Aviation Safety Inspector (Airworthiness Instructor)

Aviation Safety Inspector (Airworthiness Instructor)

Department: Department of Transportation

Location(s): Tutuila Island, American Samoa, Salt Lake County, Utah, Fairfax County, Virginia, Fauquier County, Virginia, Loudoun County, Virginia, Richmond County, Virginia, Roanoke County, Virginia, King County, Washington, Brown County, Wisconsin, Dane County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Oneida County, Wisconsin, Mobile County, Alabama, Montgomery County, Alabama, Anchorage County, Alaska, Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska, Los Angeles County, California, Monterey County, California, Riverside County, California, San Diego County, California, Denver County, Colorado, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Miami-Dade County, Florida, Honolulu County, Hawaii, Boise County, Idaho, Champaign County, Illinois, Cook County, Illinois, DuPage County, Illinois, Peoria County, Illinois, Winnebago County, Illinois, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, Des Moines County, Iowa, Lafayette County, Louisiana, Clinton County, Michigan, Jackson County, Michigan, Kent County, Michigan, Marquette County, Michigan, Oakland County, Michigan, Wayne County, Michigan, Olmsted County, Minnesota, Pipestone County, Minnesota, Atlantic County, New Jersey, Essex County, New Jersey, Onondaga County, New York, Queens County, New York, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, Lucas County, Ohio, Madison County, Ohio, Muskingum County, Ohio, Summit County, Ohio, Trumbull County, Ohio, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Shelby County, Tennessee, Bexar County, Texas, Gregg County, Texas, Texarkana, Texas, Tomball, Texas, Tyler, Texas, Waco, Texas, Wichita Falls, Texas, Cedar City, Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, Burlington, Vermont, Arlington, Virginia, Chantilly, Virginia, Charles City, Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Dulles Airport, Virginia, Dulles Airport, Virginia, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Hampton, Virginia, Herndon, Virginia, Leesburg, Virginia, Lynchburg, Virginia, Manassas, Virginia, Newport News, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Roanoke, 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Evanston, Wyoming, Jackson, Wyoming, Lovell, Wyoming, Sheridan, Wyoming, Anniston, Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, Citronelle, Alabama, Dothan, Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Anchorage, Alaska, Bethel, Alaska, Cold Bay, Alaska, Cordova, Alaska, Dillingham, Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, Homer, Alaska, Juneau, Alaska, Kenai, Alaska, Ketchikan, Alaska, King Salmon, Alaska, McGrath, Alaska, Nome, Alaska, Palmer, Alaska, Petersburg, Alaska, Sitka, Alaska, Talkeetna, Alaska, Yakutat, Alaska, Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona, Grand Canyon, Arizona, Mesa, Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, Prescott, Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, Tempe, Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Yuma, Arizona, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Harrison, Arkansas, Jonesboro, Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Russellville, Arkansas, Texarkana, Arkansas, Alameda, California, Arcata, California, Bakersfield, 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Missoula, Montana, Bellevue, Nebraska, Columbus, Nebraska, Grand Island, Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, North Platte, Nebraska, Offutt AFB, Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Wellfleet, Nebraska, Elko, Nevada, Fallon, Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, Nellis AFB, Nevada, North Las Vegas, Nevada, Reno, Nevada, Tonopah, Nevada, Lebanon, New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Nashua, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Caldwell, New Jersey, Fairfield, New Jersey, Gibbsboro, New Jersey, Millville, New Jersey, Morristown, New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, Newtonville, New Jersey, Teterboro, New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Carlsbad, New Mexico, Farmington, New Mexico, Newkirk, New Mexico, Roswell, New Mexico, Albany, New York, Binghamton, New York, Buffalo, New York, Dansville, New York, East Farmingdale, New York, Elmira, New York, Farmingdale, New York, Garden City, New York, Horseheads, New York, Islip, New York, Ithaca, New York, Johnson City, New York, Melville, New York, New York, New York, Queens, New York, Newburgh, New York, Rochester, New York, Rome, New York, Ronkonkoma, New York, Saranac Lake, New York, Syracuse, New York, Valley Stream, New York, Wappingers Falls, New York, Westbury, New York, White Plains, New York, Asheville, North Carolina, Benson, North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Goldsboro, North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, Kinston, North Carolina, Maiden, North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, Bismarck, North Dakota, Fargo, North Dakota, Finley, North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Minot, North Dakota, Minot AFB, North Dakota, Watford City, North Dakota, Broadview Heights, Ohio, Clermontville, Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio, Findlay, Ohio, London, Ohio, Mansfield, Ohio, New London, Ohio, North Olmsted, Ohio, Oberlin, Ohio, Swanton, Ohio, Swanton, Ohio, Vandalia, Ohio, Vienna, Ohio, Ardmore, Oklahoma, Bethany, Oklahoma, Lawton, Oklahoma, McAlester, Oklahoma, Midwest City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Yukon, Oklahoma, Eugene, Oregon, Fossil, Oregon, Hillsboro, Oregon, Keno, Oregon, Klamath Falls, Oregon, Medford, Oregon, North Bend, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, Redmond, Oregon, Salem, Oregon, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Altoona, Pennsylvania, Avoca, Pennsylvania, Benton, Pennsylvania, Bern, Pennsylvania, Brentwood, Pennsylvania, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, Du Bois, Pennsylvania, Erie, Pennsylvania, Essington, Pennsylvania, Fairview, Pennsylvania, Lester, Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Oakdale, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Reading, Pennsylvania, Scranton, Pennsylvania, State College, Pennsylvania, Tinicum, Pennsylvania, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilkes Barre Township, Pennsylvania, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, Warwick, Rhode Island, Anderson, South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, Florence, South Carolina, Greer, South Carolina, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, North Charleston, South Carolina, West Columbia, South Carolina, Gettysburg, South Dakota, Huron, South Dakota, Rapid City, South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Blountville, Tennessee, Bristol, Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jackson, Tennessee, Joelton, Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, Abilene, Texas, Addison, Texas, Amarillo, Texas, Andrews, Texas, Austin, Texas, Austin, Texas, Beaumont, Texas, Bellville, Texas, Burleson, Texas, Burnet, Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, Dallas, Texas, Dallas, Texas, El 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Salary Range: $106382 - $138296 Per Year

Job Summary: Conducts training programs for field personnel concerning regulations, policies, procedures, specialized training on airworthiness, surveillance, and certification of aircraft, airmen and air agencies.

Major Duties:

• 1. Develops and conducts courses of indoctrination for newly hired Flight Standards Safety Inspectors (Airworthiness/Avionics). Presents an intensive study of each job function required to perform as an Airworthiness, Aviation Safety Inspector in a Flight Standards District Office or Certificate Management Office. All functions incorporated in this position description will be accomplished while working as an effective, cooperative member of the Airworthiness training team. 2. Develops and conducts advanced courses for flight standards inspectors, aerospace engineers, electrical/electronic engineers, and specialists. Such courses include Safety Management Systems (SMS), Safety Assurance Systems (SAS), regulations, policies, and procedures for certification, surveillance, and enforcement duties as related to air carrier/air operator operations, aircraft modifications, executive turbine aircraft, turbine power-plants, and management systems. 3. Develops and conducts lessons in regulations, policies, and procedures for evaluation of management at repair stations, mechanic schools, and air carrier/operator operations. 4. Develops and writes course test materials based on research analysis, evaluation of new developments, and changing trends of technology in the aviation industry. Maintains current knowledge of FAA regulations, policies, and procedures. 5. Analyzes exams, course critiques, and lab projects for applicability and adherence to lesson plans. Conducts course text material reviews for possible revisions. Revises course test material based on analysis. 6. Conducts activities as required to provide revisions to existing courses. Continually stays aware of coming changes through coordination with FAA Headquarters, regions, the airline industry, and associated groups. 7. Serves as course manager with all duties and responsibilities required to conduct the course, i.e., student evaluation, course evaluation, and scheduling. 8. Acts as subject matter expert to the FAA Headquarters on various projects. 9. Provides assistance and consultant services to regional airworthiness specialists and principal airworthiness inspectors in evaluating operations and maintenance programs. 10. Provides support to the management team in the preparation and administration of the budget; coordination of staff training and travel administration; program management and planning; workload scheduling; space utilization, resource management; security; property management - accountable items; reports and records as required. 11. The employee will coordinate the use of resources, such as rooms and supplies; work schedules; T&A’s, travel orders, suspense’s; and budge inputs for the most effective functions of the team. 12. Applies experience and expert knowledge that are applicable to his or her discipline to conduct functional activities for projects/programs that often require the development of new and innovative approaches to training. Identifies and resolved challenging programs or issues that often affect various organizational functions/activities. May work with a principal specialist to develop new and innovative approaches, methodologies, and/or techniques. 13. The instructor has responsibility which requires highly specialized training, significant managerial skills, specific technical qualifications, and detailed proficiency equal to the highest nonsupervisory grade level in the field that significantly represents the occupational workforce. Possess a high degree of human relations and\communications skills which enable the individual to function as an agency role model for both new and current FAA employees. Possesses the skills to be able to understand and convert procedural requirements into overall function design to provide reliable and accurate course development and instruction. Maintains technical knowledge and currency equivalent to that of the highest-level full performance specialist. May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Minimum Eligibility Requirements For All Positions: Basic 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 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 conditions that would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others or that would interfere with their ability to operate/occupy a flight deck observer's seat (jumpseat) or a cabin passenger seat in a variety of aircraft. Specialized Experience, Training, And Certification Requirements For Specific Positions Applicants must meet the specific requirements described below for the following types of Aviation Safety Inspector positions: When the predominant work involves air carrier avionics, applicants for Aviation Safety Inspector (Airworthiness) positions must meet all of the following requirements. Aircraft avionics experience involving the maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of installed avionics systems on aircraft. Avionics maintenance experience on aircraft of more than 12,500 pounds maximum certificated takeoff weight. 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. When the predominant work involves general aviation avionics, applicants for Aviation Safety Inspector (Airworthiness) positions must meet all of the following requirements. Aircraft avionics experience involving the maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of installed avionics systems on aircraft. 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. When the predominant work involves air carrier 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 systems of multi-engine aircraft of more than 12,500 pounds maximum certificated takeoff weight maintained under an airworthiness maintenance and inspection program. Aircraft maintenance experience in a repair station; air carrier or airline repair facility; military repair facility; or local, state, or Federal governmental agency. Experience involving the maintenance and repair of airframes, power plants, and aircraft systems with responsibility for certifying airworthiness. Aircraft maintenance work experience within the last 3 years. FAA Mechanic Certificate with airframe and power plant ratings. 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. NOTE: Recency of specialized experience requirements is waived for current and former FAA employees in the 1825 series (this covers internal placement actions including promotions, reassignments, voluntary changes to lower grades, transfers or reinstatements to same or lower grade that currently or previously held). Specialized Experience: 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 the 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 includes: Experience providing Flight Standards organizations and industry with authoritative expert technical guidance and operational control, ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

How to Apply: Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position. You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register. RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION. We strongly encourage applicants to utilize the USAJOBS resume builder in the creation of resumes. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week. Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible. You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and re-using the documents in your applications.

Application Deadline: 2026-01-14