[SFDXA] FCC Seeks Telecommunications Specialist

[Bill]

 From Tony N2MFT:


    FCC Seeks Telecommunications Specialist

04/22/2019

The FCC has announced a position opening that may be of interest to a 
radio amateur. The Commission seeking a *telecommunications specialis*t 
<https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/531079400> to work at the 
High Frequency Direction Finding Center (HFDFC) in Columbia, Maryland. 
This is a full-time position.

The person holding this position performs “watch duty” and serves as a 
technical authority providing technical assistance and guidance to 
communication systems users to resolve radio interference complaints and 
problems. The telecommunications specialist uses radio signal analysis 
equipment deployed throughout the US to collect, correlate, and analyze 
characteristics of radio signals involved in interference problems, 
distress or safety-related signals, or other radio signals involved in 
other high-priority activities such as law enforcement or national 
defense, to include HF, VHF, and UHF.

The successful candidate for this position collects radio signal 
analysis information; analyzes complaints, inquiries, and comments from 
multiple sources; investigates compliance with FCC rules and 
regulations, and determines appropriate action utilizing the FCC’s 
remote HF network of radio direction finders and radio signal analysis 
equipment. This individual develops definitive technical solutions 
concerning telecommunications system architectures, interoperability, 
expansion potential, and overall end-to-end compatibility and net 
centricity.

The incumbent interacts with the public, licensees of various radio 
services, private industries, other government agencies, and 
representatives of foreign governments, and represents the Bureau in 
meetings within and outside of the agency. This person also conducts 
formal and on-the-job training of coworkers, new recruits, clients, and 
*USTTI* <http://ustti.org/> participants.

This a GS-12 or GS-13 level position, depending upon specialized 
experience. Applicants must have a minimum of 1 year of specialized 
experience equivalent to at least one grade lower in the Federal 
service. The position at the GS-12 level calls for: Experience with the 
HF spectrum, including propagation characteristics and frequency 
selection; experience with HF direction finding to include skywave and 
groundwave techniques; experience with radio communication, including 
modulation characteristics, frequency selection, and proper monitoring 
techniques; experience with basic investigative techniques and tools for 
radio traffic analysis, and skill in analyzing specific HF data.

At the GS-13 level: Applying investigative techniques for radio traffic 
analysis; applying principles and methods of RF propagation (e.g., HF 
and/or VHF, UHF); analyzing spectrum occupancy figures and geographic 
features (e.g., fixed and mobile radio stations, radar, navigational 
aids, satellite links, terrestrial microwave and trunking systems), and 
translating radio communication, including modulation characteristics, 
frequency selection, and proper monitoring techniques.

See the *position announcement* 
<https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/531079400> for full details.


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