Aviation Safety Inspector (Cabin Safety)

About the role

The Aviation Safety Inspector (Cabin Safety) serves as a resource and technical authority in an assigned field office on cabin safety requirements as they relate to work activities affecting civil aviation. Provides technical support regarding cabin safety for assigned air carriers and air operators.

Ensures assigned operators comply with applicable Federal Aviation Regulations, FAA policy and guidance and approved programs.

What you will do

• Under the general direction of the Supervisory Principal Inspector or Front Line Manager, accomplishes the following duties: A.
• Technical Administration Develops a work program to ensure periodic surveillance of training instructors, company training programs and all phases of air carrier cabin safety operations.
• This work is often done across multiple fleets of aircraft in an operator¿s fleet.
• Contacts are with individuals throughout the certificate holder's company, which may include flight attendants, training program managers, center directors, and upper management.
• Within the agency, there is frequent contact with Aviation Safety Inspectors in other specialties and offices, as well as field and Safety Standards personnel.
• The purpose of these contacts is to elicit information, provide feedback, request alterations or modifications, communicate findings, or resolve issues and problems.
• Determines through surveillance and investigation that the training facilities are properly and adequately organized and equipped. staffed-with appropriately qualified instructors, and conduct flight attendant training as required by appropriate Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) and FAA approved training programs.
• Serves as the technical advisor to the Principal Operations Inspector (POI) on assigned areas of the company's training program.
• Coordinates technical instructions, policy orders and procedures through the POI and related FAA personnel to ensure standardization of training activities.
• Conducts investigations of public complaints, congressional inquiries and aircraft incidents and accidents.
• Conducts enforcement investigations and prepares final reports and recommendations on disposition.
• Provides verbal and/or written technical assistance to legal counsel, testifies at court trials and formal hearings and gives depositions.
• Participates in special projects within the FAA to improve cabin safety procedures and policies.
• Conducts evaluations, assessments, and interviews with National Headquarters and industry participants.
• Develops recommendations and prepares summary reports on findings.
• Serves as a National Resource and will be used to participate in programs/projects sponsored by FAA Headquarters.
• Certification Participates on domestic and international committees in the evaluation of air carrier certification of new type aircraft.
• Evaluates the air carriers proposed certification plan of new type of aircraft and prepares critique of this surveillance and reports the outcome to the POI.
• Performs initial certification of new operators in all cabin safety related areas.
• Reviews all documents and evaluates all plans to ensure compliance with the CFR's, FAA policy and guidance.
• May provide support to other certificate holders during the certification process.
• Reviews and recommends approval or disapproval of manuals and revisions to manuals related to assigned cabin safety programs.
• Surveillance Monitors and evaluates training programs by the company to ensure compliance with the CFRs, national and regional directives, and safe operating practices.
• Recommends changes to these training programs including cabin simulators, training devices, or other such equipment.
• May recommend amendments to previously approved manuals to correct any conflict with regulatory requirements, eliminate unsafe practices, and/or improve the specificity of instructions.
• Attends FAA and company operations meetings.
• Evaluates cabin simulators, training devices and other training aids to ensure compliance with original approval.
• Evaluates operations and facilities by on-site inspections and by reviewing reports by geographic inspectors.
• Identifies trends which indicate deterioration in cabin safety functions and recommends corrective action.
• Participates in cabin safety related incident/accident investigations of assigned air carriers.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

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

• Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement.
• Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted.
• If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line application, e.g. transcripts, SF-50, or veterans' documentation, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS.
• Supplemental documentation may be uploaded and attached to your application.
• 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. *** Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully.

Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Selection and placement are contingent upon waiver or completion of satisfactory security requirements.

Work history must state job titles including specialty, series and grade level held. No references will be made from your Official Personnel File, so information must be current and up to date. All or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

Ingrade/downgrade applications will be accepted. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA