Aviation Safety Inspector (AW-General Aviation Maintenance)

Federal Aviation Administration •

Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

The incumbent performs agency mission-critical assignments to ensure organizations and air carriers adhere to applicable Federal Aviation safety regulations.

Duties

The incumbent applies comprehensive technical knowledge and authoritative technical expertise for matters applicable to operators, aircraft and/or airmen. The incumbent will be responsible for matters as it pertains to evaluations, inspections, and reinspections of any certificate holder entity.

Incumbent performs assignments that are of such breadth, diversity, and intensity that they involve numerous complex features to assure that organizations and air carriers meet applicable Federal Aviation safety regulations. Interprets, audits, evaluates, and analyzes practices of business operations related to aviation systems and operators.

Incumbent works directly with and maintains access to highly sensitive, confidential sensitive data that may affect national security and/or law enforcement activities; and therefore, will be required to protect and maintain the confidentiality in those actions. Incumbent will provide technical flight standards information in support of law enforcement agencies and joint activities associated with these entities. Incumbent has a thorough understanding of matters relating to standard airworthiness certificates and aircraft registration and maintains knowledge of international standards as it relates to the national and global air space.

Incumbent prepares and writes highly detailed technical reports, briefing papers, presentations, and/or communications relating to aviation interests, compliance, and/or investigative activities. Incumbent plans and directs use of time and resources to accomplish a variety of sensitive investigative activities. Incumbent investigates a wide range of violations and as such, plans, coordinates, gathers, obtains evidence, and prepares enforcement case files for the prosecution of violators of Federal Aviation Regulations. Incumbent will be called to testify as a subject matter expert in matters involving safety violations in any administrative, civil and/or criminal court.

Contacts are internal to the agency and external with stakeholders. Incumbent represents the FAA as a principal technical inspector as the point of contact on projects, programs, and/or other work activities. Lead teams of diverse, cross-functional subject matter experts. Coordinates significant technical matters with representative internally and externally. Ensures coordination with appropriate stakeholders.

Utilizes a wide range of automation tools to perform duties and investigative activities.

Applies a comprehensive knowledge of the appropriate specialization and a broad knowledge of the Aviation Safety (AVS) mission and goals to assigned programs and areas of responsibility.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
These positions will be filled as a temporary promotion or temporary reassignment not to exceed one year.
They may be terminated early; they may be extended; or they may become permanent without further competition
The selectee will remain at their current location. Locality pay will be added upon selection.
Applicants selected outside of the Fort Worth, TX, commuting area will be required to spend the first three months either via
video teleconferencing or in person with staff to allow time to become familiarized with SEIT procedures.

Qualifications

General Requirements for All Positions:

Not more than two separate incidents involving Federal aviation regulations violations in the last 5 years;
Valid State driver's license;
Fluency in the English language;
No chemical dependencies or drug abuse that could interfere with job performance; and
High school diploma or equivalent.

Medical Requirements for All Positions:

Applicants must be physically able to perform the duties of the Aviation Safety Inspector position in a safe and efficient manner and must meet all of the following requirements.

Have good distant vision in each eye and be able to read, without strain, printed materials the size of typewritten characters (glasses and contact lenses permitted);
Have the ability to hear the conversational voice (hearing aid permitted); and
Not have any physical condition that would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others that would interfere with their ability to fly as passengers in a variety of aircraft.

In addition, applicants for positions that require participation in the operation of the aircraft must:

Possess a valid second–class medical certificate in accordance with FAA regulations; and
Pass recurrent medical examinations as prescribed by the FAA.

Applicants not requiring valid second-class medical certificates who are tentatively selected will be required to:

Provide documentation from a board-certified physician certifying that they meet the minimal medical requirements; or
Individuals who do not meet the minimum medical requirements but who are otherwise qualified will receive an individualized assessment to determine whether they can perform the essential functions of the position.

Specialized Experience:

When the predominant work involves general aviation maintenance, applicants for Aviation Safety Inspector (Airworthiness) positions must meet all of the following requirements.

Experience involving the maintenance and repair of airframes, power plants, and aircraft systems with responsibility for certifying airworthiness.
Maintenance experience with aircraft 12,500 pounds or less maximum certificated takeoff weight.
Aircraft maintenance experience in a repair station; air carrier or airline repair facility; military repair facility; or local, state or Federal governmental agency.
Aircraft maintenance work experience within the last 3 years.
FAA Mechanic Certificate with airframe and power plant ratings.

To qualify for this position, applicants must demonstrate in their application that they possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is defined as: Assisting, conducting or performing various technical functions related to certification, surveillance, investigation and compliance recommendation of maintenance activities on FAR Part 135 air carriers/air operators.

For Lateral Movements Between 1825 Specialties: To assist in determining qualification requirements, applicants transferring between specialties at the same grade level are strongly encouraged to complete the appropriate Qualifications Assessment Tool (QAT) check sheet and upload it along with their resume. Check sheets are contained in Order 3410.26, Flight Standards Service Air Carrier and General Aviation Qualifications Assessment Tool for AFS Aviation Safety Inspectors. This order is located at: https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/3410.26.pdf .

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Recency of specialized experience is waived for current and former FAA employees in the 1825 series.

In-grade/downgrade application packages will be accepted.

Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

Eligible applicants meeting minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), may be further evaluated on the KSAs listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a selective factor for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration.

Utilize automated systems and databases to produce documents, correspondence, presentations, etc., and to conduct research through the utilization of databases such as SPAS, SAS, DRS, and other internal and external databases.

IMPORTANT: Ensure that your work experience supports your Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) answers. Your answers and associated work experience will be evaluated further to validate whether the answers that you selected are appropriate.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your online application, e.g. transcripts, SF-50, or veterans' documentation, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS. Supplemental documentation can also be faxed to 907-271-5367 on or before the closing date of this announcement. Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth.

If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Salary Range: $92,964 - $144,121

Job Ident #: 795490600

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