The Airport Technology Research and Development Branch (ATR) supports the FAA’s mission by conducting the necessary research and development required to enhance the safety of operations at our nation’s airports and to ensure the adequacy of engineering specifications and standards in all areas of the airport systems and, where necessary, develop data to support new standards.

Duties

The incumbent will be actively involved in conducting and supporting a wide variety of research efforts comprising of tests, evaluations, assessments, and studies that support an efficient, productive, and cost-effective (NAS). These efforts will include mostly activities related to the operation, safety and security of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, commercial spacecraft, and autonomous vehicles in and around the airport environment. The incumbent may, on occasion, be responsible for assisting with other research projects within ATR’s project portfolio. This portfolio includes, but is not limited to, the following research areas: airport planning, airport environmental, airport noise, visual guidance, aircraft rescue and firefighting, airport design, runway safety, advanced air mobility, wildlife hazard mitigation, and new entrant research program areas.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Designated or Random Drug Testing required.

Qualifications

To view the complete OPM qualification standard for the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301, please refer to:Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301 (opm.gov)To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H, FG/GS 11/12. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.Experience includes: Experience conducting research from the planning to the reporting phases of a research program, including management of program related resources and budget for conducting research efforts comprising of tests, evaluations, assessments, and studies involving the integration, operation, safety and hazard/risk of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles in and around the airport environment.Experience conducting research efforts comprising of tests, evaluations, assessments, and studies involving the integration, operation, safety and/or hazard/risk of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the airport environment to support a safe and efficient national airspace system in accordance with project/program research activities.Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.You may also be considered for this vacancy based on eligibility under the 30% or More Disabled Veteran Program and/or Persons with Disabilities/Persons with Targeted Disabilities. To be considered for one of these special hiring authorities, you must identify your eligibility in your questionnaire in the Applicant-Preferred Conditions of Employment section. In addition, you must submit documentation that provides evidence of eligibility as indicated in the Required Documents section of the announcement.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration ACT Regional HR Services Branch Atlantic City International Airport, Bldg. 300 AHF-N710 Atlantic City, NJ 08405 US
• Name: Danielle Long
• Phone: 1 (609) 485-4323
• Email: [email protected]