The UK Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) is looking for an Innovation Services Specialist, to join the expanding advisory services team.
Acting as an Innovation Specialist in the Innovation Advisory Services (IAS) team, the candidate will provide advisory services to customers and leads the technical delivery of advisory projects. They will be the primary point of contact between a customer and the CAA. They will meet with customers to discuss their needs, understand their innovation, review UK regulations and CAA policies, facilitate research in a Sandbox environment, analyse and interpret findings, prepare recommendations, and produce reports for customers.
They will be working with a broad range of organisations ranging from start-ups to multinational companies. Responsibilities include:
- Leading the technical delivery of advisory projects and respond to Gateway enquiries from industry
- Leading research projects in a Sandbox environment to explore novel safety arguments and novel CAA policies
- Building and managing relationships with industry as their primary point of contact with the CAA
- Identifying what support the industry requires from the CAA, and create technical proposals that document the support offering
- Developing expertise in specific UK regulations and CAA policies
- Working closely with industry; Clarifying the regulations that are applicable to their innovation; Giving advice on processes to seek regulatory approval and planning roadmaps in conjunction with industry to achieve the objectives of their project
- Connecting industry to the right subject matter experts within the CAA; Mediating discussions and facilitating workshops between industry and the CAA regulatory teams
- Providing expert advice and guidance on regulatory expectations to maintain safety, security, and consumer protection
- Analysing, interpreting, and documenting findings from Sandbox projects
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