Aviation Safety Inspector (Team Lead) Job in Des Plaines, IL

Vacancy No. ASW-AIR-25-MS119-94139 Department Federal Aviation Administration
Salary $123,720.00 to $191,803.00 Grade J to J
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 2/7/2025 Close Date 3/24/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates
Locations:
Des Plaines, IL


Summary

The Aviation Safety Inspector (Team Lead - MFG) position will serve as a Senior Aviation Safety Inspector (SASI) assisting the manager in completing daily duties and responsibilities associated with supporting the operation of the office.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Open to current permanent employees AVS Wide

Duties

The incumbent works independently and exercises sound judgement when making decisions affecting the office. In the absence of the manager may serve as acting manager for assigned office as well as other offices when needed or requested. As instructed by the manager, the SASI is authorized to direct and assign work of office personnel and may serve as an approver for actions routinely performed by the manager as permitted by policy.

The SASI reports to the manager on performance progress, training of employees, and disciplinary problems. Makes recommendations to the manager regarding promotions, reassignments, recognition, and personnel needs. Approves spot/short term leave requests. Resolves simple complaints of employees and refers others to the manager. Communicates assignments, projects, and problems to be solved, to include deadlines and milestones for completion.

The SASI signs office correspondence and reports ensuring that all actions and/or program reporting requirements assigned to the office are completed within defined schedules. Serves as the focal point for programs such as the Quality Management System, Oversee System Performance, and AVS Staffing Tool and Reporting System.

The SASI applies experience and a comprehensive knowledge in evaluating compliance for applicants, Production Approval Holders (PAHs) and/or holders of Organization Designation Authorizations (ODAs) with the applicable Code of Federal Regulations, FAA Policy, and non­-U.S. regulations governed by Bilateral Agreements. The SASI serves as primary advisor to the manager on major projects and/or programs.

The SASI supports planning, organizing and conducting audits (both domestic and international); continued operational safety oversight; production and airworthiness certification; compliance oversight; and oversight programs for designee and delegated organizations.

The SASI applies risk management in planning and decision making at a system level. A clear understanding of FAA and industry roles and responsibilities is needed to enable an effective and appropriate level of FAA involvement in consideration of shared safety responsibilities.

Additionally, the SASI uses systems thinking to address the responsibilities listed above. As the agency moves toward a system-based approach, the SASI determines how to efficiently and effectively oversee entities based upon compliance and safety risks within the aviation system.

As a Team Lead, the SASI serves as mentor, coach and role model to ASls/ASEs within the office and across the organization. As a leader in the organization, the SASI assists the manager in promoting AlR's goals and objectives by demonstrating behaviors that support informed decision-making and enhanced collaboration with internal/external stakeholders.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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).
  • Employee will report to FAA Duty location

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the following requirements:

1. Not more than 2 separate incidents involving Federal Aviation Regulations violations in the last 5 years.
2. Have a valid state driver's license.
3. Be fluent in the English language.
4. Have no chemical dependencies or drug abuse that could interfere with job performance; and
5. Be a high school graduate or equivalent.

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must be physically able to perform the duties of the Aviation Safety Inspector position in a safe and efficient manner, and must meet all of the following requirements:

1. Have good distant vision in each eye and be able to read printed materials the size of typewritten characters (glasses and contact lenses permitted) without strain.
2. Have the ability to hear the conversational voice (hearing aid permitted).
3. Not have any physical condition that would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others or that would interfere with their ability to fly as passengers in a variety of aircraft.

Applicants for Aviation Safety Inspector (Manufacturing) positions must meet one of the following requirements.

1. Experience in the area of quality systems, methods, and techniques in the manufacture of products and/or articles that demonstrates the ability to determine whether aircraft and related products meet the approved design criteria, or the design criteria on which approval is being sought and is in condition for safe operations; or
2. Experience involving either the actual issuance of airworthiness certificates or having responsibility for managing programs leading to the issuance of original airworthiness certificates or original export airworthiness approvals for products and/or articles; or
3. Experience involving a combination of paragraph A and paragraph B above.

Acceptable specialized experience for paragraph A includes actual experience in a majority of the following areas:

1. First article, in process and final assembly inspection.
2. Quality assurance provisions of special processes (e.g. heat treating, brazing, welding, carburizing, plating, CAD-CAM, robotics, software quality control, etc.,)
3. Destructive and non-destructive inspection.
4. Manufacturing processes.
5. Airworthiness assurance.
6. Developing and implementing quality systems and procedures.
7. Testing procedures; and
8. Use of improved design data.

The experience in paragraph A or B is typically acquired in such positions as:

1. Quality engineer.
2. Quality systems supervisor/manager.
3. Quality systems auditor.
4. Service representative with technical quality experience.
5. FAA designee such as a designated manufacturing inspection representative (DMIR); or
6. Designated airworthiness representative (DAR) authorized to perform manufacturing inspection functions on behalf of the FAA.

Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

At least one year of specialized experience, at the next lower level, includes:

- Experience in the area of quality systems, methods, and techniques in the manufacture of products and/or articles that demonstrates the ability to determine whether aircraft and related products meet the approved design criteria, or the design criteria on which approval is being sought, and is in condition for safe operation (e.g., First article, in process and final assembly inspection; Quality assurance provisions of special processes (e.g. heat treating, brazing, welding, carburizing, plating, CAD-CAM, robotics, software quality control, etc.,); Destructive and non-destructive inspection; Manufacturing processes; Airworthiness assurance; Developing and implementing quality systems and procedures; Testing procedures; and Use of approved design data; -or- experience involving either the actual issuance of airworthiness certificates or having responsibility for managing programs leading to the issuance of original airworthiness certificates or original export airworthiness approvals for products and/or articles.

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability (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 section, 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. 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 not applicable.

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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.

This positions is located in AIR-864, however, this vacancy announcement may be used to fill future vacancies in any of the other AIR Division Offices. Only the following duty location is available.

  • Des Plaines, IL - 30.86%

Security Requirement: Moderate Risk (5). This position requires completion and favorable adjudication of a background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained. Subject to a 5-year period reinvestigation.

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

Incomplete Applications: Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

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Benefits

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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.

Required Documents

Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted. If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line application (e.g. SF-50 &/or veterans' documentation) you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS.

Applicants are reminded that Form SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) is required and NOT Form SF-52 (Request for Personnel Action).



If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.

How to Apply

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.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION.

We strongly encourage applicants to utilize the USAJOBS resume builder in the creation of resumes.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:

  • Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)

  • Duties (be specific in describing your duties)

  • Employer's name and address

  • Supervisor name and phone number

  • Start and end dates including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)

  • Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)

  • Salary (optional)


Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.

You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and re-using the documents in your applications.

Agency contact information

Maryann Shramko
Phone
1 (817) 222-5558
Fax
1 (817) 222-5852
Email
maryann.shramko@faa.gov
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
ASW Regional HR Services Branch
10101 Hillwood Parkway
AHF-S410
Fort Worth, TX 76177
US

Next steps

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

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Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

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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