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Aviation Safety Inspector (Maintenance)

Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 8 days ago

Hybrid San Juan, PR $126K – $197K Apply by Jul 1, 2026 Aviation Safety ISTJ
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About the Role

The Aviation Safety Inspector (Maintenance) position is assigned to the Safety Management, Analytics and Systems Integration Division, AFS-900. Utilizes expert knowledge of Air Carrier and General Aviation maintenance to provide technical direction and oversight to a team functioning as national technical experts in nation-wide programs regarding certification, evaluation, surveillance, safety management systems and other innovations involving the aviation industry.

What You'll Do

  • Provides expert advice and guidance in the formulation, development and conduct of highly complex, controversial, and significant studies and projects at the national level.
  • Provides recommendations involving the planning, conduct, gathering of requirements, and development of business model approaches including automation and tools to support the project and identification of risk areas/concerns.
  • Works with teams of multiple disciplines that are involved in developing and implementing new business processes, automation, policy changes, and procedures, including program improvement designs for Flight Standards products with a specific focus and expertise in air carrier or general aviation maintenance.
  • Utilizes appropriate problem-solving methods and techniques to determine integration, work methods, practices, and procedures for Flight Standards products.
  • Plans and conducts periodic in-depth evaluations and focused inspections involving the aviation and Air Transportation industry; evaluates Inspector Resources for the oversight of operators with high-risk profiles.
  • Provides technical support and conducts research for internal stakeholders related to a variety of issues.
  • Reviews Safety Assurance office requests to ensure all safety critical information is received from external stakeholders.
  • Provides education, resources and support when Safety Assurance offices are resource constrained.
  • May result in the issuance of a letter of authorization (LOA) deviation, advisory circular, notice or updates to guidance.
  • Responsible for reviewing and evaluating, on a continuing basis, established rules and regulations related to assigned technical programs to assure that they have kept pace with the needs to which they were directed and that they are still reasonable, necessary, and adequate.
  • Responsible for the preparation of Federal Register notices regarding assigned technical programs for original petitions for exemptions and analysis of technical input from other employees within Flight Standards.
  • Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of division policy in assigned programs areas to include evaluation and analysis.
  • 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 operations, facilities, and equipment.
  • Provides expert technical leadership, instruction and oversight; assures timely and accurate work and on-the-job accomplishment; notifies supervisor on work accomplishments, milestones, program initiates, training needs and potential problems.

Requirements

  • We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Personality Fit

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

Job ID: 862751c3-78f1-4ca8-a740-23b05676760a

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