Wage: £61,295 to £81,679
Contract Kind: 12 Month Mounted Time period Contract – Full time
The CAA is a vital companion within the supply of the Way forward for Flight Plan, which can affect all the aviation ecosystem and allow a paradigm shift in UK society at giant. To ship in opposition to this plan, the CAA has launched into an formidable programme of labor, supported by our companions in authorities and trade, that encompasses many novel technical, social and infrastructure challenges.
The Function
The Command and Management (C2) hyperlink is a crucial a part of any Remotely Piloted Plane System (RPAS). The regulation and security of C2 hyperlinks is a key a part of rising the RPAS trade and enabling the profit to society that RPAS can present.
As C2Link Technical Lead You’ll lead cross-functional, multi-disciplinary groups to construct understanding and data and ship options to assorted technical and regulatory challenges. You can be chargeable for delivering very important components of the CAA’s Strategic Outcomes inside the Way forward for Flight Programme.
You’ll work with a spread of industries together with cell community operators (MNOs), satellite tv for pc communication suppliers and the RPAS trade. Moreover, you’ll companion internationally, working alongside worldwide governing our bodies to make sure we’re aligned the place acceptable.
This position will likely be instrumental in serving to to supply the goals and goals of the UKs Way forward for Flight Plan. If being a part of this distinctive alternative is thrilling, we need to hear from you.
Key Accountabilities
You can be a key member of the programme governance group, collaborating in undertaking management boards and governance conferences to make sure that the programmes goals are met. Within the position you’ll:
- Lead multi-disciplinary groups to ship technical workstreams.
- Act as the point of interest for inside and exterior stakeholders on all technical elements associated to C2 inside the Way forward for Flight programme.
- Lead within the design, improvement and supply of strategic roadmaps that outline the UK CAA’s strategy and timelines associated to the combination of latest processes, techniques, and applied sciences into the aviation ecosystem.
- Lead in threat evaluation exercise, together with the deployment of instruments and methods that permit the CAA to higher gauge the doubtless impacts of regulatory and technological change.
- Handle, as a part of the undertaking management board, the supply of parts of the finances that associated to the supply of the technical elements of the programme, together with the commissioning of educational analysis
- Characterize the CAA, at conferences and boards globally, main working teams each at a nationwide and worldwide degree.
- Make sure the UK’s technique is aligned with our worldwide companions.
- Construct and leverage nationwide and worldwide networks of subject material consultants and influential determination makers in trade, authorities, different regulators, and requirements our bodies to generate perception and perspective on the programme, its objectives, and related challenges.
About you
Important Expertise:
- Expertise in a number of of the next: AMS(R)S SATCOM, 4G/5G LTE communications networks, excessive integrity RLOS communications techniques, vital nationwide infrastructure related to pc telecoms and pc networks.
- Have led and managed a various group in an ambiguous surroundings.
- In a position to ship advanced tasks and programmes.
- Wonderful communication expertise with the power to clarify advanced topics and supply clear route.
- Assured coach, mentor, and information.
- Broad expertise in regulation, or an aviation specialism, similar to airspace, airworthiness, air visitors administration, flight operations, UAS, or one other security associated trade.
- Diploma degree schooling or equal trade expertise.
Fascinating:
- Background in RF engineering (with an acceptable diploma or equal trade expertise).
- Some data of communications within the aviation area, similar to ACARS, CPDLC, ADS-C, VHF voice and information communications.
- Sensible expertise in communications service provision, together with service degree agreements (SLA) and high quality of service (QoS).
- Good cyber safety consciousness, significantly within the networks and RF communications area.
- Good understanding of spectrum allocation and licensing, together with the position of OFCOM, the WRC, GSMA and different comms trade our bodies.
- Understanding of the position of the ITU, ETSI Requirements.
Further Data
For a lot of appointments inside the CAA, these roles require entry to operationally delicate infrastructure and/or Nationally Protected info. For these roles the submit holders should bear Nationwide Safety Vetting and obtain the suitable degree of clearance.
To be vetted we’ll often count on an affordable interval of residency within the UK in order that significant checks might be undertaken. For this position this may should be 3 years.
If you don’t meet these necessities, we could not have the ability to settle for your software.
For extra info on CTC and SC clearance please go to – Vetting defined – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The CAA values excessive moral requirements and private integrity amongst workers. If invited for interview you may be requested to finish a declaration of curiosity.
Working With Us
We provide a spread of fantastic advantages similar to versatile working preparations, free onsite health club at Gatwick, discounted health club membership for London, 28 days annual go away, extra 5 days go away buy scheme, a beneficiant pension scheme and way more!
We’re on a journey in direction of being more and more adaptable, the place our colleagues collaborate as a part of cross-functional groups. This strategy ensures we by no means cease studying collectively. It additionally means that you could be grow to be concerned in actions that take you out of your day-to-day position, offering you with alternatives to develop and develop your profession with us.
We now have embraced hybrid working and provide versatile working patterns, being open to having a dialog about what works for you. We all know the place and once we work is necessary in attaining a work-life steadiness.
We’re obsessed with range and guaranteeing all are included on the CAA. We’re an equal alternative employer and actively encourage functions from candidates of all backgrounds. We use honest and inclusive choice approaches to rent the most effective individual for the job based mostly on advantage alone.
Our Values
Do The Proper Factor, By no means Cease Studying, Construct Collaborative Relationships, Respect Everybody – For extra info please go to the CAA web site.
Further Data
The CAA values excessive moral requirements and private integrity amongst workers. If invited for interview you may be requested to declare any pursuits which may be related owing to the position change.
Closing Date: Sunday thirty first March 2024.
Interview Dates: Interviews will likely be performed on a rolling foundation.
We reserve the best to shut this emptiness early if we obtain enough functions for the position. Due to this fact, if you’re , please submit your software as early as doable.
No recruitment companies please.
