Director, System Oversight Division

Director, System Oversight Division

The Director, System Oversight Division, is responsible for executive oversight of system corrections involving Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) designees and delegations, FAA design and production approval holders, and operations associated with bilateral agreements. The Director applies systems thinking to understand linkages and interactions, quickly identify issues within the system, and maintain confidence in the performance of industry, designees, organizations, and bilateral partners through robust oversight. These efforts enable AIR to focus resources on areas of higher risk and on new, novel, and emerging industry practices and technologies. In the discharge of these duties and responsibilities, the Director administers a budget of approximately $50M and provides executive direction and oversight to over 300 employees, including direct supervision of one L-band manager.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Responsible for systems corrections and performance monitoring, the Director ensures AIR has dedicated resources to establish a strong and sustained focus with industry to mature the effectiveness of industry systems and practices aimed at discovering and correcting system breakdowns and validating sustained performance.

• Drives the direction, leadership, and planning activities necessary to oversee and/or assess a diverse group of entities, including bilateral partners and domestic design and production approval holder organizations, enabling AIR to strengthen the integration of manufacturing and engineering by focusing on overall system design, implementation, performance, and oversight.

• Responsible for appointment and oversight of designee and organizational delegation programs, design and production approval oversight, including SMS implementation, oversight of established bilateral agreements, and future regulatory system provisions, such as Certified Design Organization (CDO) or other advanced delegation systems.

• Promotes a common oversight philosophy, consistent with agency-wide oversight objectives, to oversee all design and production approval holders, including those located outside the United States, and is supported by AIR capabilities in the areas of oversight, feedback loops, and interface coordination with other AIR divisions.

• Integrates feedback to help AIR and the industry learn and adjust behavior where needed, and establishes strong relationships and coordinates with other AIR divisions to confirm that systems recognized and accepted through bilateral agreements are performing as intended, are being properly maintained, and are delivering the expected safety outcomes.

• Creates and maintains a professional network by collaborating with other FAA lines of business, other Department of Transportation modals and Federal agencies, other civil aviation authorities, and aviation industry representatives to address issues impacting aviation safety.