Aviation Safety Inspector (General Aviation-Avionics)

Department of Transportation; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Transportation seeks a Principal Avionics Inspector (PAI) who serves as the primary operations interface between air carriers, air operators, agencies, airmen, designees, and the FAA to ensure compliance with applicable aviation safety standards.

The role focuses on general aviation avionics safety programs and requires meeting all listed qualification standards, including a valid driver’s license, English fluency, and appropriate medical clearance.

Qualifications

• Aircraft avionics maintenance experience.
• Must meet medical requirements for aviation roles.
• Fluency in English required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary operations interface between assigned air carriers, air operators, air agencies, airmen, designees and the FAA.
• Ensure that assigned organizations meet 14 CFR with respect to operations programs governing all matters to general aviation avionics safety issues.
• Comply with qualification, certification, surveillance and enforcement requirements as applicable.
• Note: Recency of specialized experience is waived for current and former FAA employees in the 1825 series.

Skills

Aircraft avionics experience

Fluency in English

Valid State driver''s license

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Principal Avionics Inspector (PAI) serves as the primary operations interface between assigned air carriers, air operators, air agencies, airmen, designees. and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).Has program responsibility to assure that assigned organizations meet Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) with respect to operations programs governing all matters to general aviation avionics safety issues.

OPM Qualifications Standard for Aviation Safety Series, FG-1825 Minimum Eligibility Requirements

General requirements for all positions

1. Not more than two separate incidents involving Federal aviation regulations violations in the last 5 years.
2. Valid State driver's license;
3. Fluency in the English language;
4. No chemical dependencies or drug abuse that could interfere with job performance; and
5. High 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, with or without a reasonable accommodation. The minimum medical requirements include the following requirements:

1. Have good distant vision in each eye and be able to read, without strain, printed materials the size of typewritten characters (glasses and contact lenses permitted);
2. Have the ability to hear the conversational voice (hearing aid permitted); and
3. Not have any physical condition that would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others that would interfere with their ability to fly as passengers in a variety of aircraft.

In addition, applicants for positions that require participation in the operation of aircraft must:

1. Possess a valid second-class medical certificate in accordance with FAA regulations; and
2. Pass recurrent medical examinations as prescribed by the FAA.

Aviation Safety Inspector (Airworthiness)

When the predominant work involves general aviation avionics, applicants for Aviation Safety Inspector (Airworthiness) positions must meet all of the following requirements.

1. Aircraft avionics experience involving the maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of installed avionics systems on aircraft.
2. 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: Recency of specialized experience is waived for current and former FAA employees in the 1825 series.

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 (FV-I, 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 assisting, conducting, or performing various technical functions related to certification, surveillance, investigation, and enforcement activities. Additional experience may be in investigating and reporting on accidents, incidents, and violations.

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

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability (KSAs)

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 KSA section, 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. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.