Alaska Automation Capability - Automation Architect
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The Automation Architect - SME -will be an instrumental participant in delivering automation and communications capability across the FAA's 17 Alaska Flight Service Stations (FSS). This initiative will modernize Alaska's flight service infrastructure by replacing legacy systems with a modular suite of modern voice switching, call distribution, and advanced flight service automation and console technologies. The project emphasizes resilient telecommunications and the integration of legacy and VoIP radio systems to support Alaska's unique and challenging operating environment., Conducts research in design, development, testing and utilization of these modernized technologies.
- Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of flight service infrastructure components.
- Assists in the determination of user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls
- Ensures software standards are met.
- Confers with systems analysts, engineers, programmers, and others to design system and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
- Participates in technical reviews with PMO and vendors.
- Provide technical guidance and support to field teams.
Requirements
- Minimum of 16 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 14 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 10 years with Ph.D.; Minimum of 20 years in lieu of a degree
- US Citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain a Public Trust Clearance
- Strong experience in requirements definition, system decomposition, system modeling (e.g., Model-Based Systems Engineering - MBSE), and trade-off studies.
- Proven technical leadership ability, including providing direction, facilitating working groups, and mentoring junior engineers., * Experience supporting FAA programs or National Airspace System (NAS) infrastructure projects.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, Information Technology, or Aviation Systems.
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