Aviation Safety Technician

Location: New York

Summary Incumbent serves as an Aviation Safety Technician in a Flight Standards Office providing technical support to Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASI's) and the public. Performs and/or assists with a wide range of certification, surveillance, and investigation duties requiring research and evaluation in accordance with current FAA safety directives/orders.

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This job is open toThe public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Veterans

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference

Military spouses

Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Individuals With Disabilities

Individuals who are eligible under Schedule

A.

Peace Corps & Ameri Corps Vista

Individuals who have served at least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with Ameri Corps VISTA.

Special authorities

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.

Clarification from the agency

Also open to those eligible for 30% or More Disabled and/or Veterans' Recruitment Act

Duties
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. This individual will provide technical assistance and/or support with certification, surveillance, investigation, and/or enforcement, examples include, but are not limited to:

Certification Support

• Provides technical support to ASI's during certification of operators and air agencies.
• Reviews airmen certification files, submitted by designees for accuracy.
• Reviews inspection authorization files for renewal eligibility.
• Conducts Operational Color Vision Tests.
• Reviews designee management system to determine renewal eligibility.
• Compiles data for technical reports.

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 Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
• If the agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed.
• Ingrade/Downgrade applications will be accepted.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the FG-8 grade, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FG/GS-7 level. Specialized experience is:
1) demonstrated accomplishment in practical technical aviation operations;
2) computer skills or knowledge of common software applications;
3) analytical skills, interpersonal skills and communication skills. To qualify for this position at the FG-9, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-E, GS-/FG-8 level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is:
1) demonstrated accomplishment in practical technical aviation operations;
2) experience in using computerized database systems;
3) experience in preparing technical reports; and
4) experience in…