Operations Safety Lead

The role

The Operations Safety Lead serves as the primary onsite contact at ATL for identifying and resolving operational safety concerns. This person will implement safety processes, gate vehicle software releases, and apply the Safety Management System.

What you will do

• Serve as the onsite point of contact at ATL for identifying, surfacing, and resolving operational safety concerns.
• Define quantitative safety thresholds and lead mitigation review cadences.
• Review Near-Miss Concepts using data tools and operator feedback.
• Write and maintain escalation logic for safety drivers and operators.
• Present weekly reporting to the Atlanta Operations team.
• Provide monthly safety bulletins to Operators.
• Ensure operational compliance with airfield rules and airside driving standards.
• Implement and own autonomy checklists for vehicle releases and daily checks.
• Act as an independent safety check on vehicle readiness.
• Conduct regular shadow shifts to evaluate operating environments and driver behaviors.

Required qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in ramp operations/airfield safety at an airline, airport operator, or operational safety within industrial robotics or automated logistics hubs.
• Proven track record of identifying operational hazards on the ground and establishing structured workflows.
• Strong, assertive, and articulate communicator.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license.
• Clean driving record.
• Ability to obtain an ATL airport badge via fingerprint-based background check.
• Ability to obtain an ATL airfield driving permit.
• Willingness to undergo internal training and achieve certification for autonomous driving within the first 60 days of employment.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with airside safety regulations, ramp safety standards, or ground handling operational procedures.
• Prior experience in autonomous functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262).

Before you apply

• Must be able to obtain an ATL airport badge, which requires a fingerprint-based background check.
• Must be able to obtain an ATL airfield driving permit.
• Willingness to undergo internal training and achieve certification for autonomous driving within the first 60 days of employment.

About the company

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. It is a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving.