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Aviation Safety Inspector (AW-General Aviation Maintenance), Greater Chicago FSDO, GLSD07

Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 1 days ago

Hybrid Des Plaines, IL $141K – $183K Apply by Jun 24, 2026 Aviation Safety ISTJ Education
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About the Role

Serves as an Aviation Safety Inspector, General Aviation Maintenance (GAM), Principal Maintenance Inspector at the Greater Chicago FSDO.

What You'll Do

  • The PMI receives administrative direction from management in terms of broadly defined missions or functions.
  • The PMI, mostly independently plans, designs, and carries out programs, projects, studies, or other work.
  • The PMI provides policy assistance to field level 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 general aviation maintenance.
  • Other FG-14 inspectors establish technical procedures and performance yardsticks and review maintenance programs, or who have problems 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 and the organizations monitored are major factors in the industry.
  • ASIs at the FG-14 level establish technical procedures and performance indexes and review complete maintenance programs for general aviation organizations who are leaders in the aviation industry, or who have problems 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 magnitude, intensity, and scope of program responsibility are typically such as to require significant and regular assistance of lower graded inspectors.

Requirements

  • We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Interviews: All or none of the candidates may be interviewed.
  • Selectee must report to the advertised facility.
  • INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS: Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully.
  • Errors or Omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.
  • Your application/resume must have your official title, grade, series and employment dates in your work history.
  • 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)/Leadership and Management Dimension (LMD) 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/LMD.
  • In lieu of providing a KSA NARRATIVE response in the text box listed below each KSA/LMD, in your work history on your resume/application, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA/LMD.
  • 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.
  • Please also ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job); Duties (be specific in describing your duties); Employer's name and address; Supervisor name and phone number; Start and end dates including month and year (e.g.

Personality Fit

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

Job ID: a25a3ca3-f679-45d0-ae1b-899a5f8bf943

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