Job opening: Technical Writer
Salary: $49 773 - 92 690 per year
Published at: Aug 04 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
The incumbent serves as a Technical Publications Writer performing a variety of writing and editing duties in support of the Aircraft Certification Service (AIR).
Duties
G Band: The incumbent performs a combination of routine and multiple and varying assignments under the general direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team for projects/programs within a defined area of responsibility. The incumbent conducts research using a variety of sources to collect information used as groundwork in generating documents. Gathers necessary technical information from subject matter experts (e.g. aerospace engineers) as well as other technical writers/editors, team lead, attorneys, and/or management officials. Applies experience and detailed knowledge to plan and accomplish assignments in writing and editing to analyze, interpret, and integrate information in a variety of formats.
Requirements
- US Citizenship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)
- If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position at the FV-G band level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-F, FG/GS9/10 grade level. 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 includes:Experience writing or editing technical publications in the aviation field.Experience acquiring and presenting technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of blueprints or diagrams, or other appropriate methods.Experience writing and editing complex technical material drafted by others using established practices, standards, and guidance including application of technical communications concepts (e.g. writing/editing software and information design).To qualify for this position at the FV-H band level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-G, FG/GS10/11 grade level. 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 includes:Experience that requires substantial subject matter and technical knowledge of the aviation field.Experience in acquiring and presenting technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of blueprints or diagrams, or other appropriate methods andExperience writing and editing complex technical material drafted by others using established practices, standards, and guidance including application of technical communications concepts (e.g. writing/editing software and information design).Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSA listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
Education
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Must have included a total of 15 semester hours in an appropriate scientific, technical, or social science field(s), and at least one course above introductory level in the field(s) covered by the position. For technical manuals and specifications writers or editors, the equivalent of 15 semester hours may have been gained through vocational or educational training above the high school level at a public, private, or Armed Forces school.
If using education to qualify, applicants MUST submit transcripts.
Contacts
- Address Federal Aviation Administration
ANM Regional HR Services Division
2200 S. 216th St.
AHF-W200
Des Moines, WA 98198
US
- Name: Jackie Taumaletia
- Phone: 1 (206) 231-4188
- Email: [email protected]