Air Transport Validation Specialist

EUROCONTROL; Brétigny-sur-Orge; Hybride; EUR 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

EUROCONTROL is hiring a Validation Assistant in the Air Transport domain to support specialised validation activities for operational simulations within the Innovation Programmes. The role focuses on planning, executing, analysing, and reporting validation results, contributing to improvements in methodologies and templates.

The successful candidate will develop plans, perform descriptive analyses, and produce clear visualisations and technical notes.

Qualifications

• Experience in applying validation methods, human-centred methodologies and experimental design approaches (e.g. EOCVM, design thinking).
• Experience in preparing, supporting and monitoring the execution of validation exercises such as Real Time Simulations, Fast Time Simulations, gaming, prototyping.
• Experience in descriptive and statistical analysis of data.
• Experience in using data-analysis and visualisation tools, such as Excel, Power BI, Tableau, R, Python or equivalent tools.
• Experience in Human-in-the-Loop techniques and their application in validation and simulation exercises.
• Experience in Air Traffic Management or Air Transport.
• Knowledge on human factors assessments methods and human factors techniques.
• Technical drafting and presenting skills (English).

Responsabilités

• Provide specialised support for validation activities for Air Transport operational simulations related to the Innovation Programmes activities.
• Develop validation plans including objectives, validation exercise arrangements, scenarios, conditions, success criteria, metrics and data-collection materials.
• Contribute to validation/simulation preparation and operational and technical readiness activities, including platforms and tool checks, dry runs, and preparing training and briefings material.
• Support the conduct of validation exercises through structured observations, questionnaires, interviews and debriefings; monitor adherence to the agreed methodology and experimental design.
• Prepare, clean, structure and document quantitative and qualitative datasets; perform descriptive and preliminary analyses; identify relevant trends and anomalies and produce clear data visualisations.
• Analyse and interpret validation exercises results with subject matters experts and relevant specialists, and formalise and consolidate these results, conclusions and recommendations in technical notes, validation reports and presentations.
• Contribute to the improvement and consistent application of validation methods, templates and tools, including established quality assurance and standardisation practices.
• Carry out tasks according to the established methodology and experimental design and report any detected issues or anomalies.
• Share practical knowledge, tools and good practices with colleagues, assist and/or support staff with less experience in the domain of expertise/knowledge.
• Develop knowledge and skills in the field of expertise under the guidance of more senior staff.
• Carry out any other tasks in line with the main purpose of the job.

Connaissances

Validation methods

Human-centred design

Data analysis

HITL techniques

Air Transport knowledge

English proficiency

Outils

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

R

Python

Description du poste

EUROCONTROL is hiring a Validation Assistant in the Air Transport domain to support specialised validation activities for operational simulations within the Innovation Programmes. The role focuses on planning, executing, analysing, and reporting validation results, contributing to improvements in methodologies and templates.

The successful candidate will develop plans, perform descriptive analyses, and produce clear visualisations and technical notes.