Welcome to AALTO, a global leader in the stratosphere. We design, manufacture and offer connectivity and Earth observation services using the record-breaking Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS).

HAPS is one of the world’s leading emerging technologies, which operate above air traffic and weather to offer new capabilities within our communications ecosystem. As the world’s most advanced HAPS, AALTO’s Zephyr is blazing a trail at the cutting-edge of technology, design and services.

Powered entirely by the sun as an emissionless aircraft in-flight – Zephyr flies at the speed of a bicycle above 60,000+ feet for days, weeks and even months at a time.

As a payload agnostic platform, Zephyr can transform into a multi-functional tower in the sky to provide low latency 5G direct-to-device mobile connectivity services. Zephyr can also be used to fulfil a range of monitoring, tracking, sensing and detection applications.

Join as we create a new frontier for services from the stratosphere. You’ll be part of a highly-skilled, innovative and passionate group of people – Team AALTO. Together, we can make sure ‘The Future is Stratospheric’.

Job Purpose:

The role is to facilitate the important process of achieving type certification for Zephyr products, optimising the certification environment with AALTO and ensuring that the design teams outputs meet the regulatory standards to achieve initial airworthiness standards (Type Cert) and then continuing airworthiness once the Zephyr platform enters service. The successful applicant will work with all required regulatory bodies to achieve this and to apply best practice to the working relationships that hence develop and mature.

Responsibilities:

• Liaison between the Design Organisation and the Civil Airworthiness Agencies, holding internal position as PCM.
• Ensuring the satisfactory accomplishment of the design work carried out by or on behalf of company’s DO, including 3rd party suppliers.
• Internal support of the Design Organisation in aspects of airworthiness and certification.
• Preparation and updating of Certification Plan & Compliances including coordination with the Authorities.
• Carry out an independent verification of the completeness and applicability of the compliance documents.
• Establish and release compliance with the appropriate airworthiness and environmental protection requirements.
• Creating and processing verification and approval documents along with successful implementation of the UK CAA authorisation.
• Supporting other organisational units in the matter of qualification and authorisation as well as support for the supply of quotations and logistic tasks.
• Provide airworthiness/regulatory support to the flights ops/overflight team when required.
• Provide expert advice to the Permit to Fly obtention (DOA privilege) process and program flights (future demo/test flights).
• Act as the Design/Airworthiness teams interface with the overall AALTO Regulatory Affairs/Policy team

Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills that have been developed from having worked at a senior level either in a DOA, TC holder and/or a regulator.
• Appropriate professional qualifications including design related degree and/or airworthiness management credentials
• Program management skills at a project level
• Thorough knowledge of the relevant UK CAA Part 21 requirements and the amendment required for DOH and DOE publications.
• Thorough knowledge of the relevant certification specifications, including RPAS (e.g. Jarus).
• Solid experience in the field of aviation and design in a responsible position (e.g. as CVE or certification manager).

In addition to salary, we offer:

• Rewarding Excellence: Benefit from our short-term incentive plan that rewards your hard work and dedication.

• Enjoy Your Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of holiday to relax and recharge.

• Stay Healthy: We’ve got your health covered with private medical insurance, along with dental and optical cash back.

• Secure Your Future: Take advantage of our personal pension plan to ensure a comfortable retirement.

• Peace of Mind: Our income protection and life assurance schemes are there to support you when you need it most.

• We Care About You: Our employee assistance programme is always available to provide the support you need.

• Perks Galore: Enjoy a range of employee discounts via Perkbox, because you deserve a treat!

• Go Green: Join our cycle to work scheme or take advantage of our car salary sacrifice scheme. It’s all about making your commute easier and more sustainable

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