The incumbent serves as an Aerospace Safety Engineer in the Airworthiness Products Section, in the position of Safety Management Program Manager.
Duties
Plans and accomplishes highly complex and challenging projects/programs and other work activities under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader. or more experienced engineer. May act as a principal technical specialist or as a project/program manager or team leader for large work activities.
Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles. theories, and concepts applicable to his/her discipline, as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and to develop improved technical processes for the organization. Considers the objectives of the major subdivision and LOB/SO when developing. integrating and implementing solutions to diverse. complex problems. Specific responsibilities include: Assists AIR-720 management in managing the Airworthiness Directive (AD) program within the Compliance and Airworthiness Division, AIR-700; Ensures AIR-700 meets AD program and process requirements and metrics; Conducts regular program reviews to ensure focus on goals, objectives, and activities, and communicate changes in priorities; Assists AIR-720 management in evaluating ADs from all Certification Branches and in assigning AD actions ID other technical writers in AIR-720. Standardize common engineering issues associated with ADs across all Certification Branches.
Supports resolution of technical/engineering issues with ADs through coordination with AIR-700 engineers, AIR representatives, AEG/MIDO representatives, AGC attorneys, and FAA management.
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. Coordinates with AIR-500, other AIR-700 personnel, and AIR-300 to collect and analyze AD data to evaluate AD program health and the effectiveness of AD process improvements.
Supports development of new/improved AD processes and data collection activities to improve efficiencies. Coordinates and collaborates with other civil airworthiness authorities in the development of their ADs for the products that they are certifying authority to improve the adoptability of those Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information (MCAI) as FAA ADs.
Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues, but 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. Learns and applies risk management in planning and decision-making regarding ADs. which depends on a clear understanding of FAA and industry roles and responsibilities to enable effective and efficient AD processing and issuance.
Represents the AIR-700 as the principal focal for the AD rule-making program to the operator community, manufacturing industry, other government entities such as the Office of the Federal Register, and other countries civil airworthiness authorities.
Provides guidance to lower-level staff to solve difficult technical issues. Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced engineer. Work is reviewed rarely, typically though status reports and at project completion. to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity.