Senior Director, Safety and Flight Operations Tech Affairs

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Job Description:

Position Summary:
The Senior Director, Safety and Flight Operations Technical Affairs provides Safety, Technical, Functional and Operational
Aeronautical Expertise to customer airlines, regulatory agencies, safety organizations and industry safety/technical
working groups to enhance, promote and protect the positive image of Airbus in the Americas.
Responsibilities include interfacing with and supporting Airbus operators, regulatory agencies, safety organizations and
other flight operational related groups to provide safety and flight operations technical support. The Senior Director will
function as assistant director of the Crisis Command Center and assume the director position when the VP Safety,
Security and Flight Operations Technical Affairs is unavailable. The director will coordinate and collaborate with Airbus
SAS headquarters is an essential task to ensure a common seamless alignment.
Based in Washington, DC, the Senior Director will assess, analyze, and interpret the safety threat environment across the
Americas as it pertains to real and perceived external challenges to Airbus aircraft operations. Through a comprehensive
network the role will promote a safety culture while providing flight operations technical support that aligns with Airbus
culture, policies and values.
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Responsibility Specifics : 80%
● Serve as the Airbus initial point of contact for flight operations safety, security, and technical related matters in
the North America Region.
● Provide Technical, Functional and Operational Aeronautical Expertise to the NTSB related to any major Airbus
incident/accident investigation either on scene or as a member of a Cockpit Voice Recorder, Flight Data Recorder,
Operations or Pilot Interview working groups; when required serve as Airbus spokesperson at NTSB Public
Hearings.
● Assume position as Director of the Airbus Americas Crisis Control Center in the absence of the VP Safety, Security
and Technical Affairs to coordinate and manage accident investigation activities related to any accident or serious
incident involving Airbus aircraft operated in the Americas.
● Provide continued coordination of regulatory approvals required from the FAA, ATO, USAF, FCC, DHS, TSA and
CBP for French and German registered Airbus aircraft to conduct production flight tests and customer
acceptance flights and other flights as approved by the FAA in US Airspace.

The Company reserves the right to revise, change and/or modify job duties, responsibilities or working conditions as the need arises, with or
without advance notice. Employment with the Company is at-will. This position description and the statements contained within it do not create

any contractual rights between the Company and its employees, either express or implied.
Senior Director, Safety and Flight Operations Technical Affairs September 2024

● Provide Safety, Technical, Functional and Operational Aeronautical Expertise to customer airlines, regulatory
organizations, and safety initiatives with FAA, TSA, CBP, ATO, FAA ARAC, CAST, JIMDAT, NTSB, A4A, ATO, ALPA,
APA, FSF, FCC, RTCA, NBAA, DHS, TSA, FAM, CBP, NASM for the enhancement of aviation safety.
● Serve as primary member for Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) Aviation Team and associated working
groups.
● Serve as a primary member for Aviation Safety Team (AST) working groups.
● Serve as alternate Airbus representative for the Airlines for America Safety Council and Operations Council.
● Work with ST and STL groups and Airbus customers to insure current and future FCOM, QRH, MMEL and other
flight operations related documentation, procedures and policies are the safest, efficient, comprehensive,