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The Technical Analyst (Aviation Safety) position is located within Aircraft Certification Service, System Oversight Division (AIR-800).
05/07/2025 to 05/20/2025
$94,544 - $146,571 per year
Salary listed does not include locality. Locality will be based on selectee's duty location. See duty locations listed under Additional Information.
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2 vacancies in the following location:
Yes—As per agency policy.
25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
No
No
No
Yes - This position is represented by NATCA: Regional AIR - ACE ANM ANE ASW.
ASW-AIR-25-MS212-95054
836483000
Open to current permanent employees AVS Wide only
The incumbent serves as the Technical Safety Program Manager acting as the senior technical analyst for large work activities. Independently provides a full range of program support and analytical expertise, responsible for researching, developing, and evaluating all aspects of aviation safety systems data to effectively meet operational requirements and program goals. Researches and gathers information to respond to inquiries on programs/projects. Performs multiple and varying complex work assignments under minimal direction of a manager or Program Manager. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. Typical assignments may include leading the organization and execution of key investigative analysis and safety performance activities of government-industry collaborative safety teams comprised of FAA employee groups, representatives from the aviation industry, air traffic organizations and other key aviation stakeholders.
Defines, organizes and assigns resources to accomplish organization objectives. Allocates resources and works with team members or individually to accomplish large work activities within the established schedules. Leads activities associated with the analytical studies using investigative/research methodologies and techniques to identify emerging and changing performance, risks, and development of performance strategies and metrics.
Leads activities associated with the analysis of safety data using investigative/trending techniques and tools to identify emerging and changing risks, development of mitigation strategies, and monitoring mechanisms. Maintains knowledge of existing organizational activities relevant to analytical studies across AVS divisions and directorates, and advises management of project status and processes, as well as benchmarking industry and/or federal government best practices in order to influence engineering related data analysis and program execution. Oversees ongoing evaluation of safety related data quality, effectiveness, and efficiency and provides analysts directions for improvement where needed.
Prepares and present briefings to communicate program/project information to broad audiences of aviation safety professionals, to include the support of and participation in both national and international forums convened to strengthen and advance aviation safety. Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more major subdivisions or LOBs or SOs and may impact the objectives of the FAA.
Specialized Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, all applicants must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (FV-I OR FG/GS-13) in the Federal government. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. (Applicants must include examples of specialized experience in their work history).
Specialized experience includes:
- Experience analyzing problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions; plan and organize work; and convey information utilizing a variety of tools.Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Special Note Concerning Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): 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 initial 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 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 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 priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
Education may not be substituted for experience at this grade level.
Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.
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
Incomplete Applications: Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Your application/resume MUST have your official title, grade and series on your work history.
Interviews: If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list.
Requirement for Security Clearance: Selection and placement are contingent upon waiver or completion of satisfactory security requirements. Moderate Risk (Level 5), this position requires completion and favorable adjudication of a National Agency Check with Inquiry (NACI)background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.
These positions are located in AIR-840. Duty location/locality pay will be determined based on the following duty locations:
· Anchorage, AK – 32.36%
· Scottsdale, AZ – 22.45%
· Lakewood, CA – 36.47%
· Enfield, CT – 32.08%
· Denver, CO – 30.52%
· Washington, DC – 33.94%
· Orlando, FL – 17.06%
· Hapeville, GA - 23.79%
· Des Plaines, IL – 30.86%
· Wichita, KS – 17.06%
· Burlington, MA – 32.58%
· Belleville, MI – 29.12%
· Minneapolis, MN – 27.62%
· Kansas City, MO - 18.97%
· Greensboro, NC – 17.06%
· Saddle Brook, NJ – 37.95%
· Farmingdale, NY – 37.95%
· East Farmingdale, NY – 37.95%
· Jamaica, NY – 37.95%
· Westbury, NY – 37.95%
· North Olmsted, OH – 22.23%
· Vandalia, OH –21.93%
· Bethany, OK – 17.06%
· Oklahoma City, OK – 17.06%
· New Cumberland, PA –19.43%
· Fairview Township, PA –33.94%
· North Charleston, SC – 17.06%
· Fort Worth, TX – 27.26%
· San Antonio, TX – 18.78%
· Des Moines, WA –31.57%
Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA
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.
All FAA employees MUST submit their most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) and NOT SF-52, (see below on required information needed on SF-50). Form(s) may be uploaded to your on-line application or submitted by mail or fax. If you choose to submit the form via fax, we cannot guarantee timely receipt or assume responsibility for the quality or legibility of the form. Illegible forms will result in loss of consideration. Mailed or faxed forms should be addressed to the agency point of contact listed in this vacancy announcement.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register.
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All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.
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