Deputy Director

The incumbent serves in the Senior Executive Service position as Deputy Director and a key advisor to the Director, Office of Research and Engineering, in the National Transportation Safety Board. The Office provides and directs specialized scientific and technological support for accident investigations and safety research studies in all transportation modes. The office has five divisions: Materials Laboratory, Vehicle Recorders, Vehicle Performance, Medical Investigations, and Safety Research.

As a Deputy Director, ES-0340-00, you will assist the Director in providing executive level direction and oversight to a staff of professional employees engaged in a variety of research and engineering functions that support all accident investigation activities of the NTSB. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Supervises, manages, and directs the work of multi-disciplinary employees in a variety of research and engineering functions across aeronautical, electrical, and mechanical engineering, biomechanics, human factors, and accident reconstruction for all transportation modes. Administers the office's scientific support for accident investigations in all transportation modes (i.e., highway, aviation, marine, railroad, pipeline and hazardous materials) through the operation of state-of-the-art laboratories, and provides data analysis related to material failures, vehicle performance and vehicle recorder readouts. Determines and plans for the adoption and implementation of emerging technologies and investigative techniques to collect and analyze all evidence that will determine underlying causes. Oversees safety research in all transportation modes and prepares comprehensive reports containing recommendations for corrective action for consideration by Board members. Represents the agency to private organizations, government agencies, international investigative boards on matters related to scientific and technical accident investigations and accident data analysis. Develops a strategic and annual operating plan for the implementation of short-term and long-term objectives for the Office of Research and Engineering. Oversees the Aviation Accident Database maintained by the NTSB as the official census of U.S. civil aviation accidents, and the development of statistical reviews, analyses and reports of accidents and incidents from this database.

There are no educational requirements for this position.