General Engineer

2 weeks ago


Des Plaines, United States Federal Aviation Administration Full time

Summary

Serves as a General Engineer in the Operations Engineering Support Group organization under the minimal direction of a manager or more experienced engineer. Plans and accomplishes highly complex and challenging projects/programs and other work activities. May act as a principal technical specialist or as a project/program manager or team leader for large work activities.

Duties

Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and concepts applicable to his/her discipline, as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and to develop improved technical processes for the organization. Provides in-depth technical expertise to engineers and specialists serving as key point of contact. Leads testing, restoring, evaluation of operational equipment, and analyzes collected data for optimizing NAS facilities. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. Allocates resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules. Researches and provides in-depth analysis of technical problems and their solutions. Oversees analysis of NAS performance trends and formulation of solutions. Provides effective on-site engineering support for analysis, troubleshooting, and restoration of problematic facilities or services within the assigned areas of responsibility.

Applies advanced knowledge of electronics engineering and specific knowledge of one or more complex NAS systems (RADAR, Instrument Landing Localizer, Glide Slope, Weather and Communications). Identifies and resolves National Airspace System (NAS) operational problems within their specialized area. Analyzes impacts of obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis (OE/AAA) and Non-Rulemaking Activity (NRA) on NAS Operations. Communicates Internal and external concerns and recommends alternatives. Reviews National Change Proposal and provides input.

Provides comprehensive, professional and technical guidance and direction to the Technical Support Centers (TSCs) and System Support Centers (SSCs) who maintain the equipment. Such work includes, but is not limited to, conducting studies of NAS systems operation to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of equipment and systems. The incumbent investigates and identifies the cause of any facility outage. Work is to be accomplished in a thorough and comprehensive manner with targeted efforts toward those activities that have the greatest priority. Responsible for maintaining in-depth knowledge of ongoing issues and activities within the assigned area(s) of responsibility and uses that knowledge to recognize emerging priorities.

Contacts are internal and external. Often represents FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs and other work activities. Communicates results to all levels internally (within an LOB/SO or across LOB's/SO's) and externally. Communicates issues to management and recommends appropriate course(s) of action to address issues. The incumbent minimizes the impacts to operations resulting from such things as new requirements, technologies, and budget constraints/changes using innovative, cost-effective maintenance approaches. Oversees risk mitigation strategies for maintenance and project activities within the region and ensures that all stakeholders have input on issues associated with operations. Incumbent may be responsible for analyzing requests for flight inspection waivers and has authority to grant flight inspection waivers. Handles difficult situations that are compounded by outside factors such as weather, politics, policy, etc.

Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Provides policy guidance and instruction to others, both internally and externally. Work is reviewed rarely, typically though status reports and at project completion, to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Work activities impact directly on the objectives of one or more major subdivisions and/or LOB's/SO's and may impact on the objectives of the FAA.


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