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Aviation Safety Inspector (General Aviation Maintenance)
Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 54 days ago
About the Role
This Aviation Safety Inspector is assigned to the General Aviation and Commercial Division, Delegation Branch, AFS-850 and serves as the technical expert concerning development and execution of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) designee program.
What You'll Do
- →This position requires the application of independent judgment, technical expertise, a high degree of innovation, and critical thinking in accomplishing duties and identifying situations having impact on the agency's designee program and aviation safety.
- →The incumbent of this position is responsible for applying expert knowledge of and experience with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) for the development and implementation of policy, training, and oversight airworthiness designee operations.
- →Performs assignments of great scope and unusual complexity in support of designee policy, training, oversight and the Flight Standards Inspector Resource Program (FSIRP).
- →Maintains direct liaison and collaborates with pertinent Aviation Safety (AVS) offices as well as the designee community to ensure current and new policies, procedures, and practices are incorporated in the designee system.
- →Through this collaboration, creates an effective interface to facilitate the flow of project activities.
- →Provides clarification and support on current certification standards and evaluation techniques to FAA offices, FAA designees, and the aviation industry.
- →Keeps abreast of new developments, procedures, products, and practices through liaison with industry organizations such as manufacturers, universities, training departments, and research groups.
- →Works independently to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of division policy in assigned programs areas.
- →Develops policies, including advisory circulars, inspector guidelines, and training standards related to certification, inspection, surveillance and operation of assigned program areas.
- →Reviews and evaluates, on a continuing basis, established rules and regulations to assure they have kept pace with needs to which they were directed and that they are still reasonable, necessary, and adequate.
- →Assures effective coordination of assigned programs and activities with Safety Assurance offices, other organizational segments of the Division, the Agency and organizations outside of the agency.
- →Participates in national and international working groups and panels with other organization elements of the agency, or other government agencies, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and industry representatives for the purpose of resolving complex and controversial problems having a direct influence on the safety of assigned technical programs and operations.
- →Conducts or participates in group or team meetings which include representatives of other government agencies, the aviation industry, aviation organizations, state, municipal and foreign governments where assigned programs and responsibilities are involved.
- →Often engages in a collaborative, interdependent team environment with internal and external stakeholders to promote safety, understanding, and compliance related to assigned programs.
Requirements
- ✓We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
- ✓High school diploma or equivalent
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
Job ID: 04f2f73a-51bf-4aa7-8792-99795c00d64a
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