Aviation Safety Technician

Federal Aviation Administration; Florida; Remote; USD 66,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Federal Aviation Administration seeks an Aviation Safety Technician (AST) in a Flight Standards Office to support Aviation Safety Inspectors and the public. The role covers certification, surveillance, and investigations per FAA safety directives and orders.

Responsibilities include conducting inspections, providing technical assistance, and preparing reports to support program administration and enforcement activities, with telework eligibility where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical knowledge and support to aviation safety inspectors, the general public, stakeholders, and airmen regarding various aviation topics.
• Extracts safety data from FAA records to identify trends affecting aviation safety and records findings in approved databases.
• Assists with certification, surveillance, investigation, and enforcement tasks including waiver and authorization drafting.
• Drafts Enforcement Investigative Reports and serves as POC for safety assets related to accident investigations.

Job description

• Department: Department of Transportation

Incumbent serves as a Aviation Safety Technician (AST) in a Flight Standards Office providing technical support to Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASl's) and the public. Performs or assists with a wide range of certification, surveillance, and investigation duties requiring research and evaluation in accordance with current FAA safety directives/orders.

Key Responsibilities

Tasks are performed following prescribed or established procedures to assist inspectors, investigators, and Flight Standards program officials in their fact-finding or program administration responsibilities and requires basic evaluative judgment.

The work performed falls primarily in one of the following categories: (1) Inspections where determinations are based on visual or other specific inspection techniques and are made based on relatively clear-cut considerations such as the presence or absence of required documents or the obvious physical condition of an item or premises. These inspections are governed by specific procedures and serve as bases for action by compliance program officials.

Typically, such work includes both initial and follow-up inspections including obtaining samples and performing well-established field tests, if appropriate. (2) Technical support to inspections or investigations such as searching for, gathering, screening, and providing factual information or explanations related to the subject of an inspection or investigation or to the compliance program itself.

These tasks are performed following prescribed or established procedures to assist compliance inspectors, investigators, and program officials in their fact finding or program administration responsibilities.

The work includes activities such as obtaining background information on subjects of inspections or investigations by means of record searches, structured interviews, automated information retrieval, telephone inquiries, or correspondence; providing information to authorized persons concerning the status of particular investigations; explaining licensing or other requirements, including exceptions or exemptions, to persons or organizations subject to regulations; compiling final investigative reports with necessary exhibits; and maintaining required administrative reports on topics such as manpower, case load, and case status.

Work in investigating, inspecting, or advising individuals or organizations subject to Federal laws, regulations, or other mandatory guidelines to assure their understanding and compliance when such work requires considerable evaluative judgment is excluded from this position.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Technical Administration Provides technical knowledge and support to aviation safety inspectors, the general public, stakeholders, and airmen regarding a wide variety of aviation-related topics. Extracts safety data and information from FAA records to identify trends for items that affect aviation safety and enters technical findings in agency approved databases.

This individual will provide technical assistance and/or support with certification, surveillance, investigation, and/or enforcement, examples include, but are not limited to:

• Certification Support - Provides technical support to ASl's during certification of operators and air agencies.
• Reviews airmen certification files, submitted by designees for accuracy.
• Reviews inspection authorization files for renewal eligibility.
• Conducts Operational Color Vision Tests.

• Reviews designee management system to determine renewal eligibility.
• Compiles data for technical reports.
• Surveillance Support - Assists ASI's with surveillance of aviation events.
• Assists in drafting and issuing waivers and authorizations.
• Investigation Support - Drafts Enforcement Investigative Reports (EIR) for review and final approval by an ASI
• Acts as the Point of Contact (POC) for safety assets (PPE) related to accident investigations.

Enforcement Support: Incumbent will be responsible for enforcement functions including: conducting violations, voluntary disclosure, suspect illegal charters, incidents, navigation and altitude deviation investigations. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements & Education

Education may not be substituted for experience at these grade levels.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $65735 – $85460/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-06.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.

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