The posting
Prime Air is bringing drone delivery to Europe. Every site we open needs safe, approved access to airspace, and today that is the single largest bottleneck between us and launch. You will own it. You will lead airspace integration for our European operations: the airspace case inside each Operational Authorisation, national procedures, Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) approvals, U-Space coordination, and the relationships with air navigation service providers that make it work. You will also lead our Detect-and-Avoid validation work with national authorities, turning a novel technology into something a regulator can accept. Success is airspace approved on time for every site on our launch plan, and a repeatable method that gets faster with each one.
Key job responsibilities Own airspace assessment tasks and integration work in the EU: e.g. BVLOS flight authorisation, U-Space coordination, national airspace procedures, geographical zone screening for each candidate site Deliver the airspace components of EU site approvals, working with the Head of Regulatory Approvals who owns the overall Operational Authorisation. Own the air risk assessment within each SORA application: e.g. air risk class determination, strategic and tactical mitigations, and the DAA evidence that supports them, delivered to the EU Head of Regulatory Approvals for integration into the safety case. Lead engagement with Air Navigation Service Providers and U-Space service providers, and manage airspace and ANSP consultants during application peaks. Keep airspace positions consistent across jurisdictions, working with the wider Regulatory Affairs team. Build reusable airspace templates and evidence packs so each new site is faster than the last.
A day in the life You will split your time between authority and ANSP engagement, building the airspace case for the next site, and working with our engineering and safety teams to turn technical capability into regulatory evidence. You will travel to candidate sites and authority meetings across the EU.
About the team How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most importantly—safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers and are excited for what's to come. If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers, Amazon is the place for you. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-reveal-photos).
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related technical field - Experience in program or project management - Can work proactively and independently, meet deadlines, and deliver on projects and tasks - Aviation airspace or air traffic management background, with UAS or U-Space integration experience in an EU Member State. - Working knowledge of the EU U-Space regulation (2021/664) and national airspace procedures in one or more Member States. - Familiarity with Detect-and-Avoid concepts, the Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) methodology and airspace risk assessment. - Proven stakeholder engagement with EU National Aviation Authorities and Air Navigation Service Providers.
- Fluency in German or Spanish in addition to English. - Experience applying SORA end to end, including SAIL determination, Operational Safety Objectives and ground and air risk mitigation. - Experience engaging multiple national aviation authorities simultaneously. - Experience securing airspace access or drone corridor approvals with an ANSP. - Engineering or operations experience in civil or commercial drone operations.
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