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Engineering Technician

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Traffic Org, Tech Ops, Fac and Eng Svs, NAVAIDS Const/Inst Center NE, AJW-2E14G
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Summary

This position serves as an entry-level Engineering Technician (Drafting) within ATO, Technical Operations, Facilities & Engineering Services, Engineering Services, Implementation Support Center.

Overview

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Reviewing applications
Open & closing dates
06/17/2025 to 07/07/2025
Salary
$46,366 to - $69,552 per year

Salary above is basic pay. Locality rate will be added based on duty location upon selection. See additional information for locality rates.

Pay scale & grade
FV F
Locations
1 vacancy in the following locations:
College Park, GA
Burlington, MA
Nashua, NH
Queens, NY
Telework eligible
Yes—Situational telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - The job may require travel from time-to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-related duties.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Part-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
NA
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Announcement number
AEA-ATO-25-BKY-95439
Control number
838880700

Duties

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Performs highly specialized technical work associated with analyzing, designing, developing, installing, repairing, fabricating, maintaining, modifying, or evaluating the most complex systems for which the FAA is responsible. Understands how assigned systems, components, and disciplines are integrated with other systems, components, and disciplines. Serves as an independent contributor and manages all drafting request packages utilizing the FAA’s Drafting Tracker Software. Applies broad experience with established drafting software MicroStation.

Allocates resources to accomplish limited work activities within established schedules. Reviews drafting package submissions and estimates number of hours to complete by drafting team. Requests approval from Drafting Work Release point of contact (POC) for hour estimates before work can commence. Coordinates, supports resources and priorities for all drafting work associated with programs engineering projects. Regularly updates engineers of drafting status. Coordinates workload with other regions in ESA as needed.

Work is vital to the success of activities and projects that are critical to the safe and continual operation of the NAS. Contacts are both internal and external. Often is considered a key technical point of contact for assigned systems, programs, and projects. Supports maintenance, population, correction and workflow of the master drawing database data and associated electronic files through the ProjectWise interface. Manages drawing numbering requests. Annotates drawings as “obsolete” when instructed or when otherwiseappropriate. Serves as the focal point for all production and reproduction drafting work.

Provides professional interface with A&E firms and other outside sources on matters concerning drafting deliverables. Ensures quality control standards are adhered to for all products in and out of drafting. Coordinates additional outside support as required. Tracks drafting production and services for drafting.

Provides drafting work packages to contracting drafting lead for work assignment. Ensures drafting work gets completed by Date Promised; otherwise, directs work to other drafters as needed. Returns completed drafting work to engineers and closes out drafting packages. Works with various Engineering Services platforms to clear as-built exceptions. Ensures drawings get signed by engineers and managers and uploaded into ProjectWise.

Receives general work assignments from a supervisor. Uses own judgment, experience, and knowledge to solve problems and complete assignments. Plans and organizes work to accomplish organizational objectives. Technical manuals, manufacturers’ instructions, FAA policies and procedures, and other publications provide guidance for some assignments. In many cases, guidance is inadequate or incomplete, requiring the technician to develop solutions based on knowledge of the discipline and past experience. May develop guidelines for the use of other technicians. Independently performs assignments. Completed work is reviewed to an extent consistent with the complexity of the assignment.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • This is a part-time position of 32 hours per week or 64 hours per pay period.
  • The salary does not reflect the prorated amount of the actual part-time rate. The benefits associated with this position will also be prorated, i.e., the amount paid for health and life insurance, etc.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to to the next lower grade level, FV-E (FG/GS-7/8). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience may include but is not limited to: Experience with AutoCAD and MicroStation and creating as-built drawings.

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

Education

N/A

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Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements

Locality will be added based on the duty location for the following:

College Park, GA- 23.79%
Burlington, MA - 32.58%
Nashua, NH- 32.58%
Queens, NY - 37.95%

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

FAAs CORE COMPENSATION PLAN: This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: https://my.faa.gov/employee_services/pay_perf/pay/core_comp_plan.html#ps

Interviews:
Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

This is a part-time position of 32 hours per week or 64 hours per pay period. The salary does not reflect the prorated amount of the actual part-time rate. The benefits associated with this position will also be prorated, i.e., the amount paid for health and life insurance,

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.



IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

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