Work Location: Remote, with occasional travel to the FAA Technical Center, vendor facilities, vendor laboratories, and other locations as operational needs arise

Provide systems engineering expertise for modernization and sustainment of FAA ATC voice communications systems and supporting infrastructure.Support the development, analysis, and refinement of technical, operational, and performance requirements for voice communication systems.Conduct engineering evaluations of existing and emerging voice switch technologies, communications systems, and network architectures.Support both pre-implementation and post-implementation activities for Voice Communication System and Advanced Portable Communications system requirements and specifications, in collaboration with the broader technical team.Perform industry and market research to support FAA acquisition planning and technology modernization initiatives.Support technical evaluations, source selections, engineering reviews, and vendor assessments.Analyze and evaluate ATC voice switch architectures, including air-to-ground (A/G) trunks, ground-to-ground (G/G) trunks, networking components, and interface requirements.Assess and develop solutions involving analog, electrical, digital, IP, and VoIP communications technologies.Support system integration activities involving voice switches, network infrastructure, communications circuits, and operational support systems.Develop, review, and maintain engineering documentation, technical reports, design packages, interface control documents, test plans, and implementation plans.Participate in system verification, validation, testing, acceptance, and deployment activities.Evaluate system performance, operational effectiveness, interoperability, reliability, maintainability, and supportability.Collaborate with FAA engineering organizations, Tech Ops personnel, program managers, contractors, vendors, and operational stakeholders.Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies to support successful system implementation and sustainment.Provide technical recommendations supporting lifecycle planning, modernization roadmaps, and long-term strategic initiatives.Support troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex communications and systems integration issues.Analyze, design, develop, implement, and test software solutions supporting engineering, operational, or functional requirements associated with NAS systems and supporting applications.Participate in technical interchange meetings, design reviews, milestone reviews, and engineering working groups.Provide technical guidance and subject-matter expertise to engineering and project teams, as needed.

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline. 10+ years of relevant experience, including experience with ATC voice communications systems. Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to work independently and within established schedules.Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment.