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Aviation Safety Inspector (ACV) (Principal Avionics Inspector - Air Carrier)

Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 48 days ago

Hybrid Anchorage, AK $142K – $185K Apply by Aug 18, 2026 Aviation Safety ISTJ OperationsEducation
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About the Role

The duty station for this position is Anchorage, AK 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).

What You'll Do

  • The Principal Avionics Inspector (PAI) receives administrative direction from management in terms of broadly defined missions or functions.
  • The PAI, mostly independently plans, designs, and carries out programs, projects, studies, or other work.
  • The PAI provides policy assistance to Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASIs) on difficult or complex policy interpretations.
  • The work is normally accepted without change.
  • Completed work may be reviewed for adherence to FAA policy and for assurance that project requirements have been fulfilled.
  • Some FG-14 assignments involve service wide responsibility for application of expert knowledge of flight avionics for an advanced multiengine turbojet aircraft.
  • Such employees are concerned with all aspects of the operational capabilities and limitations of the aircraft.
  • ASIs at the FG-14 level establish technical procedures and performance indexes and review complete flight operations programs for leaders in the aviation industry, or organizations of comparable scope and complexity, or a uniquely complex group of general aviation organizations.
  • Assignments at this level are of great scope and unusual complexity.
  • The following assignments are illustrative: 1.
  • As a Service wide expert on a particular type of aircraft: Advises other inspectors of major changes; Evaluates new training methods and equipment; Serves on boards that evaluate incidents, accidents, complaints, and other serious problems relating to the aircraft. 2.
  • As the principal representative in regulatory surveillance of general aviation activities, exercises certificate authority; or evaluates maintenance activities and complete aircraft overhaul facilities. 3.
  • The magnitude, intensity, and scope of program responsibility are typically such as to require significant and regular assistance of lower graded inspectors.
  • Decisions typically have broad impact on the operation, maintenance of a particular type of advanced aircraft, or a geographic area containing a variety of novel and/or complex aviation operations.

Requirements

  • We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
  • Education is not qualifying for this position and may not be substituted for experience.

Personality Fit

This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:

Job ID: 7f04dcff-a3ce-489b-b028-9846faa4611e

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