General Engineer (Advanced Cabin Safety) (Direct Hire) Job in FAA Location Negotiable Upon Request - See Additional Info

Vacancy No. ANE-AIR-25-025-93156 Department Federal Aviation Administration
Salary $109,313.00 to $169,378.00 Grade K to K
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 11/19/2024 Close Date 12/2/2024
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FAA Location Negotiable Upon Request - See Additional Info


Summary

The Senior Technical Specialist (STS) for Advanced Cabin Safety serves as a senior professional within the Office of Aviation Safety (AVS). This STS provides an agency-wide, mission-critical, leadership role in identifying and mitigating aviation safety and security risk related to cabin safety and occupant protection under the minimal direction of a manager or an executive.

Duties

The STS represents the FAA at highly sensitive threat-based briefings and meetings on aircraft cabin safety with other U.S. Government partners, where an Aircraft Certification perspective and presence is required with respect to potential threats to critical U.S. national infrastructure which may require access to classified information at the Top Secret-SCI level.

Applies experience and expert knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and concepts to evaluate the readiness of emerging technologies, shape agency policies, consult on problems of major significance, and promote adoption of the most safety enhancing operational requirements and practices into the FAA’s regulatory and certification programs. Applies knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices related to physical aircraft cabin security and survivability technologies to minimize accidents and improve aviation safety.

The STS is a recognized expert within the FAA and works to retain and strengthen U.S. leadership in research and knowledge related to materials flammability; impact to materials and/or aircraft systems in off-nominal environments; fire protection; emergency escape systems and evacuation principles; flotation; interior configuration; occupant safety measures tied to crash dynamics; and physical security measures, including flightdeck security, explosion mitigation, and safety information presentation. The incumbent works to develop professional relationships with technical experts in the U.S. and abroad to enhance the technical competency of the aviation community. This STS defines and evaluates requirements for new and novel cabin safety and occupant protection methods and collaborates with the aviation industry to address advanced cabin safety risks and associated corrective actions.

Represents the FAA at highly sensitive threat-based briefings and meetings on aircraft cabin safety with other U.S. Government partners such as Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Department of Defense, where an Aircraft Certification perspective and presence is required with respect to potential threats to critical U.S. national infrastructure.

Coordinates regulatory initiatives with foreign airworthiness authorities to provide harmonized requirements to expedite and reduce the cost of international certification to the aviation industry.

Plans, directs, promotes, and coordinates R&D programs and projects to develop, test, and evaluate new technologies, address service difficulties, and promote FAA adoption of safety enhancing policies and practices in the realm of cabin safety and the cabin environment.

Participates in the establishment or refinement of aircraft certification policies, practices, procedures, and criteria pertaining to cabin safety and occupant protection, ensuring that state-of-the-art requirements and methodology are incorporated.

Participates in the deliberations and activities of industry consensus-based standards organizations that provide standards, specifications, test methods, and guidelines for the cabin safety and occupant protection industries.

Evaluates domestic and international cabin safety and occupant protection industries to support industry incorporation of these new technologies.

Reviews and recommends approval of technical and scientific reports and papers based on the results of FAA sponsored research in the areas of cabin safety and occupant protection.

Provides expert advice and assistance to type certification boards, airworthiness directive boards, maintenance review boards, flight operation evaluation boards, special certification review teams, accident investigation teams, and special condition standards review activities

Provides expert advice and assistance on cabin safety and occupant protection effects on aircraft operations, including effects on emergency and aircraft systems.

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.
  • This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
  • This is not a remote position. Selectee will be required to report to an Aviation Safety (AVS) Facility within the United States.
  • This position is not in the Bargaining unit. Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-J, FG/GS-14 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is defined as:

  • Experience identifying, mitigating, and evaluating safety and security risks related to the field of cabin safety and occupant protection.
  • Experience with two or more of the following: aircraft survivability, environmental qualification, reliability testing of cabin safety and survivability certification standards, and cargo safety standards

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

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

Basic Requirements:

A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional 1 For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org. 2 The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html. 2 registrations by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.

4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

(The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) Note: An applicant who meets the basic requirements as specified in A or B above, except as noted under B.1., may qualify for positions in any branch of engineering unless selective factors indicate otherwise.

Applicants, who are not currently or who have never been in the 0800 occupational series in the Federal Government and fail to provide a copy of an unofficial or official transcript will not receive further consideration for this vacancy. Upon selection, if not currently employed in the 0800 occupational series, you will be required to submit an official transcript prior to appointment. If you do not have an official transcript (original, with the raised seal), you should contact your school immediately to request it.

Foreign Education: For additional information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

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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.

The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.

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.

Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen. On-the-Spot will be used to fill this position. The 'Rule of Three', Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy.

Only the approved AVS duty locations below will be considered.

Anchorage, AK; Juneau, AK; Birmingham/ Vestavia Hills, AL; Little Rock, AR; Phoenix, AZ; Scottsdale, AZ; Fresno, CA; Long Beach, CA; Palmdale, CA; Lakewood, CA; Alameda, CA; Riverside, CA; Sacramento, CA; San Diego, CA; Van Nuys, CA; El Segundo, CA; Denver, CO; Enfield, CT; Washington, DC; Miami, FL; Orlando, FL; Miramar/Hollywood, FL; Tampa, FL; Hapeville, GA; College Park, GA; Honolulu, HI; Ankeny, IA; Boise, ID; Des Plaines, IL; Springfield, IL; Plainfield, IN; Wichita, KS; Louisville, KY; Baton Rouge, LA; Burlington, MA; Glen Burnie, MD; South Portland, ME; Belleville/Ypsilanti, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Minneapolis, MN; Kansas City, MO; Saint Ann, MO; Jackson, MS; Helena, MT; Charlotte, NC Greensboro, NC; Fargo, ND; Lincoln, NE; Nashua, NH; Saddle Brook, NJ; Albuquerque, NM; Las Vegas, NV; Reno, NV; Latham, NY; Jamaica, NY; East Farmingdale, NY; Farmingdale, NY; Westbury, NY; Rochester, NY; Cincinnati, OH; North Olmsted, OH; Columbus, OH; Vandalia, OH; Bethany, OK; Oklahoma City, OK; Hillsboro, OR; Pittsburgh, PA; Allentown, PA; New Cumberland (Harrisburg), PA; Philadelphia, PA; Coraopolis, PA; Fairview Township, PA; San Juan, PR; Charleston, SC; West Columbia, SC; Rapid City, SD; Memphis, TN; Nashville, TN; Irving, TX; Houston, TX; Lubbock, TX; San Antonio, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Salt Lake City, UT; Richmond, VA; Herndon, VA; Des Moines, WA; Spokane Valle, WA; Milwaukee, WI; Charleston, WV; Casper, WY

This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about Core Compensation is available at: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative, the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

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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 emailed applications cannot be accepted. Additional documents to supplement your on-line application should be uploaded to your Aviator application or faxed on or before the closing date of the announcement. Include your name and the announcement number on each of your faxed pages. Please redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth. Applicants who fail to submit the required documents by the closing date of this announcement will not be considered.



This position has a positive education requirement; college transcripts are required for ALL candidates newly appointed to the FAA in the 0800 (Engineering) series.

College transcripts must be submitted from current FAA employees applying for internal vacancies if they have never held a position in the 0800 (Engineering) series with the FAA.

College transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who are currently occupying an 0800 (Engineering) series.

If selected, official transcripts are required prior to employment.

Forms:
  • SF-15  : Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference

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

Andrea Garrahan
Phone
1 (781) 238-7256
Fax
1 (781) 238-7283
Email
Andrea.m.garrahan@faa.gov
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
ANE Regional HR Services Branch
1200 District Avenue
AHF-N500
Burlington, MA 01803
US
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Next steps

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