Welcome to AALTO, where we're blazing a trail to an extraordinary future! We're not just rewriting the rulebook; we're defining what is possible from the sky itself by, propelling HAPS technology to stratospheric heights.

Imagine an aircraft soaring above 60,000 feet, powered by sunlight, and flying for months above traditional air traffic. That's us, AALTO, world-leaders in High-Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) technology, with our 100% solar-electric, world-record-breaking Zephyr HAPS aircraft. But that's just the beginning! We're on the verge of becoming the global leader in HAPS Connectivity as a Service (CaaS), connecting diverse needs in the Mobile and Satellite Network Operator market. We connect the various demands of our customers, whether it's for rural connectivity, overlay capacity, disaster recovery, or new service provision. Plus, we're opening doors in revolutionizing Earth observation, tracking, and communications, while operating a carbon-neutral Zephyr HAPS fleet.

Join us in this exciting journey at AALTO. You won't just be part of a team; you'll be part of an eclectic, passionate group of visionaries shaping the future and pushing boundaries in the stratosphere. Ready to rewrite history with us? AALTO is not just creating an aircraft; we're shaping a future of boundless possibilities.

Job Purpose:

The primary purpose of this role is to ensure the continuous monitoring and compliance of AALTO’s airworthiness and safety standards in alignment with regulatory and operational requirements. This includes preserving AALTO’s continual monitoring program to effectively capture risk analysis, hazard identification, and regulatory objectives. The role involves developing and managing high-level audit plans, overseeing external audits (regulatory and customer), and ensuring timely corrective actions, airworthiness data, and change requests are addressed and monitored.

Responsibilities:

• Preserve AALTO’s continual monitoring program to capture risk analysis, haz-ard identification and regulative objectives.

• Develop and schedule high-level audit plan, ensuring timely completion.

• Manage external audits (Regulatory and Customer).

• Ensure corrective actions, airworthiness data and change requests are taken by responsible persons and monitor their progress.

• Assist in the scoping, preparing, conducting and completion of instructions for continued Airworthiness (ICA).

• Assist in the scoping, preparing, conducting and completion of Operational suitability data (OSD).

• Assisting with the hosting of Authority and Customer audits.

• Maintaining competence and knowledge in relation to the applicable regula-tory requirements.

• Coordinate functional areas output data required for senior management review boards.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Have a thorough understanding of Part 21, Part CAMO, Part 145 and Part Ops (plus RA 1000 > 5000 requirements)

• Aircraft certification principles (Inc Certification programmes).

• ATA chapters.

• Hazard logs & analysis, including HAZID, HAZOP, FHA.

• Analysis techniques like FTA, ETA, FMEA, FMES, and Bowtie.

• Production of safety documentation.

• Understanding of DO178 / DO254.

• Familiarity with international standards such as IEC 61508, IEC 62368. ARP 4761, and ARP 4754.

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!

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