Technical Writer

at  US Federal Aviation Administration

QUALIFICATIONS

To qualify for this position at the FV-G band level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-F, FG/GS9/10 grade 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 includes:

• Experience writing or editing technical publications in the aviation field.
• Experience acquiring and presenting technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of blueprints or diagrams, or other appropriate methods.
• Experience writing and editing complex technical material drafted by others using established practices, standards, and guidance including application of technical communications concepts (e.g. writing/editing software and information design).

To qualify for this position at the FV-H band level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-G, FG/GS10/11 grade 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 includes:

• Experience that requires substantial subject matter and technical knowledge of the aviation field.
• Experience in acquiring and presenting technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of blueprints or diagrams, or other appropriate methods and
• Experience writing and editing complex technical material drafted by others using established practices, standards, and guidance including application of technical communications concepts (e.g. writing/editing software and information design).

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.
Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.
As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.
In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.
Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSA listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

EDUCATION

Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Must have included a total of 15 semester hours in an appropriate scientific, technical, or social science field(s), and at least one course above introductory level in the field(s) covered by the position. For technical manuals and specifications writers or editors, the equivalent of 15 semester hours may have been gained through vocational or educational training above the high school level at a public, private, or Armed Forces school.
Education substitution for the G Band: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education may be combined with experience to meet the one year required specialized experience.
If using education to qualify, applicants MUST submit transcripts.
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IF YOU ARE RELYING ON YOUR EDUCATION TO MEET QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

• How to Apply

You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register.

DETERMINING LENGTH OF GENERAL OR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IS DEPENDENT ON THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND FAILURE TO PROVIDE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN A FINDING OF INELIGIBLE.

You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and re-using the documents in your applications.

IF YOU ARE RELYING ON YOUR EDUCATION TO MEET QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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DUTIES

G Band: The incumbent performs a combination of routine and multiple and varying assignments under the general direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team for projects/programs within a defined area of responsibility. The incumbent conducts research using a variety of sources to collect information used as groundwork in generating documents. Gathers necessary technical information from subject matter experts (e.g. aerospace engineers) as well as other technical writers/editors, team lead, attorneys, and/or management officials. Applies experience and detailed knowledge to plan and accomplish assignments in writing and editing to analyze, interpret, and integrate information in a variety of formats.
The incumbent works independently to primarily prepare, write, edit, research, and develop and/or process the following: Airworthiness Directives (ADs), Advisory Circulars (ACs), responses to FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Safety Recommendations (SRs), Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIBs), and/or regulatory/policy documents. These documents include rulemaking notices, amendments, regulatory evaluations, exemptions, special conditions, and related supplementary material. Oversees the timely processing of these documents by tracking, monitoring, and reporting on their progress via computer databases.
The incumbent may be tasked to (1) develop/edit other documents such as administrator alerts, continued airworthiness notification to the international community (CANIC), briefing papers, congressional responses, whistleblower responses, and newsletters; (2) perform technical support duties; (3) coordinate office publications with the Office of Federal Register; (4) coordinate regulatory documents with FAA Legal and the Office of Rulemaking; (5) perform other duties as assigned.
H-Band: The incumbent performs multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team and may perform some leadership functions for small projects/programs or other work activities. The incumbent conducts research using a variety of sources to collect information used as groundwork in generating documents. Gathers necessary technical information from subject matter experts (e.g. aerospace engineers) as well as other technical writers/editors, team lead, attorneys, and/or management officials. Applies experience and advanced knowledge in writing and editing to analyze, interpret, and integrate technical information in a variety of formats.
The incumbent works independently to primarily prepare, write, edit, research, and develop and/or process the following: Airworthiness Directives (ADs), Advisory Circulars (ACs), responses to FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Safety Recommendations (SRs), Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIBs), and/or regulatory/policy documents. These documents include rulemaking notices, amendments, regulatory evaluations, exemptions, special conditions, and related supplementary material. Oversees the timely processing of these documents by tracking, monitoring, and reporting on their progress via computer databases.
The incumbent (1) develops/edits other documents such as administrator alerts, continued airworthiness notification to the international community (CANIC), briefing papers, congressional responses, whistleblower responses, and newsletters; (2) perform technical support duties; (3) coordinate office publications with the Office of Federal Register; (4) coordinate regulatory documents with FAA Legal and the Office of Rulemaking; (5) performs other duties as assigned.