Aviation Safety Inspector (Operations) (Air Carrier Operations)

Federal Aviation Administration•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

This position is in the FAA Office of Aviation Safety, Flight Standards Service, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, Flight Research and Analysis Branch (AFS-430). The incumbent serves as a technical expert developing technical and scientific standards, programs, policies, procedures, and flight deck criteria for 14 CFR Part 121 operations and advanced technologies in transport and non-transport category aircraft. The position plans and carries out complex flight research, oversees major technical and scientific studies, supports development of operational concepts and standards, and provides aviation safety oversight related to flight operations and procedures in the National Airspace System. It applies specialized expertise to aircraft operational standards, flight guidance and management systems, flight displays and avionics, procedure design, and operational approvals for flight procedures and technologies. The incumbent may serve as a simulator project pilot on critical agency research projects involving Boeing and/or Airbus aircraft. The role also evaluates flight crew systems and innovative crew interface concepts in piloted simulation; develops and may deliver training; reviews flight parameters and flight-track data; and maintains knowledge of aircraft operations, instrument procedures, navigation-system interfaces, and current government and industry research. Applicants must meet the Aviation Safety Inspector 1825-series eligibility, medical, experience, training, and certification requirements described in the announcement. Education cannot substitute for experience.

Requirements

Meet the minimum eligibility requirements for an Aviation Safety Inspector in the 1825 series.
Have no more than two separate incidents involving violations of federal aviation regulations in the last five years.
Hold a valid state driver's license and be fluent in English.
Have no chemical dependencies or drug abuse that could interfere with job performance.
Have a high school diploma or equivalent; education is not qualifying and cannot substitute for experience.
Meet the position's medical requirements, including adequate distant vision and conversational hearing, and have no disqualifying physical condition that would interfere with safe performance.
For duties requiring participation in aircraft operation, hold a valid second-class FAA medical certificate and pass recurrent FAA medical examinations. Applicants not required to hold the certificate who are tentatively selected must provide physician documentation or undergo an individualized assessment.
For air carrier operations, have at least one year of pilot experience in multi-engine aircraft exceeding 12,500 pounds maximum certificated takeoff weight.
For air carrier operations, have no more than two flying accidents in the last five years in which pilot error was involved.
Demonstrate professional flying skill in a simulator check to Airline Transport Pilot Standard.
Have at least 100 flight hours during the last three years, except where the stated waiver for current and former FAA 1825-series employees applies.
Hold an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate or a Commercial Pilot Certificate with an instrument airplane rating.
Hold a valid second-class FAA medical certificate, except where the stated waiver for current and former FAA 1825-series employees applies.
Have at least 1,500 total flight hours.
Demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I/FG-13, including experience reflecting knowledge of Part 121 flight procedures and operations in a new-generation aircraft.
Meet all qualification requirements by the announcement's closing date.

Nice To Haves

A type rating in Boeing 737 series and/or Airbus 320/330 series aircraft is a quality ranking factor for well-qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

Plan and accomplish complex flight research projects and related activities using technical and operational knowledge.
Initiate, organize, and oversee technical and scientific studies concerning safety-critical and controversial issues with national and international ramifications.
Support development of flight technical concepts, policies, standards, criteria, procedures, guidance, and rules; recommend approval or disapproval of operators, aircraft, and equipment for relevant operations.
Determine federal aviation requirements for navigation systems, flight procedures, and flight operations; recommend research and development needs and develop policy and criteria for new or revised systems.
Provide aviation safety oversight and surveillance relating to flight operations and procedures in the National Airspace System.
Implement emerging communications, navigation, and surveillance technologies and new operational concepts, systems, equipment, and procedures; help develop national procedures and policy.
Apply specialized expertise to aircraft operational standards, flight guidance and management systems, flight displays and avionics, procedure design, development initiatives, and operational approvals.
Develop new approaches to problems that cannot be addressed through traditional methods or precedents.
Review and validate design principles, operational procedures, and guidance for flight crew systems, including assessing innovative crew interface and interaction concepts in piloted simulation.
Identify, develop, direct, and potentially conduct training on advanced flight technologies and procedures.
Serve as a simulator project pilot on critical agency-level research projects requiring extensive system and pilot knowledge of Boeing and/or Airbus aircraft.
Apply technical expertise to FAA NextGen air traffic and flight-operations applications.
Review flight parameters and flight-track data using statistical applications to determine the effects of measurable factors.
Maintain knowledge of aircraft operations, instrument approach charts, navigation-system interfaces, and current government and industry research and development programs.
Use research facilities, including piloted aircraft simulators, to evaluate operational and procedural performance.
Perform other duties as assigned.