Job TitleEngineering RoleDutiesApplies experience and comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and concepts to conduct training and provide professional engineering services concerning the certification, continued operational safety, and/or designee management of aircraft. Develops course material and instructs in the following courses: Indoctrination of newly employed engineers in the details of acceptable engineering standards and certification procedures related to type certifications of aircraft. Standardization of knowledge and procedures used by the FAA engineers, and industry of military observers who are certificating aircraft under the Federal Aviation Regulations. Advanced professional training of engineers to qualify them for more complex activities and to keep them abreast of technological advances. Familiarization of FAA personnel, other than certificating engineers, and industry and military representatives with the problems, standards and procedures of airframe and component certification. Provides assistance to other personnel in the conduct of courses involving airframes structural design, analysis, testing and certification of aircraft and related systems and components. Participates in conferences of FAA engineering personnel to discuss new developments, changes in regulations, procedures, etc., concerning airframes. Performs specialized staff functions and serves as technical advisor to management officials. The incumbent maintains technical knowledge, furthers own professional growth, and maintains currency with technological advances within their specialty by participating in programs and engineering activities within FAA and industry. Participates in annual refresher training at an operational facility to maintain currency. Possesses a high degree of human relations and communications skills to function as an agency role model for both new and current FAA employees. 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. Serves as a course manager, principal engineer or as a project manager. Works closely with the personnel responsible for course management and may be assigned as a project manager or as a team member. Conducts necessary meetings, prepares appropriate reports, and keeps management informed of status, problems, and future activities in support of such assignments. The incumbent exercises independent judgment in meeting objectives and is responsible for technical accuracy of the work accomplished. Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or more experienced engineer. 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. Work is reviewed rarely, typically through status reports and at project completion, to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Provides support to the management team in the preparation and administration of the budget; coordination of staff training and travel administration; program management and planning; workload scheduling; space utilization, resource management; security; property management; accountable items; reports and records as required. In addition, coordinates the use of resources, such as, rooms and supplies; work schedules; time and attendance, travel orders; tracks suspense items; and provides budget input for the most effective function of the team. Act as a team meeting facilitator; represents the team to management; and coordinates the team's customer relations efforts.
