Industrial and systems engineering

Job DutiesHelps apply experience and advanced knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and concepts applicable to his/her discipline to accomplish assignments and to develop plans and techniques to improve programs and policies. Understands how his/her technical area interacts with or is affected by other disciplines and considers the objectives of the major subdivision and LOB/SO when developing, integrating, and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems. Defines, plans, and organizes assigned resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Allocates resources to accomplish small work-activities within established schedules. Contacts are internal and external. May act as a key technical point of contact for assigned activities. Contributes to the preparation of management/technical reports or contractual documents, and may be called upon to communicate the overall results of a project or work activity to FAA management, the aviation and aerospace industries, and other external parties.Plans and conducts complex systems analyses and other studies necessary for evaluating work processes, facilities layout and organization of personnel and facilities within the varied industrial and non-industrial organizations of the FAALC. Prepares associated technical reports to document findings and recommendations. May be required to present these findings and recommendations to management in formal and informal briefings. Provides professional engineering advisory service to management/supervisors, and applies appropriate scientific methods and techniques, such as time and motion studies, work sampling, work simplification, queuing theory, or simulation to an objective determination of optimum allocation of personnel and other resources in a wide variety of operational conditions and skills. May be required to conduct training sessions concerning the scientific approach to methods, studies and work measurement techniques.Identifies and selects critical workload factors, collects historical and quantitative data on work volume and related work-hours; correlates and analyzes such data in the process of validating relevant importance of all work elements or components that comprise a work center engaged in producing key products, services, or work units. Observes and evaluates organizational structure, functional responsibilities, work conditions, physical facilities, work processes or operating techniques and related activities to assure current job knowledge and understanding of organization interrelationships as related to matching staffing needs to workload requirements. Applies project management principles and methodologies. Directs the development and application of project charters and plans to develop requirements analysis, proposal preparation, and plan negotiations.Supports modifying facilities and creating new facilities, by working with FAA personnel and through contractor resources. Coordinates with FAALC organizations, Management and the center-wide facilities organization. Supports negotiating with the Union. Supports planning, providing, designing quality improvement initiatives for the FAALC. Supports implementing, testing and maintaining an automated based Quality Management System (QMS). Collaborates with other groups and divisions on the functional requirements and performance characteristics of the QMS in support of the organizational quality objectives. Provides technical expertise in support of the requirements of ISO 9001, to include quality planning, document control, data collection and reporting, internal auditing and continuous improvement. Provides engineering support for systems/equipment used at the FAALC. Provides engineering support for systems/equipment used for the NAS, other agencies and at field sites.Performs other duties as assigned.