Incumbent conducts job function training programs and provides instruction for field personnel concerning the regulations, policies, and procedures applicable to the design, manufacturing, testing, and certification of aircraft.

Duties

Applies comprehensive knowledge of the aviation safety manufacturing specialization and a broad knowledge of Aircraft Certification Service’s (AIR) mission and goals to conduct job function training programs and provide instruction for field personnel concerning the regulations, policies, and procedures applicable to the design, manufacturing, testing, and certification of aircraft.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)

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; andHigh 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 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.Requirements for Aviation Safety Inspector (Manufacturing) positions:When the predominant work involves manufacturing, applicants for Aviation Safety Inspector (Manufacturing) positions must meet one of the following requirements.Experience in the area of quality systems, methods, and techniques in the manufacture of products and/or articles that demonstrates the ability to determine whether aircraft and related products meet the approved design criteria, or the design criteria on which approval is being sought and is in condition for safe operations; orExperience involving either the actual issuance of airworthiness certificates or having responsibility for managing programs leading to the issuance of original airworthiness certificates or original export airworthiness approvals for products and/or articles; orExperience involving a combination of paragraph A and paragraph B above.Acceptable specialized experience for paragraph A includes actual experience in a majority of the following areas:First article, in process and final assembly inspection;Quality assurance provisions of special processes (e.g. heat treating, brazing, welding, carburizing, plating, CAD-CAM, robotics, software quality control, etc.,)Destructive and non-destructive inspection;Manufacturing processes;Airworthiness assurance;Developing and implementing quality systems and procedures;Testing procedures; andUse of improved design data.The experience in paragraph A or B is typically acquired in such positions as:Quality engineer;Quality systems supervisor/manager;Quality systems auditor;Service representative with technical quality experience;FAA designee such as a designated manufacturing inspection representative (DMIR); orDesignated airworthiness representative (DAR) authorized to perform manufacturing inspection functions on behalf of the FAA.Single agency minimum eligibility requirements for the 1825 series and this position can be found at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-qualification-standards/1800/aviation-safety-series-1825/In addition to meeting the above, to qualify for this position you must demonstrate that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I/FG-13 grade 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 includes:Experience understanding and converting procedural requirements into functional design to provide reliable and accurate course development and instruction; and Experience as an Aviation Safety Inspector (Manufacturing) in the design, manufacturing, testing and certification of aircraft.Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration ANE Regional HR Services Branch 1200 District Avenue AHF-E200 Burlington, MA 01803 US
• Name: Andrea Garrahan
• Phone: 1 (781) 238-7256
• Email: [email protected]