Aviation Technical Systems Specialist
Job in
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, 30301, USA
Listed on 2026-06-26
Listing for:
US Department of Transportation
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-26
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Engineering Design & Technologists -
IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The Aviation Technical Systems Specialist provides aviation related services at one of the En-Route Air Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC) or four offshore Oceanic sites. The Specialist works directly with National Airspace System (NAS) real-time air traffic control systems applying technical automation and air traffic familiarization to resolve software problems, create and maintain adaptation databases and provide direct support to air traffic operations.
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Summary
The Aviation Technical Systems Specialist provides aviation related services at one of the En-Route Air Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC) or four offshore Oceanic sites. The Specialist works directly with National Airspace System (NAS) real-time air traffic control systems applying technical automation and air traffic familiarization to resolve software problems, create and maintain adaptation databases and provide direct support to air traffic operations.
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Overview
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Posted this week
· Apply by 07/13/26
Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 13, 2026
Location
6 vacancies in the following locations:
Denver, CO
Atlanta, GA
Indianapolis, IN
Fort Worth, TX
Salt Lake City, UT
Leesburg, VA
No matching locations found.
Work site options
Telework eligible Yes-This is not a telework position. Situational telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Salary $77,351 - $119,883 per year
Salary does not include locality rate. Duty station will be determined at selection.
Pay scale & grade
FV I
Promotion potential NA
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Work schedule Full-time 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.
Appointment type Permanent
Occupations and job series
* 2186 Technical Systems Program Manager
Supervisory status No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes - This position is represented by NATCA:
Automation Specialists.
Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret
Announcement number ACT-ATO-26-AJM Control number
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Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
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Open to current permanent FAA Employees only.
Duties
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Duties at the I-band:
Serves as an Aviation Technical Systems Specialist, incumbent applies experience and advanced technical knowledge of NAS equipment, procedures, and safety interventions including their interrelatedness and functions, in order to design, develop, modify, or evaluate the NAS. Applies multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary scientific principles, qualitative methods, and modeling to study and analyze complex NAS systems and programs to assist in proposing an alternative course of action in the acquisition, management, and deployment of major aviation related systems or programs.
The specialist participates as a technical team member and is responsible for supporting the oversight and analysis of all facets of the automation systems related to Air Traffic Control (ATC) activities within the facility. This position supports multiple, varying and complex assignments under the direction of a Field Manager, project manager, team leader, or more experience technical specialist. The specialist provides support to a project team for large work activities.
Typical duties include (1) performs research to identify, analyze, and resolve operational automation discrepancies, (2) ensures the adequacy of automation support based on knowledge of air traffic control precures and a general knowledge of facility traffic flows, (3) maintains, tests, and recommends modifications to adaptation databases to ensure that maximum effectiveness is achieved and the data will be processed in a precise and timely manner, (4) coordinates with staff at local and other air traffic facilities regarding automation decisions and activities that could impact NAS operations.
The Specialist works at a field site with limited…
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