Engineering Technician (Aerospace) (QC Representative) Job

Vacancy No. AAC-ATO-25-AJF2000-96286 Department Federal Aviation Administration
Salary $63,671.00 to $98,696.00 Grade H to H
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 9/29/2025 Close Date 10/20/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates
Locations:
Sacramento, CAKennesaw, GABattle Creek, MIAtlantic City, NJ


Summary

This position may be in a Flight Program Operation maintenance line station. Incumbent ensures safe and airworthy aircraft by following strict safety regulations and guidelines in compliance with 14 CFR 145.107

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Open to current permanent employees within Flight Program Operations (AJF).

Duties

Conducts routine and special inspections of aircraft systems and inspections at a 14 CFR part 145 satellite repair station. Performs multiple, varied, and highly complex specialized repairs and overhauls on various aircraft components, routine and specialized inspections of aircraft systems of aircraft systems to ensure compliance with regulations and manufacturer requirements under the control of the front-line manager and managerial oversight of the certificate repair station. May act as a contributing specialist on large maintenance activities or as a team leader for single or small work activities.

Applies experience and advanced knowledge of maintenance operations, engineering principles, theories, quality management systems (i.e., Continuing Analysis and Surveillance System (CASS) & Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP) and concepts to accomplish assignments and to develop plans and techniques to improve programs and policies.

Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, with allowable considerable discretion to select the most appropriate approach or to recommend new approaches. Typical assignments may include troubleshooting and analyzing aircraft problems for any mechanical, electronic and/or avionics issues, performing aircraft performance tests, providing guidance to less-experienced professional; leading small project program teams; designing and recommending solutions to complex problems; preparing and reviewing management reports and/or contractual documents; and developing and recommending improvements to systems and/or processes to improve operational, efficiency, maintaining and displaying analysis and investigation of reliability data. preparing technical documentation related to various functions within the area of responsibility to ensure compliance with Federal regulatory and Agency policy and requirements. Interpreting complex diagrams, engineering specifications, manufacturer's manuals and on-the-job training to employees in accordance with established procedures and practices.

Understands how maintenance operations affect the objectives of agency and overall national security when developing, integrating, and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems. Utilizes technical expertise in accordance with the Flight Program Operations 14 CFR Part 135 approved maintenance program to determine the airworthiness of highly modified aviation platforms. Performs research and compiles technical data from commercial and non-commercial publications, regulations, and directives for use, evaluation, and resolution of specific functional problems. Reviews documentation associated with various inspections for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Maintains technical publications and manuals and submits recommendations for changes as necessary. Allocates resources to accomplish limited work activities within established schedules. Independently perform assignments. Completed work is reviewed to an extent consistent with the complexity of the assignment.

Contacts are both internal and external. Incumbent is often considered a key technical point of contact for assigned systems, programs and projects. Contacts are made to provide technical guidance and advice, instruct other employees, share information, provide data, discuss the statuses of assignments and coordinate the activities of contractors.

May be subject to environmental conditions such as being exposed to high noise levels, wide range of temperatures, and elevated or confined work areas.

May be physically required to perform direct lifting up to fifty pounds, heavy pushing and pulling, reaching above shoulder, walking, standing, crawling, and kneeling for extensive periods of time for fine manipulation as required to perform inspections.

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).
  • Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
  • Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
  • One year probationary period may be required.
  • Applicant must possess an FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate.
  • Travel up to 50% may be required.
  • A physical may be required.
  • Please review Required Documents & Additional Information.

Qualifications

To qualify for this FV-H (FG/GS-12) position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G (FG/GS-10/11) level. 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 includes:

- Experience working in a 14 CFR 121/135/145 aviation operating environment.

- Experience in troubleshooting and analyzing aircraft problems, using diagnostic equipment to resolve performance discrepancies, determining airworthiness of highly modified aviation platforms.

- Experience in oversight of an aircraft/avionics maintenance program in accordance with established standards, policies, practices and procedures, knowledge of organizational mission, objectives, and procedures required to analysis a situation and make decisions.

- Experience with quality management systems including inspection controls and analyzing data to detect unsatisfactory results.

In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a selective factor for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SPF): Must possess an Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certificate. A copy of your A&P certificate (front and back) must be uploaded to receive consideration for this position.

ALSO

QUALITY RANKING FACTOR (QRF): Well qualified applicants must document experience working in a 14 CFR Part 145 repair station environment

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

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

Education

See qualifications required.

Information Regarding KSA’s:

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 Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs), 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 and Other Factors 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.

Preview Job Questionnaire

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

This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.

NOTES:

  1. Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or emailed applications cannot be accepted.
  2. 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.
  3. Some, none or all applicants may be interviewed.
  4. Positions will be filled within the following duty locations: AJF-2211 (Atlantic City, NJ), AJF-2214 (Kennesaw, GA), AJF-2215 (Battle Creek, MI), and AJF-2217 (Sacramento, CA)
  5. Locality Rates: Atlantic City, NJ - 28.99%; Kennesaw, GA - 23.79%; Battle Creek, MI - 17.06%; Sacramento, CA - 29.76%
  6. Applicants must upload their Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certificate (front and back) or email to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing date of the announcement.
  7. Position(s) will be realigned based on approved reorganization.
  8. This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available at the following website: Pay & Benefits | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov).
  9. To confirm receipt of emailed documents, contact Caleb Weston at Caleb.A.Weston@faa.gov.

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.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

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

SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) and A&P certificate below will be accepted in combination with your online application and must be uploaded with your application or emailed to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All emailed documents should reference the announcement number.

Applicants must upload their Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certificate (front and back) on or before the closing date of the announcement.



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

Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position.

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.

RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION.

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)

  • Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week.
  • Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA.

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

Caleb Weston
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
AAC Regional HR Services Branch
6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 155
AHF-S210
Oklahoma City, OK 73169
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.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide.

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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