Aviation Safety Inspector (Air Carrier Flight Oversight (APM))

Federal Aviation Administration•Irving, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Aircrew Program Manager (APM) oversees the adequacy of aircrew ground and flight training, testing, and standards for specific aircraft operated by an assigned air carrier. The APM manages programs for assigned aircraft, including designated examiners and Aircrew Program Designees (APDs). The duty location is Irving, Texas. Flight Oversight Aviation Safety Inspectors do not perform certification, pilot-evaluating, testing, or checking duties as required crewmembers or safety pilots, and will not act as required crewmembers or safety pilots in any scenario. The position applies broad knowledge of the aviation industry, aviation safety, and federal aviation laws, regulations, and policies. It oversees complex air-carrier operations involving turbojet aircraft used for passenger and freight service, including flight-operation procedures, training programs, and airmen certification. The inspector develops a surveillance work program under the oversight of or in coordination with the Principal Operations Inspector (POI), plans and conducts assignments with technical independence, and provides technical advice to the POI. The inspector ensures required flight-crew training and testing comply with applicable regulations, FAA-approved programs, and current standards; oversees company check airmen and APDs; conducts surveillance and certification activities; and investigates enforcement matters, complaints, inquiries, incidents, and accidents. The position may involve recommending examiner designations, conducting flight tests and certification activities, evaluating and approving training programs and equipment, and coordinating surveillance with geographic inspectors. The inspector may also provide technical assistance to legal counsel and testify at trials and formal hearings.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
Must submit an SF-50.
A background investigation may be required for this Moderate Risk position.
No more than two separate incidents involving Federal Aviation Regulations violations in the last five years.
Valid state driver's license.
Fluency in English.
No chemical dependencies or drug abuse that could interfere with job performance.
High school diploma or equivalent; education is not qualifying and cannot substitute for experience.
Physically able to perform the position's duties safely and efficiently, with or without reasonable accommodation; must meet minimum vision, hearing, and physical-condition requirements described in the announcement.
At least one year of pilot experience in multi-engine aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight greater than 12,500 pounds.
Three years of experience working in an organization with an air-carrier, commercial-operator, or air-agency certificate; an organization whose work led to certification of individual airmen; or an organization that operated aircraft. At least one year must be with an organization operating multi-engine aircraft or aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight greater than 12,500 pounds.
At least 1,500 total flight hours.
Valid Airline Transport Pilot Certificate.
No more than two flying accidents in the last five years involving the applicant's pilot error.
At least one year of experience equivalent to FV-H, FG/GS-12, monitoring and issuing certificates to a large, complex aviation organization or several smaller organizations comparable in total complexity to one large aviation organization.
Qualifications must be met by the vacancy announcement closing date.
Detailed work-history examples must support qualifications and responses to the job questionnaire.

Responsibilities

Oversee flight-operation procedures, aircrew training programs, and airmen certification for assigned aircraft and air carriers.
Develop a surveillance work program under the oversight of or in coordination with the POI.
Conduct periodic surveillance of pilot and flight engineer examiners, check airmen, and company training programs.
Ensure air-carrier flight-crew training and testing meet applicable regulations, FAA-approved training programs, and current testing standards.
Oversee company check airmen and Aircrew Program Designees and advise the POI on assigned training and testing areas.
Coordinate technical instructions, policy orders, and procedures through the POI to promote consistent training and testing.
Conduct enforcement investigations and prepare final reports and recommendations on disposition.
Perform or supervise emergency certificate suspensions or cancellations of flight-oversight specifications.
Conduct or direct reexaminations of certificated airmen and recertification of operators or agencies.
Investigate public complaints, congressional inquiries, aircraft incidents, and accidents.
Provide technical assistance to legal counsel, testify at court trials and formal hearings, and give dispositions.
Coordinate with geographic inspectors on non-routine air-carrier surveillance.
Recommend designation of APDs and pilot examiners.
Conduct flight tests, additional type-rating tests, flight engineer certification, proficiency tests, initial qualification tests, and line-oriented flight training.
Assure standardization of check airmen and designated examiners and recommend necessary changes to the POI.
Monitor assigned flight-crew training programs and records for compliance with regulations, directives, and safe operating practices.
Attend certificate-holder company and safety meetings.
Evaluate training programs and approve or disapprove programs, flight simulators, training devices, and other program equipment.
Require amendments to approved manuals when needed to address regulatory conflicts, unsafe practices, or insufficiently specific instruction.
Perform other duties as assigned.