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Aviation Safety Inspector, Boston FSDO, EASD61A (AW-GAV, PAI)
Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 6 days ago
About the Role
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.
What You'll Do
- →The 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 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 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.
- →Develops plans to resolve problems. 2.
- →As the principal representative in regulatory surveillance oversight of general aviation and air carrier activities, exercises certificate authority over operators with avionics.
- →Evaluates maintenance activities and complete aircraft overhaul facilities.
- →(By comparison, FG-13 employees exercise certificate authority over less complex air carriers or perform major portions of the certification, inspection, and surveillance for major carriers under the direction of FG-14 inspectors.) 3.
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
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