Aerospace Engineer
Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and concepts applicable to aerospace engineering (flight controls), as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and to develop improved technical processes for the organization. Ensures ODAs are utilizing appropriate methods to show compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs) and non-US regulations governed by bilateral agreements. These compliance oversight activities involve advanced systems and technology which frequently require substantial departure from previous certification methologies. Responsible for leading efforts to enhance the skills and capabilities of the ODAs managed by the office. Defines, organizes, and assigns resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Allocates resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules.Contacts are internal and external. Often represents FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs and other work activities. Communicates results to all levels internally (within an LOB/SO or across LOBs/SOs) and externally. Plays a lead role in drafting, reviewing, and editing reports or documents for final approval prior to external distribution. Presents briefings to obtain consensus/approval on policies and technical issues. Coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations.Mentors, coaches, and is a role model providing advice and guidance to lower level staff on technical issues. Poses questions, suggests alternatives and challenges assumptions in an effort to assist those less technically seasoned arrive at the most appropriate technical decisions or course of action. Resolves all, but unique, technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced engineer. Develops plans, techniques, and policies to address current or anticipated problems and issues. Works with senior management to jointly solve problems. Provides encouragement, support and feedback to help less experienced employees gain confidence in their technical and decision-making abilities. Assists the staff in establishing productive engagement with their applicants and improves FAA/Applicant working relationship.Provides input to the branch managers to assist in the assignment of projects and identification of training needs for the technical staff. Trains, develops and advises employees in program specialties. Prepares and conducts briefings in these areas for the purpose of training and developing other certification and continued operational safety specialists. Broad policies and objectives in providing general guidance for addressing technical issues, must also allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations, as the situation requires. Provides policy guidance and instruction to others, both internally and externally. Works with aviation safety engineers (ASEs) in the branch, to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity within agreed upon timelines and commitments.The incumbent applies risk management in planning and decision making regarding the appropriate level of FAA involvement in:
oversight of organizational delegations and/or individual designees who are authorized to make findings on behalf of the FAA; certification projects, continued operational safety decisions, review of findings made with regard to Foreign Civil Aviation Authority regulations. Each of these areas depend upon a clear understanding of FAA and industry roles and responsibilities to enable effective and appropriate FAA involvement in consideration of shared safety responsibilities. Work is reviewed rarely, typically through status reports and at project completion, to ensure technical compliance. Basic Requirements:
A. Successful completion of a full four-year professional engineering curriculum leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in engineering in an accredited college or university. To be acceptable the curriculum must:
(1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the ABET as a professional engineering curriculum; 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); (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics; OR,ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS:
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 professional 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:
Professional registration:
Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico;Written Test:
Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico;Specified academic courses:
Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph A;Related curriculum:
- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.Specialized
Experience:
In addition to the basic qualifications listed above, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13. 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 may include but not limited to experience ensuring compliance and verifying compliance of 14 CFR Parts 23, 25, 27, 29, (Flight Control Systems).We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
oversight of organizational delegations and/or individual designees who are authorized to make findings on behalf of the FAA; certification projects, continued operational safety decisions, review of findings made with regard to Foreign Civil Aviation Authority regulations. Each of these areas depend upon a clear understanding of FAA and industry roles and responsibilities to enable effective and appropriate FAA involvement in consideration of shared safety responsibilities. Work is reviewed rarely, typically through status reports and at project completion, to ensure technical compliance. Basic Requirements:
A. Successful completion of a full four-year professional engineering curriculum leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in engineering in an accredited college or university. To be acceptable the curriculum must:
(1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the ABET as a professional engineering curriculum; 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); (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics; OR,ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS:
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 professional 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:
Professional registration:
Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico;Written Test:
Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico;Specified academic courses:
Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph A;Related curriculum:
- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.Specialized
Experience:
In addition to the basic qualifications listed above, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13. 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 may include but not limited to experience ensuring compliance and verifying compliance of 14 CFR Parts 23, 25, 27, 29, (Flight Control Systems).We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
- Department:
0861 Aerospace Engineering - Salary Range:
$82,632 to $128,103 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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