Navigation Experts

**Function title**: Navigation Experts
- **Reference**: NOC-NM-2023-AD/620
- **Location**: Brussels
- **Nature of competition**: Internal and external competition
- **Applicable regulations**: Staff regulations governing officials of the EUROCONTROL Agency
- **Type of post**: Administrator
- **Job level**: AD6-AD9
- **Generic job title**: Expert
- **Number of posts**: 2
- **Duration of appointment**: 5 Year(s) - extension or conversion of the contract is possible - see “Useful information” section
- **Security clearance**: Security vetting may be required in accordance with the relevant EUROCONTROL security policies
- **Directorate/Service**: NMD/INF - Infrastructure Division
- **Working arrangement**: Hybrid work (remote and onsite)
- **Competition publication date**: 04/05/2023
**Competition closing date**: 01/06/2023 (23:59 Brussels time)
- **Reserve list**: Applicable - See details in the "Useful information" section

YOUR TEAM

Within the Network Management Directorate, Infrastructure" manages the European infrastructure deployment projects and programmes, and aims at making the SES digital sky a reality. It develops, organises and provides European common services including network support services, aeronautical information services and the radio frequency function.

We are looking to fill two Navigation Expert positions, one General Navigation Expert and one Navigation Expert addressing airspace management issues.

YOUR ROLE

The responsibilities hereunder reflect the generic duties of a Navigation Expert.
- Support the implementation of Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) in accordance with the European PBN Implementing Rule by evaluating implementation status across the European network, identify trends and challenges and take measures to improve harmonisation in areas such as aeronautical publication, procedure design, flight planning, fleet equipage, navigation infrastructure or GNSS reversion planning.
- Analyse PBN operations in a variety of operational contexts and propose improvements to PBN procedures to contribute to greater systemisation of airspace and reduction of flown track miles.
- Contribute to the development of tools (e.g. specify functionalities, update databases, test new versions, etc.) to monitor the evolution and implementation status of both navigation capabilities at European airports and the aircraft fleet.
- Collaborate with other EUROCONTROL units (CNS, Airspace Management, ATC Simulations, Aviation Sustainability Unit, Airports Unit, etc) and conduct common studies and stakeholder support activities.
- Write technical reports, working papers, international publications, guidance material and develop educational material using a variety of media.
- Provide training on Performance Based Navigation to stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain tools to facilitate PBN implementation, for example to contribute to the validation of new instrument flight procedures and evaluate their performance in terms of noise and fuel burn.

The navigation expert addressing airspace management issues will, besides being responsible for the duties explained in bullets 1-7, also carry out the following key tasks:

- Analyse airspace design in a variety of operational contexts (traffic density) and work with stakeholders on projects to facilitate the realization of operational benefits in terms of safety, capacity and efficiency (reduction of environmental impact).
- Contribute to the implementation of future (4D) Trajectory Based Operations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES
- Completed university studies of 4 years in a relevant domain (e.g. Engineering, Aerospace, Geodesy, Data Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, etc.) or one of the following equivalent licenses:

- Air Traffic Control (ATCO).
- Commercial pilot license (CPL) (issued in n accordance with European Union or equivalent standards)
- A minimum of 3 years’ relevant professional experience acquired in the aviation industry or aviation industry-related government roles.
- Generic technical competencies for all Navigation Experts:

- Experience in at least one of the following areas and understanding of the others:

- Navigation and flight management systems.
- Navigation / aeronautical data.
- Flight planning or aircraft / avionics performance and operations.
- Navigation infrastructure (GNSS and terrestrial).
- Experience in a technical or operational role related to navigation would be an advantage (airline operations, air navigation service provision, navigation data provider, avionics industry, etc).
- Experience in data analysis.
- Experience in software tool development would be considered an asset.
- Understanding of Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Performance-Based Navigation (PBN).
- Experience in project management would be an advantage.
- Technical writing skills (English).
- Presentation skills.
The levels relate to the European-framework-reference Common European Framework of Referen