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Supervisory Aviation Technical Systems Specialist

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Federal Aviation Administration

Warrenton, VA (In Person)

$189,196 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 1 week ago (Updated 17 hours ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/24/2026

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Supervisory Aviion Technical Systems Specialist Department of Transportion Federal Aviion Administrion Safety Intelligence & Response Group, Safety Investigions Team, (JATOC 2), AJI-1320 Summary This position is loced in the Air Traffic Organizion (ATO), Safety Service Unit, Safety Directore, Safety Intelligence & Response Group. This Group ensures the timely disseminion of accure and unbiased informion regarding significant events th occur within the Nional Airspace System (NAS). Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the Air Traffic Organizion (ATO), Safety Service Unit, Safety Directore, Safety Intelligence & Response Group. This Group ensures the timely disseminion of accure and unbiased informion regarding significant events th occur within the Nional Airspace System (NAS). Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week
  • Apply today Due by 11:59 p.
m. ET on June 22, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Warrenton, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—Situional telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $150,392 - $228,000 per year The salary listed above includes a 33.94% locality payment for the Washington, DC metropolitan area Pay scale & grade FV K 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 2186 Technical Systems Program Manager Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Announcement number
AWA-AJI-26-3100CM-99119
Control number 873061800 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 AJI employees only. Duties Help The AJI Joint Air Traffic Operions Command (JATOC) Team Manager applies advanced knowledge of Nional Airspace System (NAS) technical systems, operions and procedures to direct and manage a staff of geographically dispersed aviion experts and ad hoc interdisciplinary operional teams responsible for evaluing procedural and failures of air traffic control processes, communicion, and/or other types of air traffic practices during highly complex aircraft accident/incident investigions, near mid-air collision reports, and incidents which receive significant media interest. Applies knowledge of NAS safety reporting programs to direct and monitor studies, analyze findings, and make recommendions to facilite program improvements. This work is critical to the safety of the NAS and the flying public. The Team Manager uses program/project management principles to formule positions and to manage the financial, business and planning activities th support accident and event investigions. Defines, plans, and organizes assigned budget, staff, and other resources to accomplish objectives for his/her organizion. Performs critical aspects of the budget planning process, including projecting short and long-term future needs, and justifying resource requirements. Possesses advanced knowledge of budget, human resource, and other administrive policies and procedures, and an advanced understanding of the objectives of the major subdivision. Managerial duties typically affect employees and managers in more than one organizional unit/project/program, and include: planning; communicing the Group's vision and objectives; setting priorities; assigning tasks and responsibilities; monitoring and evaluing performance; coaching and developing employee capabilities; approving leave; and taking, recommending or approving corrective/disciplinary actions, as approprie. Applies advanced knowledge of the technical aspect of the NAS to direct subordine staff in the analysis of systems and programs affected by aviion accidents/incidents, and other aviion reled activity. Assigns personnel and resources to assist ATO facilities in the compilion and review of audio and radar da, as well as other pertinent documention, in determining casual factors, impacts and findings in high visibility or other significant events involving ATO services. Is regularly called upon to identify problem areas and to develop and recommend new policies and procedures for resolution to problems reled to the evaluion of da developed during accident/incident investigions. Resolves all but unique problems without the intervention of higher level management. Directs and monitors the initial notificion and preliminary assessment of facts during investigions involving aircraft accidents and incidents air traffic terminal and en route facilities. Contacts are primarily within the AJI organizional unit and ATO with subordines, peers, and higher level managers to discuss the stus of projects/programs and plan for the future. Using experience analyzing NAS systems, reling to the aviion incidents or events, presents results of the investigions to the Chief Opering Officer (COO), the Deputy Chief Opering Office, and the Vice President of Safety and Technical Training as well as other agency senior leadership. Compiles da from staff to provide a single source of integred informion and reliable communicions to ATO leadership to make critical, informed, and responsible decisions. Has frequent contacts with customers including higher ranking managers and supervisors, facility manager's, representives from the Operional Service Units, and labor organizions. 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. Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed. Qualificions Candides must have one year (52 weeks) of
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
equivalent to least the next lower grade level (FV-J or
FG/GS-14
) th is typically reled 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 perform the duties of the position successfully. To be creditable, specialized experience must be least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupion within the organizion.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
is defined as: Experience using program/project management principles to formule positions and to manage the financial, business, and planning activities th support accident and event investigions. Experience analyzing NAS systems, reling to the aviion incidents or events to present results of the investigions to agency senior leadership. 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 ler 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.
  • Applicants who fail to demonstre possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documention will receive no further considerion for this position.
  • Applicants may be asked to verify informion on your applicion for employment with the FAA.
  • All qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of this vacancy announcement.
  • Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualificion requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evalued on the Leadership & Management Dimensions and/or Technical Requirements listed in the announcement.
Based on this evaluion, applicants placed in one of the following cegories: (1) score order; (2) cegory grouping; or (3) alphabetical, and referred to the selecting official for selection considerion. In accordance with
HRPM EMP
1.29/1.29a, this position MAY be a Career Enhancement Program/Career Progression assignment. The selectee(s) may be eligible for pay retention. Career Diversity is not enhanced when an employee is assigned to a staff or supervisory position in which they previously held on a permanent basis. CEP/CP selectees required to certify eligibility. Pay retention is not guaranteed. Educion Educion cannot be substituted for experience. 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.
NOTES:
1) 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 Abilities (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 Leadership and Management Dimension and Technical Requirement. In lieu of providing a narrive response in the text box listed below each Leadership and Management Dimension and/or Technical Requirement, in your work history, please include informion th provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your 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. 2) This Level 2 (Non-Critical Sensitive; Secret) position requires favorable adjudicion of an Access Nional Agency Check and Inquiries (ANACI) background investigion prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained. 3) This position is covered by the FAA Core Compension plan. Additional informion about core compension is available on the following website: http://jobs.faa.gov/FAACoreCompension.htm 3) 4 ) Unless previously completed, the incumbent must sisfactorily complete a 1-year probionary period to remain in this supervisory or managerial position. This is not a bargaining unit position. 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 Only supplemental documention (e.g., transcript, certificions, SF-50, and/or veterans¿ documention) accepted in combinion with your online applicion. These documents must be uploaded or faxed to 202-267-7032 or 1-866-291-3009 on or before the closing de of the announcement. All submitted documents must reference the announcement number. (1) resume with complete work history; and (2) a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action).ALL applicants MUST submit the following: For guidance on how to cree a federal resume, http://www.archives.gov/careers/jobs/forms/resume-guide.pdf. Failure to submit all required documents by the closing de will result in a finding of ineligible. We are not responsible for incomplete, illegible or missing documents. Please DO NOT email your applicion documents. We cannot accept documents received via the email system. Documents sent via email will NOT 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:
06/16/2026
Amendment Note:
correction to salary Agency contact informion Christine Mcneil Phone 1 (202) 267-3277 Fax 1 (202) 267-8330 christine.mcneil@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion HQ Employment Services Branch 800 Independence Ave, SW, Room 523 AHF-110 Washington, DC 20591 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 Only supplemental documention (e.g., transcript, certificions, SF-50, and/or veterans¿ documention) accepted in combinion with your online applicion. These documents must be uploaded or faxed to 202-267-7032 or 1-866-291-3009 on or before the closing de of the announcement. All submitted documents must reference the announcement number. (1) resume with complete work history; and (2) a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action).ALL applicants MUST submit the following: For guidance on how to cree a federal resume, http://www.archives.gov/careers/jobs/forms/resume-guide.pdf. Failure to submit all required documents by the closing de will result in a finding of ineligible. We are not responsible for incomplete, illegible or missing documents. Please DO NOT email your applicion documents. We cannot accept documents received via the email system. Documents sent via email will NOT 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:
06/16/2026
Amendment Note:
correction to salary Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Christine Mcneil Phone 1 (202) 267-3277 Fax 1 (202) 267-8330 christine.mcneil@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion HQ Employment Services Branch 800 Independence Ave, SW, Room 523 AHF-110 Washington, DC 20591 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 week
  • Apply today Due by 11:59 p.
m. ET on June 22, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Warrenton, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—Situional telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $150,392 - $228,000 per year The salary listed above includes a 33.94% locality payment for the Washington, DC metropolitan area Pay scale & grade FV K 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 Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Announcement number
AWA-AJI-26-3100CM-99119
Control number 873061800