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Aviation Safety Technician
Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 126 days ago
Hybrid Portland, ME $63K – $91K Apply by Jun 18, 2026 Compliance Inspection And Support ESTJINTJISTJISTP Trades
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Incumbent serves as an Aviation Safety Technician (AST) with the Portland FSDO providing technical support to Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASI's) and the public. Performs or assists with a wide range of certification, surveillance, and investigation duties requiring research and evaluation in accordance with current FAA safety directives/orders.
What You'll Do
- →FG-9: Provides expert technical knowledge and support to aviation safety inspectors, the general public, stakeholders, and airmen regarding a wide variety of aviation-related topics.
- →Extracts safety data and information from FAA records to identify trends for items that affect aviation safety and enters technical findings in agency approved databases.
- →Surveillance Support * Assists ASI's with surveillance of aviation events. * Assists in drafting and issuing waivers and authorizations.
- →Investigation Support * Drafts Enforcement Investigative Reports (EIR) for review and final approval by an ASI. * Acts as the Point of Contact (POC) for safety assets (PPE) related to accident investigations.
- →Enforcement Support Incumbent will be responsible for enforcement functions including: conducting violations, voluntary disclosure, suspect illegal charters, incidents, navigation and altitude deviation investigations.
- →Other * Provides technical support for special inspections, including a variety of the functions described in the previous paragraphs. * May conduct meetings or portions of meetings in support of technical work functions. * Prepares technical correspondence in support of assigned work functions. * Provides administrative support and project tracking utilizing required computer software.
- →Performs other duties as assigned.
- →The FG-8 developmental position performs similar duties with more supervision.
Requirements
- ✓We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
- ✓Education is not qualifying and may not be substituted for this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 210082dc-c571-42bf-a8d3-eea1c23a10a1
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