Principal Officer (Lead Engineer) (LW-202)
JOB DETAIL
JOB DESCRIPTION – please click here.
- Master’s degree in an engineering (preferably aviation related) field or equivalent experience.
- Minimum ten years of experience in military aircraft programmes and proven experience as technical manager or project manager in the Aerospace Industry.
- Not less than five years of experience in engineering and technical management of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems in a military environment at higher senior officer level or civil service equivalent.
- Good knowledge of aircraft engineering, logistics and life cycle management practices and procedures at senior staff or management level.
- Proficiency in technical writing and in the use of aircraft/equipment Technical Data (TD) publications.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in project management.
WHAT DO WE OFFER?
- Multicultural environment
- Initial three year contract with competitive monthly tax-free salary (subject to Article 19 of the Ottawa agreement on exemption of Taxation)
- Additional benefits for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where applicable) and additional home leave
- Excellent health coverage
- Great work/life balance
- Generous annual leave of 30 days plus official holidays
- Pension Scheme
All candidates (internal and external) should refer to the FAQs before applying.
NSPA internal candidates must submit additionally their latest completed performance report
NSPA staff members of the same grade can submit a transfer request till 10 July 2023.
Applications sent via e-mail will be automatically rejected.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Qualified redundant NATO civilian candidates of the same grade will be considered in priority.
Interviews are expected to be held approximately six weeks after the application closing date. The Talent Acquisition and Development Office shall let you know in due course the outcome of the screening process.
Moreover, due to the broad interest in NSPA and the large number of potential candidates, telephone or email enquiries cannot be dealt with.
The Agency would appreciate it if addressee countries could provide their support by submitting candidates whose security clearance can be effected (or confirmed) rapidly and who could report for duty as soon as possible after selection.
NSPA COVID MEASURES:
All vacancy announcements include the requirement to be fully vaccinated at the time of receiving the offer of employment. No offer of employment shall be made to candidates who refuse, without a valid reason, to be vaccinated. No such requirements will be imposed on serving staff members (except for deployable positions).
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Your application should be submitted in one go and you will not be able to modify your data once submitted.
