General Engineer

Job Duties

Leads activities/projects for management and communication of the requirements for establishment and/or sustainment of all NAS facilities, communicating assignments, milestones and deadlines to the team and giving advice, counsel, and instructions in the work.

Applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of a wide range of methods to gather, analyze, and evaluate information on program and project issues and the impact of technological, procedural, financial and managerial considerations.

The incumbent supports the validation and prioritization of the NAS needs and communicates them to the National Program Office for funding while considering the objectives of the ATO. Supports the program office during product development, validation, and verification and suggests ways to improve production or increase quality of work directed and develop broad recommendations on enhancing the efficiency of NAS systems by modification and application of existing or emerging technology.

As the primary technical point of contact, provides technical guidance and direction on multiple systems. Contacts include high level representatives both inside A TO organizations, including national program offices, ATS and Tech Ops District managers, Engineering and Technical services management and outside the ATO organizations, including Airports, National Defense agencies, contractors, etc. while understanding of how his/her technical area interacts with other disciplines.

May act as a principal specialist to develop new and innovative approaches, methodologies, and/or techniques as a team leader to define and direct challenging projects/programs/ activities.

Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more organizational units, major subdivisions, and LOBs/SOs, and may affect the objectives of the FAA.