Engineering Technician (Aerospace) (QC Inspector)

About the role

This position is in Technical Services Directorate, Quality Control Team.

The incumbent will be responsible for exercising wide latitude in applying independent judgment and make determinations (i.e., airworthiness) that inform senior management's technical direction, policy, and procedural changes that impact safety, regulatory compliance, national security and the working conditions of assigned technicians.

What you will do

• Serves as a principal technical specialist, a project manager, team leader, or instructor.
• Performs work of broad scope and complexity.
• Provides the highest organizational level of technical support associated with analyzing, designing, developing, installing, repairing, fabricating, maintaining, modifying, or evaluating the most complex systems for which the FAA is responsible.
• Ensures the work orders, aircraft logbooks, inspection records, reports, and forms, both printed and digital, used by the repair station and its customers, are properly executed prior to approving an article for return to service.
• Provides guidance on policies, procedures, and regulations to less experienced professionals, leads projects to completion, resolves problems, recommends solutions, and communicates these issues to supervisors, managers, contractors, and engineers to ensure complete and legal approval for aircraft return to service.
• Provides oversight for the certification of repairs, alterations (major and minor), maintenance, and inspections to ensure only airworthy, safe, and reliable articles are released for return to service.
• The incumbent possesses the authority to plan, organize, coordinate, integrate, direct, and review peer technician's work assignments.
• The incumbent provides technical direction and oversight to assigned technician(s) and provides effective recommendations to management on peer employees' work accomplishments, assigned aircraft maintenance training, on-the-job training requirements, and disciplinary matters.
• Ensures the work inspected complies with the applicable current, accepted, or approved data, and the regulatory requirements of 14 CFR Parts 43 and 145 and this manual.
• Visually inspects completed work.
• Verifies that all work was accomplished in accordance with the manufacturer's maintenance manual, the Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP) and Continuing Airworthiness Surveillance System (CASS).
• Is considered a technical expert within the organization for the assigned system or specialty area.
• Work directly supports the objectives of the organization and the safe and continual operation of the NAS, FAA aircraft, and/or FAA academic programs.
• Provides guidance to other technicians and trainees regarding difficult technical or operational issues.
• Interprets and adapts technical manuals, manufacturers' instructions, FAA policies and procedures, and other publications.
• Provides information or makes suggestions, as requested by the supervisor, concerning promotions, reassignments, recognition and awards, and personnel needs of technician members; resolves informal complaints, assists management in addressing labor-management relations issues, and suggests ways to improve productivity or increase the quality of work performed by the technician.
• May be called as an expert witness for ligation.
• Independently resolves all but unique technical problems.
• Interprets and adapts technical manuals, manufacturers' instructions, FAA policies and procedures, and other publications.
• Exercises his/her Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate in compliance with 14 CFR 65 to accomplish the goals and objectives of AJF.
• Must be alert to the hazards of working in proximity of live aircraft.
• May be physically required to perform heavy lifting and carrying 45 pounds and over, pulling hand over hand, pushing, reaching above shoulder, walking, standing, crawling, and kneeling for extensive periods of time.
• May be required to travel up to 75% of time, work rotating shifts to include nights, days and/or weekends, and work in other components of the organization or geographic locations.
• This position will require a moderate risk position security designation.
• The essential functions of this position require in-person performance.
• The employee must always observe the highest health, safety standards and comply with environmental factors within the work area.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Education - See qualifications required.

Information Regarding KSA's: 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 initial 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 Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs), in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose 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 based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSAs and Other Factors 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.

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

• SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action), A&P Certificate, DD Form 214, and any additional documents as indicated below will be accepted in combination with your online application and must be uploaded or emailed to *** on or before the closing date of this announcement.
• All emailed documents should reference the announcement number.
• Applicants must upload their Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certificate (front & back) by the closing date of the announcement.
• Applicants claiming eligibility for the Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO), MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office.
• Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.
• If you are a current or former Federal employee (including a current 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 a current Federal employee and need a current copy of your SF-50, please contact your personnel office.
• If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system ***
• If you are a former Federal employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF-50 by writing the National Personnel Records Center Annex, 1411 Boulder Boulevard, Valmeyer, IL 62295.
• Additional information is available from this link: ***
• Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO) are preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service.
• Applicants claiming eligibility for EVHO, MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office.
• Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.
• Forms: SF-15 : Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference

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. *** This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.

Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing. NOTES: Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement.

Faxed, mailed or emailed applications cannot be accepted. 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.

Some, none, or all applicants may be interviewed.

Applicants must upload their FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certificate (Front and Back) or email to *** by the closing date of this announcement.

Positions to be filled at the I band level, within AJF-2250, located in Oklahoma City, OK. This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available at the following website: Pay & Benefits | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov).

Additional information regarding living in Oklahoma can be found at *** To confirm receipt of emailed documents, please contact Laura Whitlock at ***. This is not a bargaining unit position.

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA