacancy announcement number and supervisor's or acting supervisor's signure. A supervisor's endorsement is not required for reassignments (same as ingrades) or downgrades. In addition to the minimum qualificions, the following has been determined to be a selective placement factor (SPF) for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualificions and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further considerion. ATSS must possess expert knowledge, skill or ability to perform the operion with the installion, maintenance, modificion, repair, troubleshooting, flight check and certificion of Standard Terminal Automion Replacement System (STARS). This discipline is heavily engaged in operions and maintenance of industrial computer systems in the corpore environment, industrial systems to include both hardware and software applicions. In addition, this position maintains other electrical/mechanical equipment/systems necessary to ensure reliability of facilities on and off airports with the network of the NAS. Qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement. Preview job questionnaire Make sure your resume includes detailed informion to support your qualificions and answers to the job questionnaire. Additional informion We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigion. A one-year probionary period may be required. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure stement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviion-reled companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements This position is covered by the Department of Transportion's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentively selected for this position subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designed position (TDP)" subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.

Security Clearance:

Modere Risk (5). This position requires completion and favorable adjudicion of a background investigion prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.

Interviews:

All or none of the applicants may be interviewed

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Locality Pay , COLA Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IMPORTANT

Applicants may be red on the extent and quality of experience, educion, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantied. Ensure th your applicion package/resume supports your responses. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help

SUPERVISORY ENDORSEMENT

: If your selection for this position would be considered a PROMOTION, then a supervisory stement endorsing your candidacy is

REQUIRED

by the closing de of this announcement. The endorsement must include the vacancy announcement number and signed by your supervisor or acting supervisor. To obtain the Supervisory Endorsement, please contact your manager.

NOTE:

A supervisory endorsement is not required for ingrade/downgrade candides. Applicants must apply on-line to receive considerion for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applicions cannot be accepted. If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line applicion, e.g., SF-50 or Supervisory Endorsement, you may upload these documents with your applicion in USAJOBS. Supplemental documention can also be faxed to (781)238-7283 on or before the closing de of this announcement. Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Informion (PII), such as social security number and de of birth.

In Addition:

If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) containing informion in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organizion of record by the closing de of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line applicion. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy. 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 relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluion process. This assessment aims to evalue the competencies and qualificions essential for the position. You must apply online to receive considerion. Your applicion must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close De for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associed with FAA registers, your applicion must be submitted the time a referral list is creed in order to receive considerion for positions associed with a register.

RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualificions and include job title, employer name, start/end des, number of hours worked per week. Educion, certificion or licensure: If required, educion should include school/institution name, completion de, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion may result in a finding of ineligible. You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded informion again when applying for future vacancies. Agency contact informion Cheryl Johnson Phone 1 (781) 238-7261 Fax 1 (781) 238-7283 cheryl.johnson@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion ANE Regional HR Services Branch 1200 District Avenue

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Burlington, MA 01803 US Next steps Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview. For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide . Important

• If you make any changes to your applicion, you must resubmit it.

If you make changes to your applicion and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your applicion package, and only your previously submitted applicion evalued. All qualified applicants considered regardless of political affiliion, race, color, religion, nional origin, gender, sexual oriention, marital stus, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Informion section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodion request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. Additional informion on reasonable accommodions procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help

SUPERVISORY ENDORSEMENT

: If your selection for this position would be considered a PROMOTION, then a supervisory stement endorsing your candidacy is

REQUIRED

by the closing de of this announcement. The endorsement must include the vacancy announcement number and signed by your supervisor or acting supervisor. To obtain the Supervisory Endorsement, please contact your manager.

NOTE:

A supervisory endorsement is not required for ingrade/downgrade candides. Applicants must apply on-line to receive considerion for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applicions cannot be accepted. If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line applicion, e.g., SF-50 or Supervisory Endorsement, you may upload these documents with your applicion in USAJOBS. Supplemental documention can also be faxed to (781)238-7283 on or before the closing de of this announcement. Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Informion (PII), such as social security number and de of birth.

In Addition:

If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) containing informion in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organizion of record by the closing de of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line applicion. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy. 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 relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluion process. This assessment aims to evalue the competencies and qualificions essential for the position. You must apply online to receive considerion. Your applicion must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close De for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associed with FAA registers, your applicion must be submitted the time a referral list is creed in order to receive considerion for positions associed with a register.

RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualificions and include job title, employer name, start/end des, number of hours worked per week. Educion, certificion or licensure: If required, educion should include school/institution name, completion de, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion may result in a finding of ineligible. You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded informion again when applying for future vacancies. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Cheryl Johnson Phone 1 (781) 238-7261 Fax 1 (781) 238-7283 cheryl.johnson@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion ANE Regional HR Services Branch 1200 District Avenue

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Burlington, MA 01803 US Next steps Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview. For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide . Important

• If you make any changes to your applicion, you must resubmit it.

If you make changes to your applicion and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your applicion package, and only your previously submitted applicion evalued. All qualified applicants considered regardless of political affiliion, race, color, religion, nional origin, gender, sexual oriention, marital stus, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Informion section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodion request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. Additional informion on reasonable accommodions procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month

• Apply by 07/15/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 15, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Bangor, ME No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $90,547
• $140,335 per year The salary above includes locality pay of 17.06%. Pay scale & grade FV I Promotion potential NA Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less
• The job may require up to 25% travel. Appointment type Temporary
• 2 years Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes
• This is a bargaining unit position, represented by the Professional Aviion Safety Specialists ( ).

Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Announcement number

ANE-ATO-26-123-98946

Control number 874086700