Serves as a (Contract COR) Aerospace Engineering Technician in support of the Quality Assurance Subteam, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Program Operations.

Duties

Serves as On-site Representative, principal technical specialist, a project manager, or instructor and technical specialist for inspection practices and procedures. Provides Quality Control oversight of contracted work performed on the agency's fleet of aircraft. Provides the highest organizational level of technical support associated with analyzing, designing, developing, installing, repairing, fabricating, maintaining, modifying, or evaluating the most complex airframe, mechanical components and electrical systems or sub-systems. Applies broad experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of assigned disciplines and specialties (aircraft maintenance), an understanding of new technologies and methods, and FAA policies and programs. Interprets documentation and other repair manuals to determine standards and policies, and test aircraft functions using diagnostic instruments to ensure standards meet regulatory compliance and that these standards are being met. This position requires a valid FAA Aircraft & Powerplant Certificate (A&P).

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
• Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
• One year probationary period may be required.
• A physical may be required.
• Applicant must possess an FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate.
• Please review Required Documents & Additional Information.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the FV-I (GS/FG-13) level, applicants must have at least 52 weeks of Specialized Experience equivalent to the FV-H (GS/FG-12) level that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position.SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE includes experience with troubleshooting and analyzing aircraft problems; utilizing diagnostic equipment to resolve performance discrepancies and determining airworthiness of highly modified aviation platforms.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.SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SPF): Applicants must possess a valid FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certificate AND document experience in one of the following: Working for a 14 CFR Part 121 Air Carrier in a maintenance environment with scheduled service and a fleet size greater than 50 OR experience in a 14 CFR Part 135 Air Carrier in a maintenance environment with a fleet size greater than 25 or more.Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

See Qualifications Required

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

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA), in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration AAC Regional HR Services Branch 6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 155 AHF-S210 Oklahoma City, OK 73169 US
• Name: Jeffrey Westlake
• Phone: 1 (405) 954-7947
• Email: [email protected]