Aviation Safety Technician
About The Position
The incumbent serves as an Aviation Safety Technician (AST) in a Flight Standards Office, providing technical support to Aviation Safety Inspectors and the public. The role involves performing or assisting with certification, surveillance, and investigation duties that require research and evaluation in accordance with current FAA safety directives and orders. The technician provides technical knowledge and support to inspectors, the public, stakeholders, and airmen on aviation-related topics. The position also extracts safety information from FAA records to identify trends and enters technical findings into agency-approved databases. Work may support certification, surveillance, investigation, enforcement, and special inspections, as well as related meetings, correspondence, administration, and project tracking.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
- Submit an SF-50.
- Report to an FAA/AVS facility.
- For the FG-9 grade, at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FG/GS-8 level is required.
- Specialized experience may include practical technical aviation operations; computer skills and knowledge of common software applications; analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills; gathering and compiling aviation safety data; analyzing aviation safety information to identify trends; preparing technical reports and documents; and assisting with aviation investigations involving complaints, occurrences, incidents, accidents, or violations.
- Qualifications must be met by the vacancy announcement closing date.
Nice To Haves
- Technical training and/or certification experience applicable to a regulatory aviation environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical knowledge and support to aviation safety inspectors, the public, stakeholders, and airmen on aviation-related topics.
- Extract safety data and information from FAA records, identify trends affecting aviation safety, and enter technical findings into agency-approved databases.
- Support operator and air agency certification, including reviewing airmen certification files submitted by designees for accuracy.
- Review inspection authorization files for renewal eligibility and designee management system records to determine renewal eligibility.
- Conduct Operational Color Vision Tests and compile data for technical reports.
- Assist aviation safety inspectors with surveillance of aviation events.
- Assist in drafting and issuing waivers and authorizations.
- Draft Enforcement Investigative Reports for review and final approval by an Aviation Safety Law (ASL) official.
- Serve as the point of contact for personal protective equipment (PPE) safety assets related to accident investigation.
- Conduct investigations involving violations, voluntary disclosures, suspected illegal charters, incidents, navigation deviations, and altitude deviations.
- Provide technical support for special inspections.
- Conduct meetings or portions of meetings in support of technical work functions.
- Prepare technical correspondence and provide administrative support and project tracking using required computer software.
Benefits
- Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
