Aerospace Engineering Technician (Maintenance Control Planner)

Federal Aviation Administration •

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

This position is in the Flight Program Operations, Maintenance Control organization. Incumbent is responsible for aircraft maintenance planning activities including state of the art aircraft management systems that track, forecast, predict, and control scheduled aircraft maintenance under an approved Continuous Maintenance Program.

Duties

Develops and implements detailed maintenance plans for each aircraft in the fleet to ensure compliance with all regulatory and safety requirements. Analyzes aircraft maintenance history and performance data to predict future maintenance needs and plans accordingly. Ensures timely accomplishment of aircraft maintenance with a minimum impact on flight inspection services, worldwide. Makes on time decisions for maintenance schedule to resolve conflicts among maintenance and daily operations schedule. Prepares an accurate accounting of maintenance operations, including forecasting costs for parts, labor, and downtime for managerial review. This position requires a FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate.

Performs work of broad scope and complexity including monitoring maintenance progress and ensuring it is carried out according to the plan. Estimates the time and resources required for aircraft maintenance tasks, maintains records of all maintenance activities, and prepares detailed reports. Oversees the documentation of all maintenance activities, ensuring accurate records are kept for regulatory compliance and historical analysis. Coordinates and authorizes all aircraft maintenance on agency aircraft away from FAA maintenance facilities and coordinates special flight permits through the Maintenance and Operations Directorates under 14 CFR 135 Operations.

Applies broad experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of the agency’s aircraft to provide technical support to technicians. Understands new technologies and methods, and FAA policies and programs to coordinate aircraft out of service activities. Reviews routine and non-routine maintenance paperwork for accuracy and completeness. Performs planning of all Airworthiness Directive requirements for aircraft and the planning of all Airworthiness Limitation Items for aircraft assigned by the Chief Planner. Responsible for the planning of all CASS/Reliability Bord Initiatives, Engineer Orders, Maintenance Alert Directives, Service Bulletins, etc. Coordinates with the Maintenance Control team to ensure flight schedule requirements are met.

Contacts are made to furnish technical guidance and advice, instruct other employees, share information, provide data, discuss the statuses of assignments, and coordinate the activities of contractors. Liaisons with engineering and maintenance teams to identify necessary parts, tools, and equipment for scheduled maintenance tasks. Provides updates on current and continuous follow-up activities to ensure positive corrective action is taken as promptly as possible for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. Facilitate communication between maintenance teams, flight crews, and management to ensure all parties are informed of maintenance schedules, changes, and aircraft status. Ensures all stakeholders affected by a grounded aircraft is aware of the status. Often represents the organization as a primary technical point of contact on projects, programs, and other work activities to coordinate and implement plans or to obtain information and resolve problems.

Receives general program assignments from a supervisor or higher-level manager. Assignments are stated in terms of priorities, overall objectives, and boundaries. Completed assignments are considered technically authoritative and are reviewed only for general compliance with organizational objectives. Identifies resources needed to perform assignments. Organizes and assigns resources needed to accomplish large work activities within established schedules.

Provides guidance to other technicians and trainees regarding difficult technical or operational issues. Independently resolves all but unique technical problems. Interprets and adapts technical manuals, manufacturers’ instructions, FAA policies and procedures, and other publications. Work is reviewed for compliance with established policies and sound technical and programmatic judgment.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
One year probationary period may be required.
Applicant must possess an FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate.
Occasional travel may be required.
A physical may be required.
Please review Required Documents & Additional Information.

Qualifications

To qualify for this FV-I (FG/GS-13) position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H (FG/GS-12) level. 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 includes: experience applying knowledge and expertise in aircraft maintenance planning activities to include: utilizing state of the art aircraft management systems that track, forecast, predict and control scheduled aircraft maintenance under an approved Continuous Maintenance Program; Experience working with electronic maintenance databases and/or systems, aircraft parts, components, and accessories; Experience utilizing production methods and practices employed in electronics and supporting shops.

In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a selective factor for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SPF): Applicants must possess a valid FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certificate.

ALSO

QUALITY RANKING FACTOR (QRF):Well-qualified applicants will have experience working with and preparing excel spreadsheets AND experience using Aircraft Maintenance Tracking Systems.

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

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

See qualifications required.

Information Regarding KSA’s:

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs), in your work history, please include information that 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 will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSAs and Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

DD Form 214 as indicated below or supplemental documentation, e.g. certifications, etc. will be accepted in combination with your on-line application and must be uploaded or emailed to 9-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.

If requesting consideration for Persons with Disabilities, you must provide a Schedule A Letter that:
- Is documented on official stationery/letterhead with an official signature.
- Clearly states you are eligible for appointment under hiring authority or Schedule A appointment authority, outlined in 5 CFR Section 213.3102 (u).
- Must indicate the individual is a person with an intellectual, severe physical, or psychiatric disability.

Applicants must upload their FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certificate at the time of application for consideration (front and back).

30% or more Disabled Veteran, see below.

All Veterans: If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit either a DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member 4 Copy or equivalent), or a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions. If you are claiming 10 point preference, you must also submit a completed SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference, and supporting documents outlined on the SF-15. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.

If you are claiming 10 point preference but fail to submit the supporting documents outlined on the SF-15, you will be tentatively assessed as a 5 point preference eligible provided your DD Form 214 reflects that you have the service required to qualify for preference. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.

Veterans currently on active duty claiming veterans' preference: You will be granted tentative preference if you submit a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions and your application shows that you have the required service. Prior to being appointed, you must provide to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office a DD Form 214 documenting discharge/release and showing that the service was honorable or general. If you are on terminal leave, you must provide documentation certifying authorized terminal leave.

If you want consideration for one or more of the Special Hiring Authorities, documentation that must be submitted at time of application can be found at Direct Hiring Authorities | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov).

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Salary Range: $87,971 - $136,343

Job Ident #: 808674500

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