Aviation Safety Inspector (Air Carrier Maintenance)

Quick Facts

Assists a Principal/Supervisory Principal Inspector with certification, surveillance, and inspection activities for assigned air carriers, air operators, air agencies, and airmen, with program responsibility over maintenance-related compliance.

Description

The Assistant Principal Maintenance Inspector (APMI) provides full assistant support for certification, surveillance, and inspection duties. The role helps assure assigned organizations meet Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) requirements for maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration programs.

Responsibilities

• Technical administration: ensure organizations are properly organized, staffed, equipped, and trained; maintain record-keeping systems; chair FAA/industry meetings; coordinate with organizations and top management; require corrections and withdraw approvals if deficiencies can’t be resolved.
• Maintenance program development and enforcement: participate in maintenance review boards; coordinate MEL approvals; take enforcement action for MEL noncompliance; conduct enforcement investigations and prepare final reports.
• Certification support: handle initial and ongoing certification actions for air carriers, aircraft, airmen, and air agencies; review and approve/deny maintenance manuals and revisions; determine adequacy of maintenance facilities and contract arrangements; approve operations specifications and amendments.
• Surveillance: direct inspection and surveillance of continuous airworthiness programs; monitor maintenance, engineering, quality control, production control, training, and reliability programs; analyze trends for deterioration.
• Investigations and legal support: investigate public complaints, congressional inquiries, and incidents/accidents; provide technical assistance to legal counsel and testify at hearings/trials when needed.

Requirements

• US citizenship
• Selective Service registration (for eligible males)
• Submit SF50
• Valid state driver’s license
• English fluency
• No chemical dependencies or drug abuse interfering with job performance
• High school diploma or equivalent
• No more than two Federal aviation regulation violation incidents in the last 5 years
• Physical ability to perform duties safely (including distant vision and hearing requirements)
• If required for aircraft operations: valid FAA second-class medical certificate and ability to pass recurrent medical exams
• Maintenance and repair experience for multi-engine aircraft over 12,500 lb MTOW under an airworthiness maintenance/inspection program
• Repair station/air carrier/military/government maintenance experience
• Experience responsible for certifying airworthiness
• Aircraft maintenance work experience within the last 3 years
• FAA Mechanic Certificate with airframe and power plant ratings
• At least one year specialized experience equivalent to FV-H or FG/GS-12 level (with noted recency rules for current FAA employees)

Benefits

Comprehensive U.S. government benefits package (eligibility depends on position type and schedule).