Airway Transportation System Specialist (Technical Operations Training Policy & Requirement)

As an Airway Transportation System Specialist (ATSS), this position is a principal technical specialist responsible for providing the highest organizational level of technical support to analyze and evaluate National Airspace System (NAS) Weather and Information Systems equipment to develop and update new and legacy training initiatives and coursework. This work directly supports the work of the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) and contributes to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Safety Culture efforts. The ATSS is a technical expert in Weather and Information systems, responsible for applying broad experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of NAS terminal and/or en route weather and information systems, facilities, and services to review and evaluate NAS change proposals for impacts to national training courses. Uses skills as an On-the-Job Trainer (OJT) in an FAA facility or airport to analyze current training courses and curricula to determine the need to revise them or to develop new courses related to NAS weather and information systems. Evaluates training operations of an air traffic facility or airport to develop and update technical training courses. Uses experience testing and repairing weather and information systems to prepare objectives, write course material, and to prepare lesson plans and examinations. The ATSS uses field experience installing or maintaining technical equipment to research and analyze new technologies for contribution to FAA's short- and long-term training development goals. Incorporates existing and new emerging learning technologies into training delivery strategies and provides customers with training products and services required to conduct and support FAA operations. Analyzes technical training courses and curricula to determine the need to revise and develop new courses for the technical operations workforce. Plans the scope and development of new courses. Monitors and reports on progress to all stakeholders. Evaluates technical training operations requirements by preparing objectives, writing course material, preparing lesson plans and examinations. Contacts are both internal and external to the ATO, and in some cases, to the FAA as a whole. Often represents AJI as a primary technical point of contact for the evaluation of NAS change proposals for impact on national training courses. Coordinates with other ATO Service Units and implements plans to obtain information, resolve problems, and to design, develop and integrate business approaches to maximize technical operations training. The ATSS communicates technical information to a diverse group of internal and external customers to present information on technical issues related to training courses and procedures. Receives general program assignments from the Requirements supervisor or higher level manager. Assignments are stated in terms of priorities, overall objectives, and boundaries. Completed assignments are considered technically authoritative and are reviewed only for general compliance with organizational objectives. Identifies resources needed to perform assignments. The ATSS independently resolves all, but unique technical problems, that significantly affect Technical Operations training and procedures. The Team Manager reviews work for compliance with established policies and sound technical and programmatic judgment.