Manager, Integrated Management System - Aireon

Company Overview:

Aireon deployed the world’s first global space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time aircraft monitoring capabilities around the world, including over the poles, over the oceans and in remote areas.  

Aireon data enables safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly aviation travel, resulting in significant CO2 emission reductions. More than 20 Air Navigation Service Providers representing more than 40 countries – including NAV CANADA, NATS (UK), Air Traffic and Navigation Services (South Africa), Airports Authority of India (AAI), and ASECNA (Africa) -- rely on Aireon data to navigate aircraft in their airspaces.  

We are committed to offering an employment experience and benefits package that enables you and your family to grow with us and to share in our success. 

Position Summary, Job Requirements & Responsibilities:

The Manager Aireon Integrated Management System (AIMS) is specifically responsible for the quality and safety performance management aspects of Aireon at the enterprise level. Their primary responsibility is to ensure that Aireon’s continued compliance with EASA regulations is correctly documented, that the Regulatory Requirement project on JIRA is regularly reviewed and updated, that evidence statements accurately reflect demonstration of compliance and are updated in accordance with identified changes.

 

A key responsibility is to ensure that procedures and documentation are compliant with international standards and recommended practices defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulations, National Supervisory Authorities (NSA) and any other applicable standards as deemed appropriate. The position will require coordination with such external organizations to meet the objective of certifying that Aireon’s services are compliant and fit for purpose.

Additionally, the successful candidate hired for this position will manage and perform internal aviation safety audits against identified regulations both within Aireon and across our contracted services, encouraging partnerships with international air navigation service providers and other aviation stakeholders, providing direction to other functional areas and performing oversight of all key integrated management system activities including monitoring and analysis of key performance indicators across the organisation. They shall do this through careful management of the Integrated Management System Manual, working closely with the Sr Manager Compliance, collaborating closely with other functional area managers, and by providing oversight and direction to owners of all associated manuals which make up the management system – for example, the Systems Engineering Manuals, Operations Manuals and Competency Manuals where appropriate.

 

The Manager AIMS will be responsible for assuring the correct execution of all procedures supporting the activities of the AIMS and for monitoring all key performance indicators (inclusive of Safety Performance Indicators), performing trend analysis of system operational data, incident investigations, PTRs and oversight of the reporting process for compliance with requirements.

 

What You'll Do

• Manage the Regulatory Compliance project on JIRA and ensure the evidence sections are updated to accurately reflect current status across all functional areas
• Complete the integration of executive and enterprise policies and procedures
• Assist with the delivery of safety and quality audit training to Aireon Team personnel when requested
• Promote a strong safety culture by example of behaviour
• Perform analysis of Occurrence, Incident and problem reports
• Oversee design and test methods to assure these are fit for purpose and deliver appropriate evidence to support compliance

Experience & Education Requirements / EEO:

Required Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree, or professional equivalent in an aviation related field, Aviation Safety Management, Quality management, Systems Engineering or Aeronautical Engineering
• Audit Techniques certification completion or lead auditors qualification
• Detailed understanding of SMS & QMS components/elements
• Knowledgeable in international aviation safety standards (e.g., ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices such as Annex 19 on Safety Management) as well as quality management principles
• Knowledgeable in international aviation regulations

Desired Qualifications

• Basic Understanding of system safety and how to apply it.
• Practical experience of application of SMS and QMS programmes in an aviation environment.
• Knowledge of the policy, concepts, principles, theories, and methods related to Safety Risk Management (SRM) processes
• Basic Understanding of Risk Management and its importance to safety.

About You

 

You are goal oriented. You have strong organizational skills and work well with other teams to achieve desired outcomes. You take the initiative to make things happen.

You love solving problems. You have experience leading diverse teams with different backgrounds, experience levels, and perspectives, and enjoy working collaboratively with other stakeholders and to reach agreement.

You are collaborative. You're a team player who puts the interest of the team above your own. You display a positive attitude, are open and enjoy contributing.

You are an excellent communicator. You are at ease organizing and facilitating meetings, interacting with senior management and possess strong communication skills. You have excellent writing, briefing and communication skills and have experience communicating with both technical and executive audiences.

 

1-3-6-12 Month Plan

 

In the first month we'll expect you to...

• Get onboarded and get to know the team
• Get acclimated into the role
• Become familiarised with the tools used in Aireon to manage interactions such as JIRA and Confluence
• Learn about the relationships with different stakeholders, specifically supply chain vendors and ANSP investors

At 3 months we'll expect you to...

• Chair Safety and Security Action Group meetings
• Assume ownership of the management of safety actions
• Coordinate Safety and Security POAM updates

At 6 months we'll expect you to...

• Assume responsibility for authorship of the AIMS manual including updating and amending the document
• Have played an active role during an EASA audit (where practical)
• Performed an audit of key safety procedures
• Published a set of Safety performance indicators, including setting revised safety targets for 2025 and developed a plan to achieve them

At 12 months we'll expect you to...

• Be a fully accepted member of the Safety and Compliance team
• Actively deliver safety training
• Engage with EASA on safety regulation matters
• Have delivered safety practitioner training to stakeholders and vendors.

About the Team

• This is a small team with a lot of responsibility. We are responsible for ensuring that Aireon maintains its ATM/CNS certification and this can be challenging when there are often competing priorities in other functional areas.
• The team is a made up of a mixture of hybrid and fully remote members, hence the need for a McLean based individual, as the majority of the safety team are located overseas.
• Aside from normal daily interactions at various forums, the extended safety team meets weekly.

Perks and Benefits

• Premium medical, dental and vision plan

• Life Insurance and AD&D

• Short Term and Long Term Disability

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• Retirement 401K plan with Employer Matching

• Education Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement

• Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays

• Paid Parental Leave

• Company Sponsored Events

• Employee Referral Program

 

Aireon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a protected veteran. EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability and other protected categories.