ATM/ANS Expert

Type of Selection:  Internal and External

Contract Type:  Temporary agent

Grade:  AD05

Section:  FS.4.1 - ATM Organisation Approvals Section

Deadline for application:  extended until 06/04/2025 at 23:59 CET

Experience Level:  Professional

Approx. number of candidates on reserve list:  10

Location:  Cologne, Germany

Monthly gross compensation (€):  5,905.36 - 6,153.51

EASA is the leading aviation authority in Europe. A career at EASA means contributing to our vision for an ever safer and greener civil aviation. As an EASA employee, you will be making a difference to the lives of about 500 million fellow Europeans: this is our shared purpose and it could be yours, too. From our headquarters in Cologne, Germany, you will work with top experts in a multicultural work environment. Diversity and Inclusion are part of our DNA and innovation is at the heart of what we do. We ensure that aviation is safe in all phases: beginning with the certification of the aircraft to the rules for the air operation and crew. For more information about the Agency please consult our website and take a look at our organisation structure. Are you interested to contribute to our mission? Then see below what it takes to accomplish the role.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity and non-discrimination. To further enhance the diversity of our workforce, we particularly encourage applications from female candidates. 

Job overview

Enhance aviation safety and efficiency by leading, advising, coordinating the activities contributing to sound regulatory development and compliance management in the ATM/ANS domain.

General Accountabilities

• Provide essential and unique ATM/ANS expertise to influence and permit decisions which contribute to regulatory development and compliance management to enhance aviation safety.
• Proactively monitor and stay ahead of technological developments in the field /respective domain. Anticipate emerging trends and drive innovation to ensure systems and processes remain at the forefront of safety and efficiency in aviation.
• Manage, conduct, lead assessments and oversight activities.
• Contribute or lead rule drafting processes, transposing technical and policy inputs into regulatory matters, including both binding and non-binding regulations (hard and soft law measures), provide clarifications on the interpretation of rules, manage stakeholder inputs.
• Plan, execute, and complete projects as part of the wider Agency programs in the domain and/or beyond, managing resources, timelines, budgets, and teams related to it.

Specific Accountabilities

Carry out assessments and oversight activities in relation with the approval of organisations involved in the design and production of ATM/ANS equipment (DPO):

• Perform audits and inspections to verify organisations’ compliance to the applicable requirements, continuously monitor organisations’ safety and compliance performance.
• Identify and address safety concerns.

Contribute to ATM/ANS equipment certification activities:

• Provide expert advice and contribution to complex certification projects for the determination of the applicable certification basis, the definition of the level of involvement and the agreement of applicants’ certification programme.
• Verify the compliance demonstrations provided by applicants.
• Develop and contribute to the definition of interpretative material and special conditions as well as assess requests for deviations to address new technologies, unconventional uses, and proposals for novel compliance demonstration.
• Ensure investigation of in-service occurrences and defects, and follow-up of corrective actions.

The selection process is based on the assessment of the following skills and competences:
The competences and skills listed below are critical to perform the job, but candidates who do not meet all of them will not automatically be excluded.

Professional skills

Auditing Techniques (also remote)

Global and European Aviation regulatory and standardisation framework

Rules development process

Stakeholder ManagementPart-CNS / ICAO Annex 10 Vol. I, III, and IV

Aviation Software Assurance Standards

Behavioural competences

Flexibility & Change Adaptability

Stakeholder Orientation

Teamwork

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Eligibility

To be admitted to the selection process you must meet the following criteria:

• Have a thorough knowledge of English (at least level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) and a satisfactory knowledge of another official language of the European Union (at least level B2) [1],
• Be a national of a Member State of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland
• A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma with a normal period of university studies of 3 years or more in aeronautical engineering or other studies in scope of the role.
• Experience of at least 3 years in one of the following areas, substantiated by evidence:
  •  Management or oversight of changes to ATM/ANS functional systems OR
  • Verification and testing of ATM/ANS equipment, and production of relevant attestation documents.

This vacancy is open as well to Temporary Agents 2(f) employed at EASA, in the grade bracket AD5- AD9.

[1] Mother tongue English speakers will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of a second EU language. English oral and written skills will be assessed throughout the assessment phase

Conditions of Employment

Contract: 5 years contract as Temporary Agent 2(f) with possibility of extension. 
Working hours: 40 hrs per week (on a full-time working pattern). Flexible working arrangements. 
Salary: Depending on work experience. Additional allowances depending on personal situation.
Location: Cologne, Germany (relocation is required). 

Application & Selection Process

How to apply

We can only accept applications that are submitted in English through our Recruiting tool. Before sending your application, make sure it is complete and contains the document(s) specified in the vacancy notice. Before submitting your application, ensure that your candidate profile, all the fields and answers to the pre-screening questions are correct. You may review and amend data demonstrating compliance with the eligibility and selection criteria only until the closing date of applications for the respective selecion procedure.

For further information take a look at How we hire. In case of questions or technical issues, email us at recruit@easa.europa.eu. Attach a description and screenshot of the error. 

To check if you are meeting the minimum education qualifications required for the job, consult the information published by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO): Examples of minimum qualifications

Important note on diplomas obtained outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or Norway: If your application is found eligible on the basis of diploma(s) obtained outside these countries, we might ask you to provide proof of accreditation by one of the European Union Member States. This applies also to diplomas obtained in the UK after 31 December 2020.

Make sure you are meeting the language requirements: Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and assess your language skills. Language certificates are not required at the stage of application, unless specified in the vacancy.

Selection Process

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via E-mail. If your application has been rejected following the initial screening, the status in your candidate profile will be automatically updated to "Not admitted". Invitations to the shortlisted candidates are sent once the evaluation of applications is completed (this may take up to two months after expiry of the deadline to apply). Pre-selection exercises, online tests and interviews with the Selection Board usually take place remotely. If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list from which you might be considered for similar positions within EASA. Learn more about our Selection and Onboarding process. Take a look also at our comprehensive information on Benefits, get to know Our people and find out what Life in Cologne is like.