Air Operations Expert - Rotorcraft
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- Grade
- AD 6
- Contract
- Temporary staff
- Basic salary estimate
- €6,961–€7,876/mo
- Deadline
- October 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM · Europe/Berlin
- Location
- Cologne, Germany
European Union Aviation Safety Agency
EASA is the EU agency responsible for common civil-aviation safety and environmental standards in Europe.
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The Air Operations Expert - Rotorcraft leads rulemaking, safety promotion and research tasks for rotorcraft air operations under the European Plan for Aviation Safety, acting as the Agency's focal point for rotorcraft operational matters. Candidates must have at least three years of professional experience in rotorcraft operations or oversight, plus a proven track record in drafting, reviewing or implementing technical or regulatory aviation material.
The role contributes to EASA's mission of ensuring aviation safety by developing air operations standards for rotorcraft and supporting the European Plan for Aviation Safety.
What you would do
- Lead or contribute to rulemaking, safety promotion and research tasks within areas of expertise under EPAS.
- Develop and draft regulatory material, guidance material, acceptable means of compliance and other non-binding products.
- Act as focal point for assigned technical domains within air operations standards.
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders including European Commission services.
- Lead or support expert groups, stakeholder discussions, public consultations, workshops and meetings.
- Prepare briefing notes, reports, analyses, presentations and other material.
- Represent the Agency in meetings, workshops, conferences and other relevant fora.
- Monitor operational, safety, technological and regulatory developments and assess their impact.
Eligibility snapshot
Must have
- Thorough knowledge of one EU language (at least C1) and satisfactory knowledge of another EU language (at least B2), one of which must be English.
- National of an EU Member State, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
- Completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma in relevant subjects.
- At least three years of professional experience in relevant areas after obtaining the university degree.
- Proven track record in drafting, reviewing or implementing technical or regulatory aviation material.
- Professional experience in rotorcraft operations or oversight with knowledge of operational concepts, limitations and safety considerations.
- Have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union (at least level C1) and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the EU to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties (at least level B2).
Advantageous
- Being or having been a qualified air operations and/or RAMP inspector within an aviation authority.
- Familiarity with chairing or facilitating technical working groups involving multiple stakeholders.
- Familiarity with research, innovation or emerging technologies, safety risk management, safety analysis or operational risk assessment.
- Holding or having held a Pilot Licence for Rotorcraft.
- We therefore offer a wide range of benefits.
- EASA is the leading aviation authority in Europe.
- A career at EASA means contributing to our vision for an ever safer and greener civil aviation.
- As an EASA employee, you will be making a difference to the lives of about 500 million fellow Europeans: this is our shared purpose and it could be yours, too.
Contract and workplace context
Traineeship. Eligibility, grant, duration and start-date rules vary by institution; verify the official notice.
€6,961–€7,876 per month
Official grid estimate before personal allowances, deductions and location adjustments.Application toolkit
Documents
- We can only accept applications that are submitted in English through our Recruiting tool.
- Before sending your application, make sure it is complete and contains the document(s) specified in the vacancy notice.
- Please also ensure that your candidate profile, all relevant fields and the answers to the pre-screening questions are correct.
- You may review and amend data demonstrating compliance with the eligibility and selection criteria only until the closing date of applications for the respective selection procedure.
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- To check if you are meeting the minimum education qualifications required for the job, consult the information published by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO): Examples of minimum qualifications.
- Important note on diplomas obtained outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or Norway: If your application is found eligible on the basis of diploma(s) obtained outside these countries, we might ask you to provide proof of accreditation by one of the European Union Member States.
Selection steps
- Applications must be submitted in English through the Recruiting tool.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email.
- Pre-selection exercises, online tests and interviews with the Selection Board usually take place remotely.
- Suitable but non-selected candidates may be placed on a reserve list.
- The following constitute eligibility and essential criteria for the role and for being admitted to the selection process.
- The selection process is based on the assessment of the Professional Skills and Behavioural Competences listed below.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via E-mail.
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