Air Traffic Assistant (Flight Data Communications Specialist)

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (FV-E or FG/GS-5/6). 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 is described as knowledge of and skill in the use of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control procedures. Qualifying specialized experience may have been gained in work such as: 1. Civilian or military aircraft operations work, such as flight instructor, instrument rated pilot, flight engineer, or air transport pilot; 2. FAA Certified Dispatcher for an air carrier; 3. Flight Information Expediter involved in determining flight times of airplanes and transmitting information to flight operations and command centers; 4. Civilian or Military Air Traffic Controller; 5. Flight Data Processor; OR Successful completion of an FAA or Military Air Traffic Control Training Program; OR Possession of an FAA Control Tower Operator certificate. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.