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Are you a U.S. Citizen or national?

Have you accepted a buyout from a Federal agency within the past 5 years?

Have you served in the U.S. Armed Forces?

Veterans' Preference:

Military Service Period Dates:

Special Hiring Authorities

1. Select from among the following special hiring authorities for which you are eligible and want to be considered for:

The disability-related information requested is used solely in connection with affirmative action (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC] data collection) obligations or efforts. Identification of eligibility for any special hiring authority is entirely voluntary and information will be kept confidential in accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. Section 791). Your refusal to provide the information will not subject you to any adverse treatment if you decline to provide it, and the information will be used only once with the Rehabilitation Act. (For additional information about Special Hiring Authorities)

Veterans' Recruitment Appointment (VRA)

30% or More Disabled Veteran

Persons with Disabilities (PWD)/Persons with Targeted Disabilities (PWTD)

Geographic Preferences

Are you willing to work at the following duty location:

Minnesota - Minneapolis

Applicant-Preferred Conditions of Employment and Federal Service

1. What is the lowest grade or payband that you wish to be considered for:

2a. Are you currently a permanent FAA employee?

2b. Are you currently a temporary FAA employee?

2c. Are you currently a temporary FAA employee serving under the Retired Military Air Traffic Controllers Program?

2d. Are you a DOT employee working in an agency other than the FAA and have completed a one year probationary period or trial period?

3. Are you a:

Former permanent employee of the FAA who had successfully completed a one-year probationary period OR
Current or former permanent civilian employee from other competitive or excepted service agencies who have completed a one-year probationary period or trial period in the competitive or excepted service.

4. Are you a preference eligible and/or veteran who was honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service?
Definitions of Preference Eligible and Active Service.

5. Do any of your relatives work for the agency or government organization to which you are submitting this application? (Include: father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, and half sister.)

5a. If question #5 is yes, please provide the relative(s)' name, relationship, and department, agency, or branch of the Armed Forces for which your relative(s) works in the space below.

Basic Qualifications

1. Do you hold or have you ever held an Aviation Safety Inspector (1825) position?

2. How many separate incidents involving Federal Aviation Regulations violations do you have within the last five years?

3. Do you have a valid State driver's license?

4. Are you fluent in the English Language?

5. Are you a high school graduate or equivalent?

6. Do you have a chemical dependency or drug abuse that could interfere with job performance?

7. Do you have aircraft avionics experience involving the maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of installed avionics systems on aircraft?

8. Do you have aircraft avionics work experience (which could include supervision or auditing) in a repair station; air carrier repair facility; military repair facility; or local, state, or Federal governmental agency within the last 3 years?

Note: There may be additional aviation related "Airman Credentials" requirements for "specific" positions associated with this announcement. Make sure that the Airman Credentials, education, and work history sections fully describe your supplemental airman credentials qualifications, education and experience.

Grade Level Determination

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the job for which you are applying. Typically, specialized experience is in or closely related to the work of the position for which you are applying.

1. Please select the one statement from the following list that best describes your level of specialized experience as it relates to this position for which you are applying.
Examples of various levels of specialized experience.

Not Answered
A. I have less than 1 year of specialized experience at any level.
B. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-7 level (or equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-7 level in the Federal service). The GS-7 level is usually a developmental assignment. Higher level inspectors describe the purpose, scope, and critical points and anticipated results of each assignment and review the results produced. Results are reviewed closely to ensure adherence to instructions and accuracy and reasonableness of the results produced. Assignments are performed under direct supervision of higher level inspectors.
C. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-9 level (or equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-9 level in the Federal service). Assignments typically involve inspecting specific facilities, equipment, and aircraft for regulatory compliance and performing limited phases of broader assignments that are the responsibility of higher level employees. Works independently in a narrow area but receives more supervision with assignments in new areas.
D. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level (or equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service). The GS-11 typically involves making routine inspections of organizations (e.g., air carriers, air taxis executive operators, flight and ground schools, mechanic schools and repair stations) for compliance with their approved programs and procedures, Federal aviation regulations, and good safety practices. Supervisory oversight generally consists of review of completed projects to assure compliance with organization policies or regulations.
E. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level (or equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 level in the Federal service). Work at the GS-12 level is typically full journeyman level. Journeyman inspectors perform a variety of technical administrative, certification and surveillance duties and report findings to higher level inspectors. Typically assignments include those associated with acquiring and applying technical expertise on less complex assignments or assisting more experienced inspectors on complex assignments. Completed work is reviewed commensurate with the nature of the assignment and to assess impact on overall organizational objectives.
F. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level (or equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal service). The GS-13 typically involves performing complex assignments as an individual contributor, team member, or as project/team leader. Assignments typically involve applying advanced technical knowledge of the aviation industry, general principles of aviation safety, Federal laws, regulations, and policies governing aviation safety as well as knowledge of FAA evaluation techniques. Work is typically reviewed from an overall standpoint for accuracy, consistency and effectiveness in meeting requirement or expected results.
G. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-14 level (or equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 level in the Federal service). The GS-14 typically involves highly complex and challenging activities under the minimum direction of a manager or executive. Assignments are of such breadth, diversity, and intensity that they involve numerous complex features. Managers provide administrative direction in terms of broadly defined missions or functions. Completed work may be reviewed for adherence to FAA policy and for assurance that project requirements have been fulfilled.

Directly Related Technical Experience

1. Have you ever participated on an FAA sponsored board such as a Flight Operations Evaluation Board (FOEB), Maintenance Review Board (MRB), Flight Standardization Board (FSB), Maintenance Steering Group (MSG), reliability board or military equivalent?

2. Which of the following FCC license do you hold?

Not Answered
A. None
B. FCC general radiotelephone operator license
C. FCC general radiotelephone operator license with Radar endorsement

3. Have you been responsible for making application to the FAA and obtaining approval for a(n):

A. Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)

B. Approved process specification

C. Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA)

4. How often have you returned to service modifications or repairs for which data was approved by the FAA?

Not Answered
My current or previous jobs required me to apply this knowledge, skill, or ability REGULARLY to be an acceptable performer.
My current or previous jobs required me to apply this knowledge, skill, or ability OFTEN to be an acceptable performer.
My current or previous jobs required me to apply this knowledge, skill, or ability SOMETIMES to be an acceptable performer.
My current or previous jobs required me to apply this knowledge, skill, or ability RARELY to be an acceptable performer.
My current or previous jobs NEVER required me to apply this knowledge, skill or ability.

5. Have you developed data for approval of major alterations, or methods and/or procedures for alternate means of compliance with Airworthiness Directives (AD)?

6. Have you developed a specialized avionics maintenance program (e.g., Extended Operations (ETOPS), Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM), Required Navigation Performance (RNP), Continuing Analysis and Surveillance (CAS), Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP), or Lower Landing Minima Program)?

7. Have you held a position as a quality assurance inspector responsible for ensuring compliance with an air carrier's maintenance program?

8. How often have you been responsible for implementing corrective actions based on data from internal evaluation programs?

Not Answered
My current or previous jobs required me to apply this knowledge, skill, or ability REGULARLY to be an acceptable performer.
My current or previous jobs required me to apply this knowledge, skill, or ability OFTEN to be an acceptable performer.
My current or previous jobs required me to apply this knowledge, skill, or ability SOMETIMES to be an acceptable performer.
My current or previous jobs required me to apply this knowledge, skill, or ability RARELY to be an acceptable performer.
My current or previous jobs NEVER required me to apply this knowledge, skill or ability.

9. Do you hold any of the following certificates:

A. Mechanic w/ Airframe rating?

B. Mechanic w/ power plant rating?

C. Repairman (w/ Avionics rating)?

D. Inspection Authorization (IA)?

10. Have you been responsible for approvals for return to service of avionics electronics/components at a Designated Alterations Station (DAS), Certified Repair Station, Air Carrier Maintenance Organization, or Organizational Designation Authorization (ODA)?

11. Have you held a position for at least 1 year as an Avionics technical representative for an FAA manufacturer?

12. Have you approved aircraft for return to service after maintenance (including inspection)?

13. Have you supervised, or inspected shop level maintenance including the overhaul and repair of avionic/electronic components in an FAA certified repair station or military equivalent?

14. Have you been responsible for developing new or revised content for programs/manuals?

A. If yes, were one or more of these programs/manuals approved/accepted by the FAA?

15. Do you hold (or have you held) any FAA Designations?

Other Factors

Please select the answer for the following other factors to indicate your possession of the other factors in terms of the position for which you are applying.
IMPORTANT: Ensure that your work experience supports your answer. Your answer and associated work experience will be evaluated further to validate whether the answer that you selected is appropriate.

1. Have you been a Supervisor, Foreman, or a Supervisory Inspector for more than 3 years for a 14 CFR Part 91, 91K, 125, 135 or a 145 repair station holding an Airframe rating?