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

Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 3 days ago

Hybrid Des Plaines, IL $119K – $155K Apply by Jun 22, 2026 Aviation Safety ISTJ
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About the Role

This position serves as a PMI and is located in Des Plaines, IL.

What You'll Do

  • The Aviation Safety Inspector (ASI) receives administrative direction from management in terms of broadly defined missions or functions.
  • The ASI, mostly independently plans, designs, and carries out programs, projects, studies, or other work.
  • The ASI provides policy assistance to field level 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.
  • ASIs at the FG-13 level issue certificates to and monitor (1) a large and complex aviation organization or (2) a number of smaller organizations that, together, are comparable in complexity to one large one.
  • They are the primary contact point with the aviation organization(s).
  • They may decide on issuance of the original certificates.
  • They evaluate and decide upon proposals to change the authorized programs of the organizations.
  • They continuously monitor the activities of organizations to determine whether they are following their authorized program, Federal regulations, and good safety practices.
  • FG-13 assignments are characterized by one or more of the following: Commercially operated aircraft or and the complex avionics equipment associated with such aircraft; A variety of maintenance operations with diverse types of aircraft; or Novel and complex aviation operations.
  • FG-13 employees plan and conduct their assignments with substantial technical independence.
  • They receive administrative and policy guidance from their supervisors and policy makers.
  • They also obtain technical advice from higher-level inspectors who are experts on a particular type of aircraft or who have overall program responsibility.

Requirements

  • We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
  • Education 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: 588f62a3-86a1-43d4-bb4b-3e54a20320ec

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