DIRECT HIRE - Aviation Safety Inspector (Operations-Rotorcraft-Helicopter)

Rotorcraft Operations Inspector

Join the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an Rotorcraft Operations Inspector. The FAA creates a work environment rich in opportunity, diversity, teamwork, and work life balance. Enjoy benefits such as weekends off, paid holidays, steady work hours, sick and 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!

This job is open to the public. U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.

Duties include aviation safety inspector responsibilities in this specialty (Rotorcraft - Helicopter). The Aviation Safety Inspector performs a variety of tasks associated with technical administration, certification, and surveillance. The selectee serves as a developmental performing duties as assigned without authority for actions or decisions and will be required to complete initial new hire training to include formal and on-the-job training up to 24 months.

Requirements include US citizenship, selective service registration, designated or random drug testing, and a resume that includes FAR part numbers and aircraft for which you have experience.

Qualifications include minimum eligibility requirements such as not more than two separate incidents involving Federal Aviation Regulations violations in the last 5 years, a valid state driver's license, fluency in the English language, no chemical dependencies or drug abuse that could interfere with job performance, and a high school graduate or equivalent. Medical requirements include good distant vision, the ability to hear the conversational voice, no physical conditions that would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others or that would interfere with their ability to fly as passengers in a variety of aircraft, a valid second-class medical certificate in accordance with FAA regulations, and passing recurrent medical examinations as prescribed by the FAA.

Specialized experience includes minimum 100 flight hours in Rotorcraft-Helicopter in the last three years, commercial helicopter pilot rating with instrument helicopter, flight instructor certificate rotorcraft helicopter, 1,200 hours of total time requirements, 250 hours of flight time in helicopters, and 75 hours of instrument flight time in actual or simulated instrument meteorological conditions.

Additional specialized experience includes work involving a wide range of assignments or a few highly complex assignments, requiring planning and organization, setting priorities, and working without clear or specific guidelines. Work at this level is typically subject to review to assure compliance with organizational policies or regulations, and specific guidelines for 91, 91K, 125, 129, or 135 fixed or rotary-wing (as applicable) operator.

Applicants must include examples of specialized experience in their work history.