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Position Title
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Agency
Air National Guard Units
Announcement Number
NY-12511160-AF-24-490 Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 to Thursday, October 10, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?

If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
  • your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy
  • the vacancy does not have greater promotion potential than your current or last permanent position and
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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3. US Citizens.  Are you a US Citizen? (limit characters)
Miscellaneous
Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability. If you do not have an answer, please type in NA.
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1. Are you currently Title 32, Title 5, Priority Placement or Civilian?
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2. If you are a current Federal Employee, what is the name of the Agency and location? If not applicable, please answer NA.
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3. Retirement Date, if applicable. (limit characters)
4. Have you retired, or are you preparing to retire, from military service? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST, GS-0391-12, position at our Agency. We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Do you meet the following Specialized Experience requirement(s)?

1-year equivalent to at least next lower grade level. Specialized experience includes experience, education and training that provided knowledge of communications equipment, systems, services, and transmission media; knowledge of electronic communications concepts, principles, practices, procedures, policies, standards, and operational requirements; application of specialized communications methods and analytical techniques; technical knowledge of the operational and performance characteristics of communications equipment, automated control and network management systems, transmission media, and the relationships among component parts of telecommunications systems; and competencies in the subject matter or business processes associated with the DoD, U.S. Army, or U.S. Air Force telecommunication programs.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Do you have experience managing the JNDPG programs for the NEADS? (limit characters)
3. Do you have experience serving as the unit's principal representative to the JNDPG, and primary liaison to five FAA Regions on all issues of operation and maintenance of shared systems at the joint-use sites? (limit characters)
4. Do you have experience negotiating, drafting, editing, monitoring and ensuring compliance of formal agreements between other joint-use organizations and the NEADS (limit characters)
5. Do yo uhave experience researching and preparing an annual budget for NEADS JNDPG expenses? (limit characters)
6. Do you have experience preparing cost assessments incurred by the FAA while maintaining USAF equipment at NEADS joint-use sites and provides them to the DoD JNDPG Manager as required? (limit characters)
7. Do you have experience serving as primary technical advisor to the Director of Support and the NEADS staff on issues related to FAA operated radar systems and associated equipment? (limit characters)
8. Do you have experience participating with mechanics in the resolution of very difficult maintenance problems which involve complex electronic systems/equipment to include radar and navigation transmitters, radios, receivers, antennas, etc. being maintained, repaired, overhauled, modified, and/or tested? (limit characters)
9. Do you have experience applying theories, principles, techniques, and methods of electronics, available engineering data, drawings, schematics, specifications, and a comprehensive understanding of system design to isolate and resolve maintenance problems? (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
10. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement or commit deception or fraud in this application or its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C 1001); my eligibility may be canceled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal Service (5 C.F.R Part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
 
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