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Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Safety (AVS), Aircraft Certification Service (AIR), Executive Support Staff, AIR-010

Summary

Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) develops safety standards, policies, and guidance that govern the design, production, and airworthiness of aircraft, engines, and propellers. AIR also issues approvals and provides oversight of our approval holders, designees, and delegated organizations.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
02/23/2026 to 03/04/2026
Salary
$95,489 to - $148,037 per year

Locality increase will be determined at time of job offer.

Pay scale & grade
FV J
Location
Few vacancies in the following location:
May be filled in various FAA duty locations
Few vacancies
Telework eligible
Yes—Situational telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy.
Travel Required
25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
NA
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Announcement number
ACT-AVS-26-AIR010-97200
Control number
858443000

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Clarification from the agency

Open to permanent FAA employees

Duties

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The Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge applicable to Aircraft Certification Service programs in order to accomplish assignments and in developing and coordinating program strategies and project planning; providing analyses and recommendations concerning a broad and often complex issues involving internal management systems and functional assignments as required for Aviation Safety, FAA, and DOT in coordination with other elements in the organization.

This position performs multiple, varying and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager or more experienced technical specialist.

Typical work assignments include:

Prepares and develops major policy, guidelines, procedures and regulations on aviation safety compliance program;

Provides expertise, advice and comprehensive guidance on controversial, sensitive or complex matters pertaining to statutory and regulatory requirements;

Participates in a wide variety of complex studies and research projects to measure, assess, and evaluate the effect of changes and trends pertinent to the activities of the agency's aviation safety program;

Proactively identifies and resolves particularly complex or controversial individual transactional or aviation safety programmatic issues;

Collaborates with both internal and external representatives of the industry, federal, state and local government agencies, foreign authorities, congressional interests, other external organizations and higher authorities on aviation safety programs tasked with the development and implementation of aviation policy, guidelines, procedures and regulations;

Prepares comprehensive reports of study results which include participation in technical working groups and ad hoc advisory committees;

Conducts formal and informal discussions with all levels of technical personnel concerned with or affected by AVS programs;

Prepares for and makes presentations at meetings representing the Associate Administrator and/or the Deputy Associate Administrator with internal and external stakeholders;

Prepares technical briefing materials, proposals, and replies to aviation safety inquiries;

Works closely with the AVS executive front office staff to ensure continuous improvement to front office processes;

Work activities may impact directly on the objectives of one or more major subdivisions or LOB/SOs and may also impact on the objectives of the FAA. The work may affect the safety and security of customers.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).

Qualifications

To view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference- U.S. Office of Personnel Group Coverage Qualification Standard for General Inspection Investigation Enforcement and Compliance Series, 1801:

General Inspection Investigation Enforcement and Compliance Series 1801

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I / FG/GS-13. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is: Experience analyzing, evaluating, and advising on aircraft certification and aviation safety matters. Experience in developing and managing complex project plans and schedules.Experience providing aircraft certification division and executive leadership teams advice and information on safety issues.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Interview Policy: Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

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Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.

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

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or 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 based on the work history and experience you provided. 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 KSAs listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical order and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

The duty location will be an approved FAA AVS facility.

This announcement may be used to fill positions in AIR-11 & AIR-12.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.



IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

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