Airway Transportation Systems Specialist

Airway Transportion Systems Specialist ((SOC NAS)) Department of Transportion Federal Aviion Administrion ATO

• CSA•Gre Lakes•Chicago District, CHI

TRACON SOC

(WCN11-C90) Summary Serves as an ATSS (NAS Area Specialist), in a Service Operions Center for the Chicago

TRACON SOC

(WCN11-C90). Learn more about this agency Summary Serves as an ATSS (NAS Area Specialist), in a Service Operions Center for the Chicago

TRACON SOC

(WCN11-C90). Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month

• Apply by 07/06/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 6, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Elgin, IL No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—
• Fixed Re PCS
• Permanent Change of Stion (Current Federal Employee)
• In accordance with applicable FAA Travel regulions, a fixed relocion payment of $27,000 paid. Relocion expenses paid are subject to applicable taxes. Salary $101,222
• $156,879 per year The salary listed above includes a 30.86% locality pay adjustment. 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 Permanent 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

AGL-ATO-26-0043-99131

Control number 872996400 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 ATO Wide Duties Help 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 & efficient opering capacity of the vast & complex network of electronics systems required for the world's largest air traffic control & navigion system. The Operions area serves as a principal organizional element of the Technical Operions Organizional to plan, direct, coordine, monitor, and accomplish activities associed with real-time management of assigned NAS systems/facilities the service integrity level. Reports to the Service Operions Center Manager. 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 & safe FAA services to the flying public. Performs a variety of functions directly reling to the operions of the NAS. Focus is on the availability and reliability of the services and products provided to users of the NAS. Recognized as the principal technical specialist on legacy and newly developed systems within a large facility or multiple facilities over a large geographical area. Responsible for the planning, directing, coordining, monitoring, and maintenance activities associed with the management of assigned NAS systems/facilities. Performs work of broad scope and complexity with a high degree of independence. Applies broad experience and comprehensive technical knowledge to maintain and protect the Integrity and safety of all components and systems for the NAS service delivery. Provides the highest organizion level of technical support associed with analyzing, installing, repairing, fabricing, maintaining, modifying, or evaluing the most complex systems for which the FAA is responsible. Plans, coordines and performs work with a high degree of independence, keeping the supervisor advised only of the most critical issues. Resolves unique technical problems without managerial intervention, providing coordinion and suggested solutions. Rapidly analyzes and seeks resolution to problems as they arise, and makes adjustments as necessary to deal with system outages and network performance deteriorion. Inities action for the timely repair or restorion of services and systems, taking into account the availability of back-up systems, possible reconfigurions to minimize service interruptions, and the relive criticality of particular functions to the safe and efficient operion of the NAS. Incumbent is responsible for timely upward reporting of NAS informion th could have an impact to operions for purposes of Situion Awareness (i.e.

NOTAM, SAL

Paging function). Incumbent

• in-charge is expected to be management's representive during non-administrive hours.

Integre Operional Risk Management (ORM) into restorion, schedule maintenance activities, and all planned projects, ensuring th all customers and users of services are included and involved in ORM implemention and planning. Contacts are both internal and external. Often represents the organizion as the primary point of contact on projects, programs, and other work activities to coordine and implement plans or obtain informion and resolve problems. Receives general program assignments from a supervisor or higher level manager. Assignments are sted in terms of priorities, overall objectives, and boundaries. Completes assignments are considered technically authoritive and are reviewed only for general compliance with organizional objectives. Identifies resources needed to perform assignments. Work is reviewed for compliance with established policies and sound technical and programmic judgement. 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. Incumbent must possess a valid driver's license. Qualificions There is no timeframe requirement the Level IV/FV-I to compete. Candides 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 systems. Generally, experience the next lower level Pay Band H/level III or FG/GS-12 or equivalent, meets the minimum qualificions for this position as long as the experience supports the demonstred abilities identified in the announcement. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualificion requirements may be further evalued on the Demonstred Abilities listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluion, applicants placed in one of the following cegories: score order, cegory grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for considerion. 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. 1.

DEMONSTRATED ABILITIES

You MUST provide a

NARRATIVE

stement for each Demonstred Ability. The narrives 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. Candides must show experience the level of difficulty and responsibility approprie to the position.

Notice:

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 documention th you have 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 th applicion process. Any exaggerion of your experience or any tempt to conceal informion can result in disqualificion. 2.

SUPERVISORY ENDORSEMENT.

If your selection for this position would be considered a promotion then a supervisory stement endorsing your candidacy ( Career Level III to Career Level IV ) is required by the closing de of this announcement. The endorsement must include the announcement number. Please upload your document with your applicion. 3. Supervisory Endorsement is not required for ingrade/downgrade candides. 4.

Interviews:

Interviews conducted IAW applicable Collective Bargaining Unit Agreement 5.

FAA's Core Compension Plan:

This position is covered by the FAA Core Compension Pay Plan. Links to

Important Informion:

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 Narrives for Demonstred Abilities identified under qualificions are mandory. Failure to submit demonstred abilities stements will prevent you from receiving further considerion. Supervisory Endorsement. If your selection for this position would be considered a promotion then a supervisory stement endorsing your candidacy (Career Level III to Career Level IV) is required by the closing de of this announcement. The endorsement must include the announcement number. Failure to submit will result in loss of considerion. Only supplemental documention (Supervisory Endorsement, SF-50) accepted in combinion with your on-line applicion. These documents must be uploaded on or before the closing de of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number. 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 Kevin Hogan Phone 1 (405) 954-7955 Fax 1 (847) 294-7858 Kevin.j.hogan@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion AGL Regional HR Services Branch 2300 E. Devon Ave., Room 250 AHF-N310 Des Plaines, IL 60018 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 Narrives for Demonstred Abilities identified under qualificions are mandory. Failure to submit demonstred abilities stements will prevent you from receiving further considerion. Supervisory Endorsement. If your selection for this position would be considered a promotion then a supervisory stement endorsing your candidacy (Career Level III to Career Level IV) is required by the closing de of this announcement. The endorsement must include the announcement number. Failure to submit will result in loss of considerion. Only supplemental documention (Supervisory Endorsement, SF-50) accepted in combinion with your on-line applicion. These documents must be uploaded on or before the closing de of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number. 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 Kevin Hogan Phone 1 (405) 954-7955 Fax 1 (847) 294-7858 Kevin.j.hogan@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion AGL Regional HR Services Branch 2300 E. Devon Ave., Room 250 AHF-N310 Des Plaines, IL 60018 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 07/06/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 6, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Elgin, IL No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—
• Fixed Re PCS
• Permanent Change of Stion (Current Federal Employee)
• In accordance with applicable FAA Travel regulions, a fixed relocion payment of $27,000 paid. Relocion expenses paid are subject to applicable taxes. Salary $101,222
• $156,879 per year The salary listed above includes a 30.86% locality pay adjustment. 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 Permanent 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

AGL-ATO-26-0043-99131

Control number 872996400