Spectrum Allocations Analyst

Quick Facts

• Role: Spectrum Allocations Analyst (senior)
• Organization context: Policy and Rules Division, Office of Engineering and Technology (FCC)
• Location: Washington, DC (relocation expenses not paid)

Description

The incumbent conducts complex technical, policy, regulatory, and programmatic analyses supporting FCC spectrum allocation and management policies, including frequency allocation proceedings, experimental licensing, equipment authorization, and emerging wireless technologies. The role includes coordination with NTIA and other FCC components for proposed authorizations and radio frequency assignment coordination to mitigate harmful interference. Responsibilities also cover processing FOIA requests and developing FCC regulatory documents and recommendations for Commission decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex analyses for spectrum allocation and spectrum management initiatives, including technical, legal, and policy issues related to the Table of Frequency Allocations, experimental licensing, equipment authorization, and low-power unlicensed devices
• Evaluate the impact of new and emerging technologies on spectrum use and develop recommendations
• Coordinate proposed authorizations for shared and exclusive bands for federal and non-federal operations
• Coordinate radio frequency assignments among FCC components and federal departments/agencies to reduce potential harmful interference
• Process FOIA requests: analyze requests, search for documents, draft responses, and track request status
• Conduct research on telecommunications statutes, FCC rules, decisions, and regulatory precedents; ensure technical accuracy and legal sufficiency for regulatory documents
• Develop, review, and coordinate regulatory outputs such as Notices of Proposed Rulemaking, Reports and Orders, Public Notices, briefing materials, reports, and memoranda
• Prepare documents for publication in the Federal Register and placement in publicly accessible databases
• Support regulatory flexibility analysis and paperwork reduction act documentation
• Track division projects, maintain timelines and progress, and provide guidance to staff
• Maintain current knowledge of spectrum policy, telecom regulations, engineering principles, and industry trends; recommend improvements to program effectiveness and regulatory processes

Requirements

• FCC Employees Only; current FCC employees must provide an SF-50 verifying grade and status
• Resume: maximum two pages and must meet resume format criteria
• GS-13 specialized experience (min 1 year equivalent to GS-12): FOIA processing; advice/guidance on program evaluation and analytical support for rulemakings on frequency allocations/spectrum management; complex telecommunications studies/projects; RF assignment coordination with NTIA and FCC Bureaus/Offices
• GS-13 competencies: expert knowledge of FCC spectrum allocation and management programs; analyze interactions among the Table of Frequency Allocations, experimental licensing, equipment authorization, and unlicensed transmitter/radiofrequency device rules; apply analytical and evaluative methods to spectrum allocation work
• GS-14 specialized experience (min 1 year equivalent to GS-12): includes all GS-13 items plus technical/policy guidance on rulemaking proceedings, licensing issues, spectrum-sharing arrangements, interference concerns, and emerging communications services
• GS-14 competencies: ability to determine how proposed allocations/sharing arrangements interact with existing uses (in addition to GS-13 competencies)

Benefits

• Health, life, dental & vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; long-term care
• Holidays and leave; retirement; Thrift Savings Plan; transit benefits
• Alternative work schedule and telecommuting (eligibility depends on position type)