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• Aviion Safety Inspector (Flight Oversight Rotorcraft-Helicopter) Department of Transportion Federal Aviion Administrion

FAA, AVS

• Aviion Safety, Flight Standards Services Summary Join the Federal Aviion Administrion (FAA) as a Rotorcraft-Helicopter Flight Oversight Inspector.

The FAA is a work environment rich in opportunity, teamwork, and work life balance. Benefits such as weekends off, paid holidays, steady work hours, sick/annual leave, health insurance, and many more. Begin a rewarding career with the FAA and be a part of a select group of individuals whose mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. Summary Join the Federal Aviion Administrion (FAA) as a Rotorcraft-Helicopter Flight Oversight Inspector. The FAA is a work environment rich in opportunity, teamwork, and work life balance. Benefits such as weekends off, paid holidays, steady work hours, sick/annual leave, health insurance, and many more. Begin a rewarding career with the FAA and be a part of a select group of individuals whose mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 02/27/2026 to 03/13/2026 Salary $52,727 to

• $99,404 per year FG-09 $52,727
• 68,529 FG-11 $63,795
• 82,938 FG-12 $76,463
• 99,404 See additional info for locality re added to base pay. Pay scale & grade FG 9
• 12 Locions 6 vacancies in the following locions: Anchorage, AK Bon Rouge, LA Saint Louis, MO Telework eligible Yes—Telework may be authorized for an eligible position(s)/employee(s) as determined by agency policy. Until such determinion is made, the employee must report to the FAA official duty stion as stipuled in the firm offer. Travel Required Occasional travel
• The job may require travel from time-to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-reled duties. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—
• Fixed Re PCS
• Permanent Change of Stion (U.S. Citizens)
• In accordance with applicable FAA Travel regulions, a fixed relocion payment of $10,000 paid to new hires to Federal service, former Federal employees (reinstements), and student trainees.

A fixed relocion payment of $10,000 paid to current Federal employees. Relocion expenses paid are subject to applicable taxes. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) 1825 Aviion Safety Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test No Bargaining unit stus Yes

• This position is represented by

PASS:

Flight Standards Services. Announcement number

FAA-AHF-26-ROTOFO-97397

Control number 859118800 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph. Clarificion from the agency Open to all US Citizens Duties Help The Federal Aviion Administrion participing in the Career Fair during the Lakeland Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, FL from April 14-19, 2026. FAA representives will conduct interviews th are pre-scheduled and by appointment only. For considerion, apply to this announcement. If found qualified, a FAA representive may contact you with additional instructions for in-person interview. Attending the Expo is not required to apply nor to be considered for this position. All applicions reviewed and proceed through the standard selection process. Aviion Safety Inspectors in this specialty ( Rotorcraft

• Helicopter

FLIGHT OVERSIGHT

) apply knowledge and skills typically acquired as airmen (pilots, navigors, flight instructors, etc) to develop and administer regulions and safety standards pertaining to the operion of rotorcraft. The selectee serves as a developmental performing duty as assigned without authority for actions or decisions and required to complete initial new hire training to include formal and on-the-job training up to 24 months. The Aviion Safety Inspector (Rotorcraft-Helicopter) Flight Oversight is responsible for the performance of assigned technical administrion, certificion, and surveillance duties and assures th aviion organizions and airmen comply with regulory requirements and reports deficiencies to the principal inspector or supervisor. Duties and responsibilities the FG-12 level may include but are not limited to: Selectee is deleged the specific authority to make decisions as to the quality of operions activities; Inspecting the different aviion facilities; assuring th aviion organizions and airmen comply with regulory requirements, and reporting deficiencies to the principal inspector or supervisor; Reviewing manuals associed with certificion requirements of air carriers, air agencies, and air operors for accuracy and FAR compliance; Evaluing training programs to ensure th they meet the requirements of the FARs, including simulors, training devices, and other such equipment, as well as check airmen; monitoring pilots, designed pilot examiners, check airmen, and aviion organizion operions and training activities; and Taking approprie corrective action for deficiencies noted or making recommendions to principal inspector or supervisor. Duties and responsibilities the FG-11 level may include but are not limited to: Assisting in enforcement investigions and preparion of final reports and recommendions on disposition; Participing in accident/incident and complaint investigions; Assisting in the emergency suspension of certifices and conducting reexaminion of certificed airmen or assisting in recertificion of an operor or agency; Providing verbal and/or written technical assistance to legal counsel, testifying court trials and formal hearings, and giving depositions; and Duties and responsibilities the FG-09 level may include but are not limited to:

• Conducting commercial pilot flight tests in rotary-wing.
• Investiging requests for waivers for general aviion operions, ghering informion, making recommendions, and conducting periodic surveillance for continued compliance with waiver conditions.
• Inspecting repairs and alterions made on rotary-wing.

May be assigned other duties and responsibilities th are non-grade controlling. Requirements Help Conditions of employment US Citizenship is required. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Resume should include FAR part numbers and aircraft for which you have experience. Qualificions

APPLICANTS FOR THIS POSITION MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS

(applicions must show th all of the requirements are met in order to receive considerion for this position):

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

Not more than two separe incidents involving Federal Aviion Regulions violions in the last 5 years; Valid ste driver's license; Fluency in the English language; No chemical dependencies or drug abuse th could interfere with job performance; and High school gradue or equivalent.

Medical Requirements:

Aviion Safety Inspector positions have job-reled medical requirements. When applicable, applicants must meet job-reled medical requirements which assessed and valided during the pre-employment process. Applicants must be physically able to perform the duties of the Rotorcraft-Helicopter Aviion Safety Inspector position in a safe and efficient manner, with or without a reasonable accommodion . The minimum medical requirements include the following requirements: Have good distant vision in each eye and be able to read printed merials the size of typewritten characters (glasses and contact lenses permitted) without strain; Have the ability to hear the conversional voice (hearing aid permitted); Not have any physical conditions th would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others or th would interfere with their ability to fly as passengers in a variety of aircraft.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

: To qualify for this position you must demonstre in your applicion th you possess least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level the FG-7, FG-9, FG-11, or FG-12 level. Specialized experience is experience th has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. In addition, applicants MUST meet all of the following: a. Must hold a valid or expired Flight Instructor Certifice with Rotorcraft-Helicopter cegory ring or have experience serving as an instructor as part of an approved program or course (e.g., Title 14 CFR Part 121, 135, 141, or 142, or Uniformed Services) which provided instruction in a Rotorcraft-Helicopter or an approved flight simulion training device representing a Rotorcraft-Helicopter. Must have given a minimum of 200 hours of flight instruction in a Rotorcraft-Helicopter, an approved flight simulion training device representing a Rotorcraft-Helicopter, or a combinion of both. b. Must hold an Airline Transport Pilot Certifice with a Rotorcraft-Helicopter ring or a Commercial Pilot Certifice with a Rotorcraft-Helicopter ring and Instrument-Helicopter ring. c. Minimum 1,500 total flight hours in an aircraft as pilot-in-command or second-in-command, 1,000 hours of which must be in helicopters. d. Three years of experience working in an organizion with an air carrier, commercial operor, or air agency certifice, an organizion whose work led to the certificion of individual airmen, or an organizion th opered aircraft. e. Not more than two flying accidents in the last five years in which the applicant's pilot error was involved. Specialized experience the FG-12 grade level involves a wide range of assignments or a few highly complex assignments, requiring planning and organizion, setting priorities and working without clear or specific guidelines. Work this level is typically reviewed only to assess the impact on overall organizional objectives, for example: Director of Operions or Assistant Director of Operions for a Part 135 operor Wing/Group Director of Operions or Squadron, Company, Btalion, Wing, Group, or Regiment Commander Specialized experience the FG-11 grade level involves a broad scope of responsibility, more variety, and less clear guidelines. Work this level is typically subject to review to assure compliance with organized policies or regulions, and specific guidelines to ensure compliance with organizional policies or regulions, for example: Chief Pilot, Assistant Chief Pilot, or Domicile Chief Pilot for a Part 91, 91 K, 125, 129, or 135 fixed or rotary-wing (as applicable) operor Check Airman for a Part 91, 91K, 125, 129, or 135 fixed or rotary-wing (as applicable) operor Specialized experience the FG-9 level involves assignments involving familiar aircraft, facilities, and equipment. Work this level is typically subject to review and specific guidelines to ensure compliance with instructions, for example: Pilot-in-command for a Title 14 CFR Part 91,91 K, 125, 129, or 135 (9 or less) fixed or rotary wing (as applicable) operor Military Aircraft Commander Specialized experience the FG-7 grade level involves developmental assignments which assist employees of higher grade. Work this level is typically subject to close review and specific guidelines to ensure compliance with instructions, for example: Second-in-command (First Officer) for a Title 14 CFR Part 91, 91K, 121, 125, 129, or 135 fixed or rotary wing (as applicable) operor Educion Applicant must be a high school gradue or equivalent. Preview job questionnaire Make sure your resume includes detailed informion to support your qualificions and answers to the job questionnaire. Additional informion We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigion. A one-year probionary period may be required. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure stement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviion-reled companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements Applicions accepted from any U.S. citizen. On-the-Spot used to fill this position. The 'Rule of Three', Veterans Preference and traditional ring and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy. A permanent change of stion (PCS) of $10,000 MAY be offered to applicants who meet the criteria in the FAA Travel Policy. This PCS incentive is subject to a twelve-month service commitment. You notified of PCS eligibility in your offer letter. Pay res shown are BASE Pay only. The FAA uses OPM's GS Locality Pay Tables to set locality res in addition to the base pay offered. The minimum locality re is 17.06% The Flight Standards Service utilizes a Nional Centralized Hiring Process (NCHP), for standardized interviewing, screening, and verificion of qualificions and experience of Aviion Safety Inspector applicants. Applicants required to appear in person or via ZOOM for an interview and/or other assessments to determine whether they possess the necessary qualificions, competencies and personal qualities to successfully perform Aviion Safety Inspector duties. Applicants questioned about informion on their applicion and required to show approprie airmen certifices, rings, and pilot logbooks or other approprie records of flight time to substantie th the applicant meets the requirements of this announcement. Interviews for this position are conducted any Nional Centralized Hiring Process locion. All, some, or none of the candides may be interviewed. Links to

Important Informion:

Locality Pay , COLA Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IMPORTANT

Applicants may be red on the extent and quality of experience, educion, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantied. Ensure th your applicion package/resume supports your responses. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Front and back of valid or expired Flight Instructor Certifice with Rotorcraft-Helicopter cegory ring or resume must reflect experience serving as an instructor as part of an approved program or course (e.g., Title 14 CFR Part 121, 135, 141, or 142, or Uniformed Services) which provided instruction in a Rotorcraft-Helicopter or an approved flight simulion training device representing a Rotorcraft-Helicopter. Documention showing a minimum of 200 hours of flight instruction in a Rotorcraft-Helicopter, an approved flight simulion training device representing a Rotorcraft-Helicopter, or a combinion of both. Front and back of an Airline Transport Pilot Certifice with a Rotorcraft-Helicopter ring or a Commercial Pilot Certifice with a Rotorcraft-Helicopter ring and Instrument-Helicopter ring If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluion process. This assessment aims to evalue the competencies and qualificions essential for the position.

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 creion of resumes. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualificions and include job title, employer name, start/end des, number of hours worked per week. Educion, certificion or licensure: If required, educion should include school/institution name, completion de, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion 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 informion again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide , for more informion on uploading and re-using the documents in your applicions.

Amendment De:

03/06/2026

Amendment Note:

This announcement has been extended. Agency contact informion Aviion Careers Phone 1 (405) 954-4657 ASI-ATSS-Hiring@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion Aviion Careers Branch 6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 139 AHF-S300 Oklahoma City, OK 73169 US Next steps For additional informion about the

Aerospace Expo:

https://flysnf.org/activities/career-fair/ Please only select locions for which you wish to work. Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview. For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide . Important

• If you make any changes to your applicion, you must resubmit it.

If you make changes to your applicion and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your applicion package, and only your previously submitted applicion evalued. All qualified applicants considered regardless of political affiliion, race, color, religion, nional origin, gender, sexual oriention, marital stus, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Informion section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodion request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. Additional informion on reasonable accommodions procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Front and back of valid or expired Flight Instructor Certifice with Rotorcraft-Helicopter cegory ring or resume must reflect experience serving as an instructor as part of an approved program or course (e.g., Title 14 CFR Part 121, 135, 141, or 142, or Uniformed Services) which provided instruction in a Rotorcraft-Helicopter or an approved flight simulion training device representing a Rotorcraft-Helicopter. Documention showing a minimum of 200 hours of flight instruction in a Rotorcraft-Helicopter, an approved flight simulion training device representing a Rotorcraft-Helicopter, or a combinion of both. Front and back of an Airline Transport Pilot Certifice with a Rotorcraft-Helicopter ring or a Commercial Pilot Certifice with a Rotorcraft-Helicopter ring and Instrument-Helicopter ring If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluion process. This assessment aims to evalue the competencies and qualificions essential for the position.

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 creion of resumes. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualificions and include job title, employer name, start/end des, number of hours worked per week. Educion, certificion or licensure: If required, educion should include school/institution name, completion de, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion 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 informion again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide , for more informion on uploading and re-using the documents in your applicions.

Amendment De:

03/06/2026

Amendment Note:

This announcement has been extended. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Aviion Careers Phone 1 (405) 954-4657 ASI-ATSS-Hiring@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion Aviion Careers Branch 6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 139 AHF-S300 Oklahoma City, OK 73169 US Next steps For additional informion about the

Aerospace Expo:

https://flysnf.org/activities/career-fair/ Please only select locions for which you wish to work. Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview. For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide . Important

• If you make any changes to your applicion, you must resubmit it.

If you make changes to your applicion and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your applicion package, and only your previously submitted applicion evalued. All qualified applicants considered regardless of political affiliion, race, color, religion, nional origin, gender, sexual oriention, marital stus, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Informion section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodion request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. Additional informion on reasonable accommodions procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 02/27/2026 to 03/13/2026 Salary $52,727 to

• $99,404 per year FG-09 $52,727
• 68,529 FG-11 $63,795
• 82,938 FG-12 $76,463
• 99,404 See additional info for locality re added to base pay. Pay scale & grade FG 9
• 12 Locions 6 vacancies in the following locions: Anchorage, AK Bon Rouge, LA Saint Louis, MO Telework eligible Yes—Telework may be authorized for an eligible position(s)/employee(s) as determined by agency policy. Until such determinion is made, the employee must report to the FAA official duty stion as stipuled in the firm offer. Travel Required Occasional travel
• The job may require travel from time-to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-reled duties. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—
• Fixed Re PCS
• Permanent Change of Stion (U.S. Citizens)
• In accordance with applicable FAA Travel regulions, a fixed relocion payment of $10,000 paid to new hires to Federal service, former Federal employees (reinstements), and student trainees.

A fixed relocion payment of $10,000 paid to current Federal employees. Relocion expenses paid are subject to applicable taxes. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Bargaining unit stus

• This position is represented by

PASS:

Flight Standards Services. Announcement number

FAA-AHF-26-ROTOFO-97397

Control number 859118800