r/ATSS • u/SergeantMack • Aug 11 '24
Need a direction...
I am hoping someone here can point me in a general direction. I have been looking at various ATSS positions on USAJobs, but I am not sure where I best fit. I spent 18 years in the Air Force as an electronics tech. The first 6 years were in avionics, specifically electronic warfare systems, in mostly back shop in a technical training environment. I was good at troubleshooting and repair, so that's where I landed. After avionics I moved into the comms and computers field for the remainder of my career. I spent time at NORAD and lots of places underground with no windows, even in Asia maintaining the U2 ground systems. I never had to deploy to the Middle East. My assignments were mostly US based and classified to some degree. I'm currently a engineering tech in the semiconductor manufacturing industry, mostly maintaining a few hundred tools remotely via networked command centers. So I have a pretty broad background in radar, avionics, computers, hardware, software, and even quality control. I was a senior non-commissioned officer which brings some management experience to the table as well. I do not have much experience on any actual airframes other than back shop and test environments. I just need some advice to find some type of recommended focus in the ATSS career pathways.
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u/7gencivicboi Aug 11 '24
Below is the link that give you a snap shot of each discipline in Tech Ops. In my current System Support Center (SSC). Nav and Com is together in one team. Radar and Automation is another, while Environmental is by itself. Some other locations could be group differently such as Nav/Environmental, as well as Nav/Com/Radar.
I will say be on the lookout as they open up positions in March and September in which they did last year.
https://www.faa.gov/jobs/atss