Air Traffic Control Specialist Station- Point Mugu, CA

Air Traffic Control Specialist Station
- Point Mugu, CA

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Point Mugu, California, United States

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JT4, LLC is looking for a highly focused Air Traffic Control Specialist Station to provide critical communication to pilots to ensure safety of flights. The ATCSS will be highly organized, have good communication, and is safety conscious.

JT4, LLC provides engineering and technical support to multiple western test ranges for the U.S. Air Force, Space Force, and Navy under the Joint Range Technical Services Contract, better known as J-Tech II. JT4 develops and maintains realistic, integrated test and training environments and prepares our nation's war-fighting aircraft, weapons systems, and aircrews for today's missions and tomorrow's global challenges.

Working from an air traffic control station, an Air Traffic Control Specialist Station receives, reviews, and transmits flight plans and communicates meteorological, navigational, and other pertinent information directly to pilots to ensure all appropriate procedures for preflight and emergency services are followed in order to conduct safe flights.

Employee will be responsible to perform the following functions/duties:

• Assist pilots in planning route of flight, in making flight computations, filing flight plans, and obtaining proper clearance to fly in controlled air spaces
• Obtain flight plans from pilots and review plans for completeness
• Maintain file of plans for operating under visual flight rules until completion of flight
• Route planes for operating under instrument flight rules to the control center and for operating under visual flight rules to the station in vicinity of destination airport using radio, teletype, radiotelephone, radiotelegraph, telephone, or interphone
• Provide meteorological, navigational, traffic control, and other information and instructions to pilots during flight
• Transmit information to pilots in flight such as identifying landmarks, beacons, tarmac conditions, operational status of airfield navigation aids, and available landing fields
• Monitor radio aids to navigation as range stations, fan markers, and voice communications facilities, and notify air personnel of availability of these facilities
• Maintain written records of messages transmitted and received from pilots
• Develop, disseminate, and monitor the currency of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), providing information on significant aeronautical conditions
• Contact facilities along route of flight to secure information on overdue aircraft
• Report lost aircraft to control center or local emergency services for rescue
• Perform other job-related duties, as required.

A high school diploma, or equivalent, completion of an accredited military or FAA Airfield Management/Flight Service school or program, one+ years of experience in air traffic control operations at a civilian or military flight service installation, and two+ years of experience in military (range) operations are required for this position.

In addition, an Air Traffic Control Specialist Station employee must possess the following qualifications:

• Knowledge of Air Force, DoD, and FAA flight directives
• Detailed knowledge of procedures related to flight handling, routing, airspace structures, and the relationship and coordination required between flight service and other components of the air traffic system
• Ability to communicate effectively with pilots in a variety of situations
• Knowledge of ground and airborne support systems
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to practically apply stringent operational safety and security guidelines
• Demonstrated general knowledge of computer operations,…