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Aerospace Engineer-Aircraft Performance (Direct Hire)
Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 60 days ago
Hybrid Lakewood, CA $95K – $148K Apply by Jul 30, 2026 Aerospace Engineering INTJINTPISTJ EngineeringOperations
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Serves as an Aerospace Engineer specializing in aircraft performance and handling qualities within Aircraft Certification. The Aerospace Engineer will plan and accomplish highly complex and challenging projects/programs and other work activities under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced engineer.
What You'll Do
- →Considers the objectives of the major subdivision and LOB/SO when developing, integrating and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems.
- →Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines.
- →The Aerospace Engineer will develop airworthiness standards and related advisory and guidance material on aircraft performance and handling qualities for the type certification of aircraft.
- →Ensure standardized application of the FAA airworthiness requirements worldwide.
- →Provide policy, guidance and instruction to others, internally and externally, resolving most technical issues without the intervention of management.
- →The incumbent develops strategies, implementation plans and responses to safety recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board as well as from individuals or organizations within the FAA and considers the objectives of the Aircraft Certification Service and the FAA when developing, integrating and implementing solutions to technical issues.
- →Communicates to all levels within the Aircraft Certification Service, and to counterparts in other lines of business such as the Flight Standards Service, the Office of Environment & Energy, and the public.
- →Contacts are internal and external.
- →Represents the FAA as a technical specialist on projects, programs and other work activities.
- →Proposes, defines and oversees research associated with new or novel designs or technologies.
- →Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches.
- →Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires.
- →Provides guidance to lower-level staff to solve difficult technical issues.
- →Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced engineer.
Requirements
- ✓We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
- ✓This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications.
- ✓If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.
- ✓You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).
- ✓Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.
- ✓Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.
- ✓Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university.
- ✓A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.
Personality Fit
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