Senior ATM/CNS Systems SME

Senior ATM/CNS Systems SME

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Key Accountabilities

• **Technical Leadership & Systems Engineering*** Act as the technical lead for the ATM/CNS design management and systems integration workstream.
• Provide expert technical advisory services across planning, design, implementation, integration, validation, optimization, operational readiness, and transition activities.
• Lead and coordinate technical engineering activities associated with ATM automation, surveillance, communication, navigation, AIM, AMHS, and operational support systems.
• Ensure all technical solutions align with the approved Concept of Operations (CONOPS), operational requirements, safety objectives, and program delivery strategy.
• **Design Management & Technical Assurance*** **Organize and manage:**
• + Detailed site surveys
• + Technical workshops
• + Engineering coordination sessions
• + Interface reviews
• + Technical design reviews
• **Lead and chair:**
• + Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR)

+ Critical Design Reviews (CDR)

• + Technical readiness reviews
• **Review and verify:**
• + System Design Documents (SDD)
• + Technical specifications

+ Interface Control Documents (ICD)

• + Technical compliance matrices
• + Engineering calculations
• + Integration architectures
• Ensure technical compliance with ICAO, GCAA, operational, cybersecurity, safety, and performance requirements.
• **Systems Integration & Operational Compatibility*** Oversee end-to-end integration of:
• + ATM Automation Systems

+ Aman / Dman

+ AIM / AMHS Systems

• + Safety Nets
• + Operational interfaces
• + External ANSP systems
• Ensure interoperability with existing and future Employer, GCAA, and regional ATM environments.
• Coordinate interface management activities between contractors, suppliers, operational stakeholders, and third-party systems.
• Review operational suitability and maintainability of technical solutions within live ATC environments.
• **Technical Compliance & Lifecycle Management*** Lead technical assurance activities across all program phases including design, implementation, testing, transition, operational readiness, and handover.
• Review and approve technical documentation, integration methodologies, test procedures, test results, defect closure evidence, and operational acceptance artefacts.
• Oversee obsolescence management strategies and ensure long-term maintainability and lifecycle support requirements are achieved.
• Verify that all technical systems meet required operational availability, resilience, redundancy, and performance targets.
• **Technical Risk & Problem Resolution*** Identify technical risks, integration gaps, operational constraints, and design conflicts affecting program delivery.
• Lead technical issue resolution activities associated with:
• + Integration failures
• + Interface mismatches
• + Technical deviations
• + Operational compatibility concerns
• + Design deficiencies
• Support root cause analysis, corrective actions, and technical recovery planning.
• Escalate critical technical risks and operational concerns to program governance forums where required.
• **Testing, Operational Readiness & Acceptance*** Support and oversee:
• + Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)

+ System Integration Testing (SIT)

• + Operational Testing
• + Operational Readiness activities
• + Transition and cutover activities
• Validate technical readiness and operational suitability prior to operational acceptance.
• Support ORAT activities, shadow operations, operational trials, and final operational transition.

**Stakeholder Coordination & Governance*** Coordinate with

• + Engineering teams
• + Operational stakeholders
• + Safety teams
• + Cybersecurity specialists
• + Human Factors teams
• + Contractors and OEMs
• + Regulatory authorities
• Provide technical assurance input to program governance boards, readiness reviews, certification activities, and operational acceptance forums.
• Support senior management with technical reporting, engineering recommendations, and operational decision-making.
• **Decision-Making Authority*** Recommend technical acceptance, rejection, redesign, retesting, or corrective actions for ATM/CNS systems and associated deliverables.
• Approve technical recommendations and engineering assurance findings within delegated authority.
• Escalate major technical, operational, safety, integration, or compliance risks affecting program delivery or operational readiness.
• Provide technical assurance recommendations for operational transition and acceptance decisions.

**Required Qualifications*** Bachelor’s Degree in

• + Electronics Engineering
• + Telecommunications Engineering
• + Avionics Engineering
• + ATM/CNS Engineering
• + Aerospace Engineering
• + Computer Engineering
• + or related technical discipline.
• Professional certifications in ATM systems, systems engineering, project management, or aviation technologies are advantageous.
• **Required Experience*** Minimum 10–15 years of experience in ATM/CNS systems engineering, Air navigation systems, Airport operational systems, ATM modernization programs and Safety-critical aviation environments.
• + ATM automation systems
• + Surveillance systems integration
• + VCCS systems
• + AIM / AMHS systems
• + CNS infrastructure modernization
• + System integration and operational transition projects.
• Strong experience working within brownfield operational airport environments.
• Experience supporting operational ATC systems and mission-critical aviation infrastructure.
• Experience working with ICAO, GCAA, and international ATM regulatory frameworks.

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