Aviation Safety Coordinator

**Duties**:
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 mínimal 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.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- US Citizenship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
- Please see required documents section.
- Only specified Duty Locations available - see Additional Information for list.

**Qualifications**:
**Specialized experience includes**:

- 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.

*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.*

**All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.**

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.

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**Additional information**:
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
A one-year probationary period may be required.

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