Wage: £61,295 to £81,679
Contract Kind: 12 Month Fastened Time period Contract – Full time
The CAA is a vital accomplice within the supply of the Way forward for Flight Plan, which is able to impression your entire aviation ecosystem and allow a paradigm shift in UK society at massive. To ship in opposition to this plan, the CAA has launched into an bold 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 an important 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 information and ship options to various technical and regulatory challenges. You can be accountable for delivering very important elements 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 accomplice internationally, working alongside worldwide governing our bodies to make sure we’re aligned the place acceptable.
This position can be instrumental in serving to to supply the goals and aims 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 challenge management boards and governance conferences to make sure that the programmes aims are met. Within the position you’ll:
- Lead multi-disciplinary groups to ship technical workstreams.
- Act as the focus for inner and exterior stakeholders on all technical facets associated to C2 inside the Way forward for Flight programme.
- Lead within the design, growth and supply of strategic roadmaps that outline the UK CAA’s strategy and timelines associated to the combination of latest processes, methods, and applied sciences into the aviation ecosystem.
- Lead in threat evaluation exercise, together with the deployment of instruments and strategies that enable the CAA to raised gauge the seemingly impacts of regulatory and technological change.
- Handle, as a part of the challenge management board, the supply of parts of the funds that associated to the supply of the technical facets of the programme, together with the commissioning of educational analysis
- Symbolize the CAA, at conferences and boards globally, main working teams each at a nationwide and worldwide stage.
- 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 choice 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 methods, vital nationwide infrastructure related to laptop telecoms and laptop networks.
- Have led and managed a various group in an ambiguous setting.
- Capable of ship complicated tasks and programmes.
- Glorious communication abilities with the power to elucidate complicated topics and supply clear path.
- Assured coach, mentor, and information.
- Broad expertise in regulation, or an aviation specialism, equivalent to airspace, airworthiness, air site visitors administration, flight operations, UAS, or one other security associated trade.
- Diploma stage schooling or equal trade expertise.
Fascinating:
- Background in RF engineering (with an acceptable diploma or equal trade expertise).
- Some information of communications within the aviation area, equivalent to ACARS, CPDLC, ADS-C, VHF voice and information communications.
- Sensible expertise in communications service provision, together with service stage agreements (SLA) and high quality of service (QoS).
- Good cyber safety consciousness, notably 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.
Extra Info
For a lot of appointments inside the CAA, these roles require entry to operationally delicate infrastructure and/or Nationally Protected data. For these roles the put up holders should endure Nationwide Safety Vetting and obtain the suitable stage of clearance.
To be vetted we’ll normally anticipate an inexpensive interval of residency within the UK in order that significant checks might be undertaken. For this position it will must be 3 years.
If you don’t meet these necessities, we could not be capable of settle for your utility.
For extra data 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 wonderful advantages equivalent to versatile working preparations, free onsite fitness center at Gatwick, discounted fitness center membership for London, 28 days annual go away, extra 5 days go away buy scheme, a beneficiant pension scheme and far 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 change into 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’ve 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 essential in reaching a work-life steadiness.
We’re captivated with variety 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 very best individual for the job based mostly on benefit alone.
Our Values
Do The Proper Factor, By no means Cease Studying, Construct Collaborative Relationships, Respect Everybody – For extra data please go to the CAA web site.
Extra Info
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 can be carried out on a rolling foundation.
We reserve the precise to shut this emptiness early if we obtain enough functions for the position. Subsequently, in case you are , please submit your utility as early as attainable.
No recruitment businesses please.