Aviation Safety Inspector (AW-ACM (PPM-PP))

About the role

Primary responsibility is for adequacy of the operators maintenance, preventative maintenance, and alteration programs accomplished on POWERPLANTS off wing.

The PPM (Powerplant) coordinates with the PPM (Fleet) on Airworthiness Directive, compliance, Mechanical Reliability Reporting, Mechanical Interruption Summary Reporting, engine removal rates, powerplant related incidents, powerplant training programs, approval and modifications of powerplant maintenance and reliability programs.

What you will do

• Technical Administration Assures on a continuing basis the organizations are properly and adequately organized, staffed and equipped, have and conduct an adequate training program including an acceptable recordkeeping system, and have facilities and procedures that meet regulatory requirements.
• Regularly visits organization's stations and offices to maintain contact with management officials; coordinates with the Principal Inspector for correction of deficiencies/discrepancies.
• Develops maintenance program requirements for engines and APUs through participation on Maintenance Review Boards.
• Coordinates Minimum Equipment List (MEL) for engines for approval with Principal Operations Inspector.
• Takes enforcement action in instances of noncompliance.
• Conducts enforcement investigations and prepares final reports and recommendations on disposition.
• Performs or supervises emergency suspension of certificates or cancellations of operations specifications.
• Conducts or directs the re-examination of certificated airmen or recertification of an operator or agency.
• Conducts investigations of public complaints, congressional inquiries and aircraft incidents and accidents.
• Provides verbal/written technical assistance to legal counsel, testifies at court trials and formal hearings and gives depositions.
• Certification Responsible for initial and ongoing certification of engines and APUs for air carriers, aircraft and air agencies; and certification of airmen.
• Makes recommendations on appointment of designees.
• Evaluates requests not previously specified in the maintenance portion of the operations specifications and approves/disapproves and provides conditions and limitations as needed.
• Provides guidance to air carrier in development of engine and APU maintenance manuals and recordkeeping systems.
• Reviews and determines adequacy of engine manuals associated with air carrier¿s engine and APU maintenance programs and revisions.
• Assures manuals and revisions comply with regulatory requirements, prescribe safe practices and furnish clear and specific instructions governing engine and APU maintenance programs.
• Approves operations specifications and amendments.
• Determines if engine and APU maintenance facilities being established or contract arrangements entered into by air carriers for the purpose of overhaul work, major repair and alterations, and other maintenance are satisfactory.
• Reviews changes and negotiates with air carrier management to resolve problems.
• Determines if engine and APU overhaul and inspection time limitations warrant revision.
• Evaluates operator's proposed engine and APU reliability programs for compliance with national policies.
• Advises operator of deficiencies and required changes.
• Approves/disapproves engine and APU reliability programs.
• Determines if air carrier's training program meets requirements of the CFRs, is compatible with the engine and APU maintenance program, is properly organized and effectively conducted and results in trained and competent personnel.
• Directs or participates in proving flight evaluations to determine compliance with the CFRs.
• Recommends changes required prior to approval.
• Surveillance Directs/performs inspection and surveillance of the air carrier's continuous airworthiness engine and APU maintenance program.
• Monitors all phases of the air carrier's engine and APU maintenance operation including engine and APU maintenance, engineering, quality control, production control, training and reliability programs.
• Analyzes trends to detect deterioration in the maintenance program.
• Analyzes engine and APU reports submitted by air carrier to ensure compliance with maintenance program and assures air carrier has an effective continuing analysis and surveillance program to meet the requirements of the CFRs.
• Monitors activities of air operators, air agencies and designees.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

Education is not qualifying and may not be substituted for experience.

How you will be evaluated

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Documents you must provide

• If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your online application, e.g. transcripts, SF-50, or veterans' documentation, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS.
• Supplemental documentation can also be faxed to *** on or before the closing date of this announcement.
• Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth.
• If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
• You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application.
• If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.
• If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system ***

What to expect next

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide. Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request.

Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty.

FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. *** 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) narratives from the 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. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you choose for each KSA.

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. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resources Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement.

Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualifications will be placed in alphabetical order and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

In-grade/Downgrade applications will be accepted. If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list.

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