Aerospace Engineer (Direct Hire)

Federal Aviation Administration; Washington; On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation invites applications for a supervisory engineering role at the FV-G/H level in Washington, D.C. The position emphasizes applying regulations, standards, and guided processes to review and analyze space transportation data and incidents.

Qualified applicants will typically bring broad engineering expertise, strong analytic skills, and experience in regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• General engineering background and applicable regulatory experience.
• Ability to review, analyze data, and apply standards.
• Experience in investigations/compliance review is a plus.

Skills

General engineering experience

Regulatory/standards knowledge

Data analysis

Job description

The Office of Commercial Space Transportation has a dual-purpose mission focused on ensuring safety and fostering the growth of the commercial space transportation industry. It achieves this by licensing and regulating commercial space launches and reentries, as well as the operations of launch and reentry sites. Additionally, the office develops public safety standards and requirements to keep pace with the commercial space transportation industry and emerging technologies.

IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE BASIC EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS BELOW:

To qualify for this position at the FV-G level:

At this level, general experience in engineering is required.

To qualify for this position at the FV-H level:

Candidates must have one year (52 weeks) of SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (FV-G or FG/GS-11) that is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE at the next lower level- FV-G/GS-11:

• Experience using regulations, standards and guidance in order to review, research, investigate, and analyze data.;OR
• Experience evaluating information, making sound judgments, and/or developing effective solutions.;OR
• Experience in participating on a team performing investigations/compliance enforcement; writing reports sufficient to substantiate findings.

You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered.

Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; (3) alphabetical; or (4) priority grouping, and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration.

*Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.*

Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.