Officer, Airworthiness and Certification

**1. SUMMARY**
The Defence Investment (DI) Division is responsible for facilitating the development and adoption of cutting-edge, innovative and interoperable capabilities, critical to ensuring the Alliance’s ability to undertake the full spectrum of missions and operations. Key lines of effort include:

- leading the development of major complex capability programmes in the land, maritime, air and space domains - including on Air and Missile Defence, Alliance Future Surveillance and Control capability (follow on to AWACS), Air Command and Control (Air C2), Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) assets and other critical Consultation, Command & Control (C3) networks - and in doing so addressing all policy, political-military, technical and practical aspects;
- leading NATO’s policy and engagements in the aviation domain;
- pursuing interoperability through prioritised standardisation efforts, developing with Allies new approaches to operational challenges, supported by a commitment to operational experimentation and innovation;
- maintaining the Alliance’s technological edge through exploring and driving adoption of emerging and disruptive technologies, with a particular focus on autonomous systems;
- facilitating multinational cooperation in capability development through a series of specific initiatives tackling critical capability requirements;
- understanding, adapting to, and pro-actively addressing climate change;
- informing and responding to the Alliance’s evolving capability needs through the NATO Defence Planning;
- providing oversight to NATO Agencies involved in capability development and delivery (in particular NATO Communication and Information Agency and NATO Support and Procurement Agency)
- working with a range of key stakeholders within NATO including the Strategic Commands and externally with NATO Partners and relevant international and regional organisations including the EU, as well as with industry and academia.

The Armament and Aerospace Capabilities Directorate (A&A Cap) supports consensus decision making at NATO Headquarters on a wide range of joint, land, air & space, and maritime capabilities required for the full range of the Alliance’s missions. To that end, it provides relevant advice to NATO Committees and the Organization’s senior management. In particular, the Directorate supports the work of the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD), the Aviation Committee (AVC), the Integrated Air and Missile Defence Committee (IAMD (PC)) and their subordinate structures. Specific responsibilities include policy and capability development and delivery, support and oversight of pol-mil aspects and programs in the areas of Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD), Joint Intelligence, Reconnaissance, Surveillance (JISR), Aerospace Capabilities, as well as multinational armaments cooperation and projects.

The Aerospace Capabilities Section is responsible for all matters related to air armaments, airspace policy, airspace integration, Air Traffic Management (ATM), and provides support for the International Staff (IS), International Military Staff (IMS), National Military Authorities (NMAs), NATO bodies and Agencies, including the AVC, the CNAD and their sub-structures, including the NATO Air Force Armament Group (NAFAG) activities. The Section acts as NATO’s primary interface with international aviation organisations. It provides policy guidance and development on aerospace capabilities, manned aircraft and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), ATM and airport issues in support of NATO missions and operations through a Total Systems Approach to Aviation (TSAA). It oversees NATO ATM standardisation; supports implementation of the NATO Airworthiness Policy; consolidates requirements on civil-military co-ordination and interoperability; evaluates the impact of the new aviation developments on NATO capability; contributes to the fostering of security; liaises closely with NMAs and promotes co-operation and partnership.

The Officer supports the Head of Section in all Section activities. In particular, he/she will be one of the senior experts assisting the Section’s Head, and the Director of A&ACap in their role of NATO Airworthiness Executive (NAE), in fulfilling the implementation and ensuring the execution of the NATO Airworthiness Policy. Under the supervision of the Head of Section, the Officer will support relevant NATO Committees and Groups providing expert advice, developing relevant policy papers and serving as Chair or Secretary as needed. He/she will also participate in meetings of other International Organisations as required.

**2. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**
**ESSENTIAL**The incumbent must:

- be an aeronautical engineer specialised in aircraft airworthiness and certified graduate of a University, College, Institute or Military Academy of recognised standing;
- have at least 8 years’ of proven professional experience in a tech