Airway Transportation Systems Specialist

Airway Transportion Systems Specialist (SOC NAS) Department of Transportion Federal Aviion Administrion ATO, Technical Operions,WCR31-ZKC, KANSAS

CITY ARTCC SOC

Summary This position is an Airway Transportion Systems Specialists (ATSS). 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. ATSS personnel install, evalue, maintain, modify and certify facilities, services and equipment th support the Nional Airspace System (NAS). Learn more about this agency Summary This position is an Airway Transportion Systems Specialists (ATSS). 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. ATSS personnel install, evalue, maintain, modify and certify facilities, services and equipment th support the Nional Airspace System (NAS). Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/15/2026 to 05/18/2026 Salary $91,113

• $141,213 per year Salary range includes 18.97 % locality pay. Pay scale & grade FV I Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Olhe, KS Telework eligible Yes—Situional telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy. Travel Required 50% or less
• The job may require up to 50% travel. 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. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential NA Job family (Series) 2101 Transportion Specialist Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test Yes Bargaining unit stus Yes
• This is a bargaining unit position, represented by the Professional Aviion Safety Specialists ( http://www.

passnional.org ). Announcement number

ACE-ATO-26-KRS-98135

Control number 865050000 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 Current permanent FAA employees, Nion Wide Duties Help Serves as an ATSS (NAS Area Specialist), in a Service Operions Center (SOC). 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 know ledge 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.

NOT AM, SAL

Pagi ng 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. The Operions area serves as a principal organizional element of the Technica l 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 Serv ice Operions Center Manager. Receives general program assignments from a supervisor or higher-level manager. Assignments are sted in terms of priorities, overall objectives, and boundaries. Completed assignments are considered technically authoritive and are reviewed only for genera l compliance with organizional objectives. Identifies resources needed to perform assignments. Organizes and assigns resources needed to accomplish large work activities within established schedules. Performs other duties as assigned. Incumbent must possess a valid driver's license. 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. Supervisor's Endorsement is required. Not required if ingrade/downgrade. Successful completion of a modere risk (POS SEN 5) security upgrade/refresh may be required. Please read "How to Apply" and "Required Documents" section carefully.

Qualificions Specialized Experience:

Applicants must provide a resume which demonstres and/or show th you possess the specialized work experience in your work history. Specialized experience is 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. 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 positions. Generally, experience the next lower level pay band H/Career Level III or FG/GS-12 or equivalent, meets the minimum qualificion requirements for this position as long as your experience supports the Demonstred Abilities 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 VOR, TACAN, RCAG, RCO, COMM, Automion, Radar, ERAM, VSCS, Lighted Navaids, and Environmental Systems.

DEMONSTRATED ABILITIES

identified below. In addition to your resume, in the space provided under each Demonstred Ability , you MUST provide a

NARRATIVE

justificion on how you meet this ability. The justificion 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 listed below. Eligible candides may be ranked based on the Demonstred Abilities.

NOTE:

Answer all questions to the best of your ability.

DON'T 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 of your experience a ler stage in the selection process. Responses are subject to verificion through job interviews, or any other informion obtained during th applicion process. Any exaggerion of your experience or tempt to conceal informion can result in disqualificion. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiive (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to elimining the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narrives from the initial applicion in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrive response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrive response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include informion th 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 evalued further to valide whether the level th you selected is approprie based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as approprie.

Supervisor's Endorsement:

In compliance with the AF/PASS Agreement, Appendix V, 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 in grades) or downgrades Qualificions must be met prior to or by the closing de of the 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. Narrives for Demonstred Abilities are Mandory. Failure to submit demonstred abilities stements will prevent you from receiving further considerion. Answer all questions to the best of your ability. 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.

Supervisor 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. You may upload your document with your applicion. Documents sent via email

WILL NOT

receive considerion.

Appointment type:

Permanent Full Time Security:

POS Sen 5 (Mod Risk).

Substance Testing:

Not Required.

Financial Disclosure:

No Interviews:

If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. 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 A resume is required and must be submitted online when you apply. A copy of your most recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action is required. Please read the paragraph below which explains wh your SF-50 must contain.

For Competitive Promotions:

A Supervisor's Endorsement Form or Memorandum is required and must include the job announcement number and supervisor's signure.

Reassignment Ingrade/Downgrades:

A Supervisor's Endorsement is not required for reassignments (ingrades) or voluntary downgrades. We encourage applicants to use the upload feure in USAJOBS for submitting supporting documents such as your SF-50, and/or a supervisor's endorsement. All supporting documents must be received in our office on or before the closing de to receive considerion. 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.

Amendment De:

05/11/2026

Amendment Note:

This announcement has been extended. This announcement has been extended. Agency contact informion Kelsey Schmidt Phone 1 (816) 329-2671 Fax 1 (816) 329-2656 Kelsey.r.schmidt@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion ACE Regional HR Services Division 901 Locust Street, Room 402 AHF-C100 Kansas City, MO 64106 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 A resume is required and must be submitted online when you apply. A copy of your most recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action is required. Please read the paragraph below which explains wh your SF-50 must contain.

For Competitive Promotions:

A Supervisor's Endorsement Form or Memorandum is required and must include the job announcement number and supervisor's signure.

Reassignment Ingrade/Downgrades:

A Supervisor's Endorsement is not required for reassignments (ingrades) or voluntary downgrades. We encourage applicants to use the upload feure in USAJOBS for submitting supporting documents such as your SF-50, and/or a supervisor's endorsement. All supporting documents must be received in our office on or before the closing de to receive considerion. 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.

Amendment De:

05/11/2026

Amendment Note:

This announcement has been extended. This announcement has been extended. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Kelsey Schmidt Phone 1 (816) 329-2671 Fax 1 (816) 329-2656 Kelsey.r.schmidt@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion ACE Regional HR Services Division 901 Locust Street, Room 402 AHF-C100 Kansas City, MO 64106 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 Open & closing des 04/15/2026 to 05/18/2026 Salary $91,113

• $141,213 per year Salary range includes 18.97 % locality pay. Pay scale & grade FV I Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Olhe, KS Telework eligible Yes—Situional telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy. Travel Required 50% or less
• The job may require up to 50% travel. 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. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential NA Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Bargaining unit stus
• This is a bargaining unit position, represented by the Professional Aviion Safety Specialists ( ).

Announcement number

ACE-ATO-26-KRS-98135

Control number 865050000