Aviation Safety Inspector (Rotorcraft-Helicopter)

Aviion Safety Inspector (Rotorcraft-Helicopter) (Principal Operions Inspector (POI)) Department of Transportion Federal Aviion Administrion AVS, AFX, General Aviion Safety Assurance (AFG), Spokane

FSDO, NMSD62

Summary The Aviion Safety Inspector (Rotorcraft-Helicopter), Principal Operions Inspector (POI), functions as the primary interface between assigned air operors/agencies/airmen/designees and the Federal Aviion Administrion. The inspector will have program responsibility to assure th assigned organizions meet Federal Aviion Regulions with respect to primarily helicopter operions programs. Summary The Aviion Safety Inspector (Rotorcraft-Helicopter), Principal Operions Inspector (POI), functions as the primary interface between assigned air operors/agencies/airmen/designees and the Federal Aviion Administrion. The inspector will have program responsibility to assure th assigned organizions meet Federal Aviion Regulions with respect to primarily helicopter operions programs. Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 02/26/2026 to 03/18/2026 Salary $106,991 to - $139,091 per year Salary includes locality payment of 17.67%. Pay scale & grade FG 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Spokane Valley, WA Telework eligible Yes—Situional telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy. Travel Required 25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) 1825 Aviion Safety Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test Yes Bargaining unit stus Yes - This position is represented by

PASS:

Flight Standards Services. Announcement number

AWP-AFX-26-BMA4071-97429

Control number 858956500 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Open to current permanent FAA employees. Duties Help The Aviion Safety Inspector (Rotorcraft-Helicopter) functions as the primary interface between assigned air operors/agencies/airmen/designees and the Federal Aviion Administrion. Has program responsibility to assure th assigned organizions meet Federal Aviion Regulions with respect to helicopter operions programs. Incumbent determines the need for, and then establishes work programs for surveillance and inspection of assigned organizions within manpower and budget limitions to assure adherence to the applicable regulions. Assures on a continuing basis th assigned organizions are properly and adequely organized, staffed, and equipped; have and conduct an adeque training program, including an acceptable record keeping system; and have facilities and procedures th meet all regulory requirements. Resides as a member of FAA-Industry meetings; maintains regular contact with organizions assigned; and correction of any deficiencies/discrepancies and refuses or withdraws approval if they cannot be resolved. Is responsible for the conduct of enforcement investigions and preparion of final reports and recommendions on disposition. Performs the emergency suspension of certifices or cancellions of rotorcraft-helicopter specificions. Conducts or directs the reexaminion of certificed airmen or recertificion of an operor or agency. Conducts investigions of public complaints, congressional inquiries, and rotorcraft-helicopter incidents and accidents. Provides verbal and/or written technical assistance to legal counsel, testifies court trials, and formal hearings and gives depositions. Coordines Minimum Equipment List (MEL) approvals with the Principal Airworthiness Inspectors. Takes enforcement action in instances of noncompliance with the MEL. Coordines with geographic inspectors for the accomplishment of nonroutine air carrier surveillance. Approves/accepts or disapproves/rejects manuals and revisions to such manuals. May require amendments to previously approved manuals to accomplish the following: correct any conflict with the regulory requirements; elimine unsafe practices; and/or improve the specificity of instruction. Evalues training programs to insure th they meet the requirements of the Federal Aviion regulions. Approves or disapproves these training programs including flight simulors, training devices, or other such equipment used in these programs. Approves/disapproves designion of check airmen and makes recommendions on the appointment of designees. Evalues operions and facilities by on-site inspections and review of reports by geographic inspectors or others. Negoties changes essential or desirable in their policies and procedures. Determines the approprie methods and/or plans for securing corrective action and determines through on-site inspection or inspector reports the effectiveness of any action. Evalues and approves/disapproves requests to opere under conditions not previously authorized and may prescribe additional conditions and limitions as approprie. Approves the original issuance of operions specificions and issues original opering certifices. Approves amendments to operions specificions. Evalues the safety of proposed changes in route or airport authorizions; prescribes and changes required before approval. Participes in proving flight evaluions to determine compliance with FARs. Recommends changes th required prior to approval. Is responsible for monitoring all phases of operions including: training programs and records; base and stion facilities; and route systems. The incumbent required to participe in the flight program as an aircrew member and, FAA as such, must meet medical and flight currency requirements as set forth in agency orders governing the operion of rotorcraft-helicopter. May be assigned other duties and responsibilities which 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. Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents). Designed or Random Drug Testing required. Qualificions FAA Specific Qualificions Guidance for 1825 Aviion Safety Inspectors - Rotorcraft-Helicopter General Requirements for

All Positions:

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 diploma or equivalent Medical Requirements for

Rotorcraft-Helicopter:

Applicants must be physically able to perform the duties of the 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, without strain, printed merials the size of typewritten characters (glasses and contact lenses permitted); Have the ability to hear the conversional voice (hearing aid permitted); Not have any physical condition th would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others th would interfere with their ability to fly as passengers in a variety of aircraft. In addition, applicants for positions th require participion in the operion of aircraft must: Possess a valid second-class medical certifice in accordance with Federal Aviion Agency (FAA) regulions; and Pass recurrent medical examinions as prescribed by the FAA. In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants must meet the specialized experience requirements as outlined below: 1. 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. 2. Must hold a valid, unexpired Flight Instructor Certifice with Rotorcraft-Helicopter ring and Instrument Helicopter ring. 3. 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. 4. Must have given a minimum of 200 hours of flight instruction in a helicopter. 5. Minimum 100 flight hours in helicopters as pilot-in-command or second-in-command or 100 hours as pilot in a Level D Simulor th replices a helicopter, or any combinion thereof, during the last five (5) years. 6. Not more than two (2) flying accidents in the last five (5) years in which the applicant's pilot error was involved.

Specialized experience is:

Work involves monitoring and issuing certifices to a large complex aviion organizion or a number of smaller organizions th, in total, are comparable in complexity to one large aviion organizion. Work this grade level/pay band is generally reviewed from an overall standpoint for accuracy, consistency, and effectiveness in meeting requirements

Additional Specialized Experience Requirement:

You must demonstre in your applicion th you possess least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the

FV-H, FG/ GS-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.

Specialized experience includes:

Assisting, conducting, or performing various technical functions reled to certificion, surveillance, investigion, and enforcement activities of FAR Part 135 air carriers/air operors. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualificion requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evalued on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA); listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluion, applicants placed in one of the following cegories: score order, cegory grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for considerion. For Leral Movements Between 1825

Specialties:

To assist in determining qualificion requirements, applicants transferring between specialties the same grade level are strongly encouraged to complete the approprie Qualificions Assessment Tool (QAT) check sheet and upload it along with their resume. Check sheets are contained in Order 3410.26, Flight Standards Service Air Carrier and General Aviion Qualificions Assessment Tool for AFS Aviion Safety Inspectors. In addition, applicants for Aviion Safety Inspector (Operions) positions required to demonstre proficiency in an airplane or simulor. The recency of specialized experience is waived for current FAA employees in the 1825 series. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualificions must be met by the closing de of this vacancy announcement. Errors or omissions may impact your ring or may result in you not being considered for the job. Educion Educion may not be substituted for experience. 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 This position is covered by the Department of Transportion's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentively selected for this position subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designed position (TDP)" subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.

NOTE:

Successful completion of a Transition Check Ride may be required for this position. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiive (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to elimining the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narrives from the initial applicion in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrive response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrive response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include informion th 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 evalued further to valide whether the level th you selected is approprie based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as approprie. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualificion requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evalued on the Leadership and Management Dimensions listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluion, applicants placed in one of the following cegories: score order, cegory grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for considerion. One, some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

Security Requirements:

Modere (5): This position requires completion & favorable adjudicion of a Tier 2 (T2) background investigion prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained and approved. 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 All FAA employees MUST submit their most recent Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50). See below for required informion needed on

SF-50. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER

1. Commercial Helicopter Pilot Ring with Instrument Ring (OR) Airline Transport Pilot with Helicopter Ring, And 2. Flight Instructor Certifice Rotorcraft Helicopter (OR) Flight Instructor Instrument Helicopter Ring; AND 3. Valid second-class FAA Medical Certifice Form(s) may be uploaded to your on-line applicion or submitted by mail or fax. If you choose to submit the form via fax, we cannot guarantee timely receipt or assume responsibility for the quality or legibility of the form. Illegible forms will result in loss of considerion. Mailed or faxed forms should be addressed to the agency point of contact listed in this vacancy announcement. If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) containing informion in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organizion of record by the closing de of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line applicion. 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/ .

Forms:

FAA-3330-473

: 2181/1825 Supplemental Qualificions Stement 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. You must apply online to receive considerion. Your applicion must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close De for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associed with FAA registers, your applicion must be submitted the time a referral list is creed in order to receive considerion for positions associed 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 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. Agency contact informion Darin Campbell Phone 1 (817) 222-5804 Fax 1 (424) 405-7320 darin.s.campbell@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion AWP Regional HR Services Branch 777 S. Aviion Blvd., Suite #150 El Segundo, CA 90245 US Next steps 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 All FAA employees MUST submit their most recent Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50). See below for required informion needed on

SF-50. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER

1. Commercial Helicopter Pilot Ring with Instrument Ring (OR) Airline Transport Pilot with Helicopter Ring, And 2. Flight Instructor Certifice Rotorcraft Helicopter (OR) Flight Instructor Instrument Helicopter Ring; AND 3. Valid second-class FAA Medical Certifice Form(s) may be uploaded to your on-line applicion or submitted by mail or fax. If you choose to submit the form via fax, we cannot guarantee timely receipt or assume responsibility for the quality or legibility of the form. Illegible forms will result in loss of considerion. Mailed or faxed forms should be addressed to the agency point of contact listed in this vacancy announcement. If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) containing informion in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organizion of record by the closing de of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line applicion. 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/ .

Forms:

FAA-3330-473

: 2181/1825 Supplemental Qualificions Stement 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. You must apply online to receive considerion. Your applicion must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close De for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associed with FAA registers, your applicion must be submitted the time a referral list is creed in order to receive considerion for positions associed 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 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. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Darin Campbell Phone 1 (817) 222-5804 Fax 1 (424) 405-7320 darin.s.campbell@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion AWP Regional HR Services Branch 777 S. Aviion Blvd., Suite #150 El Segundo, CA 90245 US Next steps 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 02/26/2026 to 03/18/2026 Salary $106,991 to - $139,091 per year Salary includes locality payment of 17.67%. Pay scale & grade FG 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Spokane Valley, WA Telework eligible Yes—Situional telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy. Travel Required 25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Bargaining unit stus - This position is represented by

PASS:

Flight Standards Services. Announcement number

AWP-AFX-26-BMA4071-97429

Control number 858956500