Aviation Safety Inspector; Manufacturing

Join the Federal Aviation Administration as an Aviation Safety Inspector - Manufacturing. The FAA work environment is rich in opportunity, diversity, teamwork and work life balance. Begin a rewarding career with the FAA and be part of a select group of individual whose mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.

• Enjoy benefits such as weekends off, paid holidays, steady work hours, sick/annual leave, health insurance and more!

All applicants must meet the following requirements:
Not more than 2 separate incidents involving Federal Aviation Regulations violations in the last 5 years;
Have a valid state driver's license;
Be fluent in the English language;
Have no chemical dependencies or drug abuse that could interfere with job performance; and Be a high school graduate or equivalent. MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must be physically able to perform the duties of the Aviation Safety Inspector position in a safe and efficient manner, and must meet all of the following requirements:
Have good distant vision in each eye and be able to read printed materials the size of typewritten characters (glasses and contact lenses permitted) without strain;
Have the ability to hear the conversational voice (hearing aid permitted);
Not have any physical condition that would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others or that would interfere with their ability to fly as passengers in a variety of aircraft.

Applicants for Aviation Safety Inspector (Manufacturing) positions must meet one of the following requirements:

A. Experience in the area of quality systems, methods, and techniques in the manufacture of products and/or articles that demonstrates the ability to determine whether aircraft and related products meet the approved design criteria, or the design criteria on which approval is being sought and is in condition for safe operations; or

B. Experience involving either the actual issuance of airworthiness certificates or having responsibility for managing programs leading to the issuance of original airworthiness certificates or original export airworthiness approvals for products and/or articles; or

C. Experience involving a combination of paragraph A and paragraph

B.

Acceptable specialized experience for paragraph A includes actual experience in a majority of the following areas:
First article, in process and final assembly inspection;
Quality assurance provisions of special processes (e.g. heat treating, brazing, welding, carburizing, plating, CAD-CAM, robotics, software quality control, etc.,) Destructive and non-destructive inspection;
Manufacturing processes;
Airworthiness assurance;
Developing and implementing quality systems and procedures;
Testing procedures; and Use of improved design data. The experience in paragraph A or B is typically acquired in such positions as:
Quality engineer;
Quality systems supervisor/manager;
Quality systems auditor;
Service representative with technical quality experience; FAA designee such as a designated manufacturing inspection representative (DMIR); or Designated airworthiness representative (DAR) authorized to perform manufacturing inspection functions on behalf of the FAA.

Selective Placement Factors:
Experience should demonstrate at a minimum developmental experience, training, or progressively responsible involvement in the evaluation, certification, oversight, implementation, or operational integration of emerging aviation technologies and programs, with particular emphasis on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and/or Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Experience may be gained through assignments, developmental opportunities, certification projects, operational activities, pilot programs, demonstrations, or other aviation-related work involving emerging technologies.

To qualify for this position at the FG/GS-12 level
-All candidates must demonstrate one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (FG/GS-11). Specialized experience is defined as knowledge and experience of aerospace quality assurance systems in a position of leadership, or having the ability to make decisions independently, as…