About the role
Duties
Incumbent serves as FAASTeam Program Manager (Airworthiness), and is responsible for justifying and recommending new or amended aviation safety procedures, managing, establishing, implementing, and coordinating of the airworthiness portion of the Federal Aviation Administration Safety Team (FAASTeam) program within one or more assigned geographic areas which may include one or more FSDO areas.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet the minimum eligibility requirements for an Aviation Safety Inspector in the 1825 series as outlined in the OPM qualification standards. The minimum eligibility requirements for this position are below or may be found on the following link: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1800/aviation-safety-series-1825/
General Requirements:
- 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: 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 a good distant vision in each eye and be able to read printed materials the size of typewritten characters (glasses and contact lenses permitted) without strain;
- Have the ability to hear the conversational voice (hearing aid permitted);
- Not have any physical condition that would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others or that would interfere with their ability to fly as passengers in a variety of aircraft.
This position may be filled with any of the following specialties: General Aviation Maintenance or General Aviation Avionics.
- AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR (General Aviation Maintenance): A. Experience involving the maintenance and repair of airframes, power plants, and aircraft systems with responsibility for certifying airworthiness. B. Maintenance experience with aircraft 12,500 pounds or less maximum certificated takeoff weight. C. Aircraft maintenance experience in a repair station; air carrier or airline repair facility; military repair facility; or local, state or Federal governmental agency. D. Aircraft maintenance work experience within the last 3 years**. E. FAA Mechanic Certificate with airframe and power plant ratings
- AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR (General Aviation Avionics) A. Aircraft avionics experience involving the maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of installed avionics systems on aircraft. B. Aircraft avionics work experience (which could include supervision or auditing) in a repair station; air carrier repair facility; military repair facility; or local, state, or Federal governmental agency within the last 3 years**.
** Note: The recency of specialized experience requirements is waived for current and former FAA employees in the 1825 series.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to the minimum requirements, to qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13 in the Federal Service, in the normal line of progression (as an Aviation Safety Inspector, 1825). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of Aviation Safety Inspector (General Aviation Airworthiness) position.
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://employees.faa.gov/org/linebusiness/avs/offices/afs/tools/qat/.
Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Education
EDUCATION:
High school diploma or equivalent
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