Airspace Design Architect

Skeyes Air Traffic; Town of Belgium (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

sk ey es is seeking an Airspace Design Architect to lead the Airspace Design Cell. You will develop strategic approaches, oversee master planning, and coordinate with Operations to ensure designs meet safety, capacity and environmental goals.

You will drive regulatory compliance with ICAO/EASA, innovate with new solutions, and represent skeyes in multi-stakeholder groups. English fluency is essential; Dutch/French are assets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in airspace design.
• Conceptual thinking integrating technical, operational and strategic dimensions.
• Strong knowledge of ICAO and EASA regulatory frameworks; PBN, FRA, CCO/CDO.
• Self-motivated with analytical and synthesis skills.
• Excellent communication, organisation and coordination abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strategic approach to airspace design and optimisation; long-term planning and master planning.
• Prioritise airspace revision needs considering performance, safety, capacity and efficiency.
• Inventory and monitor changes impacting operations or finances; assess impacts.
• Perform regulatory compliance checks with ICAO/EASA and anticipate regulatory shifts.
• Lead and coordinate with Operations, Flight Procedure Design and stakeholders.

Skills

Airspace design

Regulatory frameworks (ICAO/EASA)

Analytical skills

Communication & coordination

English fluency

Tools

Simulation tools

Job description

You will lead the Airspace Design Cell, which is responsible for initiating and overseeing airspace design projects. You will play a key role in the transformation of the national airspace, ensuring that design projects are strategically aligned with skeyes' long-term objectives, while remaining closely coordinated with the operational realities managed by the Operations department.

What does an Airspace Design Architect do at skeyes?

Development of a strategic approach to airspace design and optimisation:

• Long-term planning (Airspace Master Planning): developing an overall strategy for an interconnected, high-performance, scalable and sustainable airspace structure;
• Prioritisation: identifying and prioritising airspace revision needs, considering performance, safety, capacity and efficiency objectives;
• Inventory and monitoring of changes: maintaining an inventory of changes and change projects impacting operations or the financial situation and monitoring their implementation;
• Impact analysis: assessing the effects of planned changes on airspace structure, safety, efficiency, capacity and the environment;
• Simulation and validation: carrying out simulations of planned changes using specialised tools to assess their feasibility, benefits and risks.

Regulatory compliance and innovation:

• Compliance with international standards: ensuring that all design projects comply with applicable regulations (ICAO, EASA, national authority);
• Regulatory anticipation: monitoring regulatory developments and adapting the design strategy accordingly;
• Strategic innovation: identifying and integrating innovative solutions to meet operational and environmental challenges.

Coordination and collaboration with stakeholders:

• Internal collaboration: working in close coordination with Operations, Flight Procedure Design and other key functions, to ensure that proposed designs are aligned with operational realities and needs.

Airspace Design Cell management:

• Structuring and managing the Airspace Design Cell;
• Defining the priorities, methodology and design standards used within the cell;
• Acting as the strategic focal point for all airspace design topics.

Launch and supervision of design projects:

• Identifying, planning and initiating new airspace design or revision projects in close collaboration with Operations;
• Ensuring that each project is consistent with national and international requirements;
• Supervising the smooth running of projects, in line with safety, capacity, environmental and efficiency constraints.

Working with Operations:

• Working in close coordination with the Operations department, which remains responsible for implementing design projects;
• Ensuring that the proposed designs are realistic, integrable and compatible with current operational processes;
• Organising coordination and validation points with operational stakeholders.

Coordination with external stakeholders:

• Representing skeyes in national, regional and European working groups related to airspace design;
• Coordinating with civil and military stakeholders, aircraft operators, regulators, technology partners and other ANSPs as applicable.

What makes you the perfect Airspace Design Architect?

• You have more than 5 years' experience in airspace design.
• You are able to think conceptually, integrating technical, operational and strategic dimensions.
• You have an excellent command of regulatory frameworks such as ICAO and EASA, as well as key concepts such as PBN, FRA, CCO/CDO, etc..
• You are a self-motivated, proactive individual with strong analytical and synthesis skills;
• You have excellent communication, organisation and coordination skills, which are needed to work effectively in a team and with a variety of stakeholders.
• You will be able to work well with operational departments, civil and military stakeholders, and adapt to diverse working environments.
• Experience as an air traffic controller is an asset.
• You are fluent in English and the ability to express yourself in French and/or Dutch is an asset.

In light of the vacancy to which you respond we would like to draw your special attention to the fact that prior to being employed by skeyes candidates have to undergo a security screening which will be carried out by the National Security Authority.

Why work at skeyes?

Our mission is to ensure the safety and efficiency of air traffic, and also to reduce its ecological footprint in order to make it part of a sustainable future. Today, contributing to the development of aviation means playing an economic and social role on a global scale. Learn more about working at skeyes