Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) - Project Leader

Role Overview

SkyDrive are looking for a passionate and talented Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Project Leader for the Air Mobility Division. The role requires a high-level of flexibility and practical passion for new technologies, whilst demonstrating strong leadership to achieve program objectives and help SkyDrive deliver a range of certified eVTOLs into the Advanced Air Mobility eco-system.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the RPAS team success and requires excellent interpersonal skills (in a multilingual environment), strong work ethic, effective man-management, and a decisive action focused mindset. The role will cover remote control systems for unmanned/drone and manned aircraft. 

Responsibilities

• Execute all RPAS work as defined in project plans, ensuring on-time delivery within budget. Ensure project risks are adequately identified, mitigated and communicated.
• Ensure successful integration of all RPAS elements with dependant aircraft systems and operations.
• Effectively delegate work across a small technical team and ensure members are adequately supported to deliver their assigned tasks effectively. Provide man-management support and leadership.
• Work with lead engineer to oversee technical aspects of the project and aim for the highest possible level of safety and performance within schedule limitations.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure everyone is in the loop and dependencies don’t cause any blockers to any teams.
• Provide support to design team across all sub-system and component development. Support in identifying and removing blockers.
• Oversee and take responsibility for effective execution of all RPAS V&V (validation and verification) activities using a combination of simulation, unit/rig testing, iron bird integration and ground/flight test.
• Deliver all required RPAS documentation to support flight permit approvals, system understanding to stakeholders, safety analysis, requirements management and pilot/operator education.
• Work closely with safety and flight test to ensure the robust capture and mitigation of test and demonstration hazards.
• Work within RPAS team and others to update and maintain aircraft Concept of Operations and Operating Procedures.
• Approval of all RPAS documentation (specifications, test plans/procedures/reports, interface control documents etc).
• Support RPAS in conducting tasks with framework of aerospace recommended practices (ARP4754, ARP4761 etc).
• Coordinate RPAS installation and configuration management (e.g. CATIA drawings, PLM data entry etc).

Essential Skills

• Demonstrated management of teams in delivering complex aerospace engineering systems.  
• Minimum of 3 years in technical leadership role within aerospace or related field, working with RPAS or equivalent system.
• Solid engineering skills and understanding of principles to ensure successful execution.
• Natural leadership abilities with effective communication within and across teams. Interrogatory mindset to uncover risks and take responsibility for finding mitigations and solutions.
• Deep understanding of aerospace design and testing methods, and familiarity with all associated documentation.
• Managed projects in a PM software environment and familiar with common PM methodologies (agile, waterfall etc). 
• BSc or MSc in Engineering (aerospace, electrical, mechanical or equivalent).
• Software skills (following or equivalent): general office skills (MS Office, Gdocs), configuration tools (e.g. TeamCenter or equivalent), requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS or equivalent).
• Business level English.

Desirable

• Worked in a RPAS integration environment (or equivalent) and involvement across the product lifecycle.
• Drone pilot skills and certification / license.
• Experienced formal design/production reviews (e.g. PDR, CDR, PRR or equivalent).
• Experience with practical implementation of ARP4754 and safety assessment/analysis techniques (e.g. ARP4761).
• Worked on crewed aircraft within a certification environment. 
• Taken responsibility to propose safety strategies to regulators for flight permission using RPAS.
• Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships in a multilingual environment.
• Business level Japanese.

Type of Employment

• Permanent Employee or Contract Employee
• Probationary period: 3~6 month

Place of Employment

• Nagoya Airport Office: Nagoya Airport Terminal Building 2nd floor, Toyoba, Toyoyama-Cho, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture
• Scope of Change: Places determined by the Company (including places where telework is performed)

Working Hours

• Flextime or Discretionary labor system
• Basic working hours: Start 9:00　End 18:00（Including 1hour break time）

Holidays

• 115 days off per year（Saturday / Sundays / Newyear holidays（12/29～1/3） / Company designated holidays）
• Annual paid leave
• Refresh leave (Granted after 1, 3, 4, 5 years of service)

Salary

• Annual salary paid in 12 monthly installments (including fixed overtime allowance)
• To be determined based on skills, experience, and abilities

Expenses

• Commuting allowance, business trip allowance, moving allowance, etc.
• Relocation Packages
  *There are some conditions.

Social Insurance

• Health insurance
• Employee pension (according to Japan standards)
• Employment insurance
• Worker’s accident compensation insurance

Scope of Work Change

• Reassignment may occur to any other work.