Serves as a Senior Operations Research Analyst (ORA) for the International Program Division (AFS-50), providing expert analytical support concerning aviation safety and other related items to include internal business processes supporting the Flight Standards Service.

Duties

Responsible for planning, building, analyzing, organizing and supporting aviation safety related research studies, programs, models, and other automated advanced technology tools to conduct timely and accurate analyses.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)
• Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
• This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.Evaluation of Education:The primary requirement of operations research work is competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry and analysis rather than in the subject matter of the problem. Therefore, applicants should have sufficient knowledge of applied mathematics to understand and use the fundamental concepts and techniques of operations research methods of analysis. In addition, some positions may require knowledge of a specific subject area.Courses acceptable for qualifying for operations research positions may have been taken in departments other than Operations Research, e.g., Engineering (usually Industrial Engineering), Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Management Science.The following are illustrative of acceptable courses: optimization; mathematical modeling; queueing theory; engineering; physics (except descriptive or survey courses); econometrics; psychometrics; biometrics; experimental psychology; physical chemistry; industrial process analysis; managerial economics; computer science; measurement for management; mathematical models in social phenomena; and courses that involved application of operations research techniques and methodologies to problems of management, marketing, systems design, and other specialized fields; or other comparable quantitative analysis courses for which college-level mathematics or statistics is a prerequisite.To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience at the FV-I, FG-13 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 is: researching and analyzing data; recommending improvements based on study results; experience in developing, analyzing, and evaluating programs; developing mathematical, statistical models and methodologies for analyzing systems; preparing reports and presenting findingsANDExperience in the application of a variety of analytical/ mathematical/ML techniques to large data sets and real-world advantages/drawbacks of use. Experience in applying statistical (e.g. R, Python, SQL, Java, etc.) and domain specific (e.g. SQL) computer languages to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets.Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration AWP Regional HR Services Branch 777 S. Aviation Blvd. - Suite 150 AHF-S110 El Segundo, CA 90245 US
• Name: Louis Walker
• Phone: 1 (424) 405-7354
• Email: [email protected]