Civil Aviation Safety Inspector, Airworthiness

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Assessment accommodation

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

A secondary school diploma.

Successful completion of a post-secondary diploma/degree in aircraft maintenance or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience related to aircraft maintenance and/or manufacturing.

Degree equivalency

CASI-Airworthiness, Operational Airworthiness, and Enforcement: a valid Canadian Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) Licence.

Recent* experience:
- Holding Aircraft Certifying Authority (ACA) or Shop Certifying Authority (SCA) in a Canadian approved aircraft maintenance organization (AMO) and/or holding certifying authority within a Canadian approved manufacturing organization, OR
- Holding supervisory or quality assurance responsibilities in an AMO or approved manufacturer, OR
- Having regulatory oversight responsibilities as a CASI-Airworthiness.
*By "recent experience" we expect experience from the last six (6) years.

Extensive Experience:
-the performance of complex activities in a wide variety of situations and has six (6) or more years of Industry experience as a licensed AME.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Depending on the position being staffed, any of the following qualifications may also be deemed as an essential qualification and only candidates and persons with a priority entitlement who possess those qualifications will be considered for that specific vacancy. Please indicate if you possess any of the following in your application:

- Possession of an AME license with an S rating (aircraft structures).

- Possession of an AME license with an E rating (aircraft electronic systems).

- Experience using software applications other than word processing and spreadsheet software such as: PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project, etc.

- Extensive experience** working in an environment dealing with Rotor Craft operations.

- Extensive experience** working in an environment dealing with Airline operations.

- Extensive experience** working in an environment dealing with Air Taxi operations.

- Extensive experience** working in an environment dealing with Recreational aircraft.

- Extensive experience** working in an environment dealing with Manufacturing processes (welding, plating, etc.).

- Extensive experience** working in an environment dealing with Avionics maintenance and repair.

- Extensive experience** working in an environment dealing with Non-destructive testing methods.

- Extensive experience** in the inspection, modification, repair or manufacturing of aeronautical products.

- Experience in writing documents, such as investigative reports or court documents.

- Experience in conducting interviews of suspects and witnesses.

- Extensive experience** in the supervision or management of quality programs***.

- Experience working with rotary-wing aircraft.

- Experience working with small fixed-wing aircraft (this includes having possession of an AME license rating M1).

- Experience working with large fixed-wing aircraft (this includes having possession of an AME license rating M2).

**By extensive experience, we expect the candidate has performed complex activities in a wide variety of situations.
***Quality programs include quality control and/or quality assurance systems

Operational Requirements:
- Willing and able to occasionally work outside core business hours and on weekends.
- Willing and able to occasionally perform inspection and oversight activities in various aviation environments that may be hazardous.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of the Canadian Aviation Regulations and Standards that relate to the maintenance and/or manufacturing of aeronautical products.
- Knowledge of Quality Assurance and Safety Management Systems as they apply to maintenance and/or manufacturing programs.

Personal Suitability:
- Values and Ethics
- Self-management
- Business partnering skills
- Leadership
- Engagement
- Management Excellence

Abilities and Skills:
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

- Must be willing and able to travel frequently.
- Must possess a valid Canadian driver's license.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.