The quick pitch

We need a UAS Operations Manager to lead the charge on flight readiness, airspace access and safety systems as our BVLOS missions scale across Europe and beyond. You’ll own our aviation playbook—from SORA dossiers to spares procurement—and build the systems, team and relationships that keep our fleet flying. This is a role for someone who thrives in a high-trust, high-autonomy environment and knows that earning regulatory confidence is as important as engineering precision. 

About Menapia

Menapia is a growing, 100% employee-owned deep-tech company specialising in the collection and analysis of atmospheric data using custom drones and sensors. Menapia builds rugged, state-of-the-art atmospheric‑sensing systems that push the frontier of climate and aviation research.

Current flagship project work includes three projects funded by the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA):

• GAMB2LE – the first automated robotic research base on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
• OTTER – novel UAV‑borne atmospheric sensors under rapid development.
• BrightSpark – Evaluating a charge injection based cloud brightening method with in-situ aerosol characterisation.
• And additional projects for UK/EU research organisations, National Meteorological Organisations and Private Weather Forecasters
• If cutting‑edge science, field logistics and a minimal bureaucracy environment excite you, you’ll feel at home here.

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory compliance, safety, and fleet management

• Maintain and evolve the Operations Manual, SORA dossiers and CONOPS to suit our growing UAS operations.
• Prepare/submit Operational Authorisation packages
• Mange ACP processes and ANSP agreements
• Build, manage, and champion our aviation management Systems
• Fleet & mission management
• Oversee maintenance, spares procurement and airworthiness of our UAS fleet
• Recruit, train and oversee UAS support personnel (ops planning, flight supervision, airworthiness) as we grow.
• Cultivate a Just Culture alongside our safety management system

Stakeholder & business support

• Provide operational and technical input to bids, demos and client Q&A
• Manage relationships with OEMs, integrators and regulators
• Work with Founder & Tech team on Airspace integration & autonomy R&D

Must have

• Proven track-record drafting and owning compliant operations manuals
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong stakeholder skills: can brief C-suite customers, CAA/EASA inspectors, and ANSP/Airspace partners with equal confidence
• Deep working knowledge of CAP 722, EU 2019/947, SORA, etc

Advantageous

• Participation in industry working groups
• Meteorological or atmospheric-science exposure
• Project-management credentials
• Automating workflows with AI tools/Vibe coding
• First Aid and/or H&S certifications

Benefits



• Salary range: £35,000 to £50,000 pa (+EMI options)
• Flexible remote working
• Flexible working hours
• 30 days holiday + Bank holidays
• International travel opportunities
• NEST Pension scheme