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Aviation Safety Inspector (GA Operations Instructor)
Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 55 days ago
Hybrid Tutuila Island, AS $91K – $118K Apply by Aug 11, 2026 Aviation Safety ISTJ OperationsEducation
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This position is in the Workforce Developmental Division (AFB-500). This position is developmental to the FG-1825-14 and will be involved with on-the-job and formal training in developing instructor and course management skills. Researches, observes training programs for flight standards inspectors and specialists concerning regulations policies, and procedures, and specialized training on aircraft and courses covering surveillance, agencies, and air carriers.
What You'll Do
- →The Aviation Safety Inspector, General Aviation - Instructor must hold an Airline Transport Pilot certificate or hold a Commercial Pilot certificate with multi-engine land and instrument ratings.
- →Develops/applies the latest methods and techniques of instruction obtained through attendance at formal instructor training courses and seminars.
- →Applies knowledge of inspection and surveillance programs in assisting new and/or higher-level instructors in course management, development of new courses, revision of existing courses, outlines, lesson plans, and the application of Federal Aviation Regulation changes to existing courseware.
- →Maintains liaison with aviation safety inspectors who conduct the Air Carrier Airmen Certification Program and serves in an advisory and consulting capacity on job functions in that specialty.
- →Evaluates training plans for both existing and new courses to ensure the analysis of alternative methods of training is complete and out-of-agency approaches to training have been thoroughly and properly considered.
- →Recommends to the supervisor improvements and revisions to existing approved courses and the overall training program.
- →Applies analytical and evaluative techniques to conduct literature research, task analysis, organization design; and to resolve administrative/management issues or problems of a procedural or factual nature.
- →Conducts on-going critical reviews of the course materials and presentations.
- →Develop and analyze tests to ensure the objectives of the course are met.
- →The inspector applies advanced technical knowledge of the aviation industry, the general principles of aviation safety, Federal laws, regulations, and policies governing aviation safety as well as knowledge of FAA evaluation techniques and specific organization practices to assigned projects.
- →Performs additional duties, staff functions, and special assignments as directed by supervisor.
- →Provides support to the management team in the preparation and administration of the budget; coordination of staff training and travel administration; program management and planning; workload scheduling; space utilization/resource management; security; property management (i.e., accountable items; reports and records as required).
- →May perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- ✓We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
- ✓KSA Information: 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) 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.
- ✓In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA.
- ✓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.
- ✓Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA), Demonstrated Abilities and Other Factors listed in the announcement.
- ✓Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
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Job ID: 85c95700-46c7-4ae5-ae9b-2c6f7f253f7e
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