Electronics Engineer (COMM

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Electronics Engineer

Helps performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments and plans the implementation of projects/programs under limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, or more experienced engineer. Applies experience and advanced knowledge of electronics engineering principles, theories, and concepts to accomplish assignments and to develop plans and techniques to improve programs and policies. Typical assignments include:

• Provides engineering support for operations and maintenance, analyzing NAS performance trends and formulates recommended solutions
• Provides installation support to engineers/specialists assigned to the project
• Establishment/upgrade of facilities and systems in the NAS
• Incumbent applies professional knowledge, practices, principles, theories, concepts, techniques and abilities, for the electronic engineering discipline, dealing in particular with engineering analysis for surveillance radar/automation and weather systems
• As a technical engineer within their specialty area, incumbent may represent Technical Operations at various service and national level meetings on these matters
• As a team member, provides guidance and advice to solve complex technical problems relating to the operation design, or implementation of radar, weather and associated automation equipment and services
• Provides engineering advice and proactive assistance required to resolve difficult and complex problems relating to FAA surveillance and automation systems
• Under guidance with management, and more senior technical leads, supports briefing various service and national level meetings and industry experts on the impacts and benefits of radar/automation design system solutions
• Performs detailed obstruction evaluations (OEs) for analysis of airspace matters

Contacts are internal and external. May act as a key technical point of contact for assigned activities. Contributes to the preparation of management/technical reports or contractual documents, and may be called upon to communicate the overall results of a project or work activity. Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allow considerable discretion to select the most appropriate approach or to recommend new approaches.

Provides guidance to lower-level staff to solve difficult technical issues. Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced engineer. Work is reviewed periodically, typically at major milestones and at completion, for technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Work activities typically support and may be vital to the success of projects or activities of one or more organizational units, subdivisions, and LOB's/SO's.