Summary The incumbent serves as an Aviation Safety Coordinator within Aircraft Certification Services. Leads broad global outreaches within AVS and to industry and foreign regulatory authorities to promote safety and common safety processes. Responsible for coordinating responses within the division on high profile or significant safety issues and coordinating the division's activities for accident and major incident investigations. Responsibilities The incumbent is a recognized expert for assigned product types within the FAA. Applies technical expertise of specific product types and knowledge of FAA aviation safety regulations, policies and objectives to identify, define and organize work for multiple work activities. Applies knowledge of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations and related policy as it applies to certification, production, and continued operational safety of aeronautical products. Applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of failure investigation processes and of safety risk analysis techniques to perform multiple and varying complex work assignments under minimal direction. The incumbent interjects on behalf of management, as needed, to ensure timely and justifiable actions on potentially significant risks and escalates issues accordingly. Assignments require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines and require the ability to direct and coordinate the activities of personnel across the division. Typical assignments include serving as a single point of contact (POC) for the division on high profile safety issues which includes serving as the liaison with other AIR and AVS organizations assigned to the issue. Defines, organizes and directs resources to support accident and major incident investigations. Provides guidance and training to AIR personnel and manufacturers on their responsibilities on investigative processes and the relationship and protocols between concurrent accident and airworthiness investigations. Coordinates with all parties and keeps management informed of all activity. Outreaches to external stakeholders such as manufacturers, operators, industry associations, and foreign airworthiness authorities to promote safety and to standardize safety risk analysis methods and improve safety coordination between design, manufacturing, operation and maintenance. Leads or supports FAA and industry teams in identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating systemic risks to the international aviation system. Works independently and has broad discretion to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and policies. As a technical expert, the final work activities are reviewed for success in achieving planned results. The work activities impact directly on the objectives of one or more LOB's/SO's, the objectives of the FAA, and affects the global aviation and aerospace industries and other external parties. All duties are performed with a high level of proficiency in the understanding of failure modes and effects of particular aviation products and experience in accident investigation processes. At this level, the incumbent has a basic understanding of the application of numerical risk analyses, and the supporting engineering knowledge required to perform such risk analyses and independently seeks guidance as needed. Additionally, may prepare communications appropriate for high level officials within and outside government. Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. Qualifications For the FV-J level: You must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower level (FV-I/GS-13). This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Experience managing Type Certification activities per procedures identified in FAA Order 8110.4. Knowledge of certification methods and application of FAA policy with significant expertise resolving technical challenges for a broad spectrum of civil aircraft types and projects; Experience applying Organizational Designation Authorization (ODA) policy within an ODA organization as outlined in FAA Order 8100.15. Experience in directing, or managing work of ODA Unit Members, in support of ODA managed projects; Experience developing people and establishing processes that lead to successful certification project outcomes; Experience supporting all phases of the aircraft design life-cycle from conceptualization to requirements definition, project planning, design, build, entry into service, continued operational safety and retirement. You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered. Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification. Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position. Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. 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 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 KSA in your work history, please include WORK HISTORY THAT DESCRIBES HOW YOU MEET THE 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. 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 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) 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. Education Education cannot be substituted for experience. 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. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family. 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. FAA's CORE COMPENSATION PLAN This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available at: http://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/ This Level 6 - High Risk position requires favorable adjudication of a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained. Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed. This position is located in AIR-740. However, this vacancy announcement may be used to fill vacancies in other AIR offices. Current or Former Federal employee (including a current FAA employee): You MUST submit a copy of your most recent (non-award) SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or equivalent document that verifies tenure (block 24, code 1 or 2). Failure to provide the required documentation by the closing date of this announcement will result in non-consideration for this position. This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by NATCA: Regional AIR - ACE ANM ANE ASW. 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