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30d ago

Airport Airfield, Safety & Security Systems Support Engineer

SDNA Tech Jamaica, NY

Jamaica, NY

30d ago Closed

$90k - $130k/yr Full time Aviation Safety Incident Management Onsite

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Nov 6, 2026).

Job Description

The Airport Airfield, Safety & Security Systems Support Engineer role provides onsite support at John F Kennedy Airport (Jamaica, NY). The position focuses on troubleshooting, operating, and maintaining airfield safety and security technologies, while also producing incident management and analysis reports.

Location

Jamaica, NY (onsite), including support for John F Kennedy Airport, NY.

Compensation

USD 90,000 - 130,000 per year.

Experience

3 years minimum experience (3-5 years of hands-on experience required across the listed systems).

Responsibilities

Lead and participate in triage activities during downtime with cross-functional teams.
Work collaboratively with other teams to support system uptime and operational continuity.
Provide incident management and analysis reports.
Maintain and create documentation for training purposes.
Maintain and create SOPs and checklists as needed.

Required Skills and Systems

Hands-on experience supporting, troubleshooting, operating, and maintaining Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL).
Hands-on experience with airport visual docking guidance systems.
Hands-on experience with passenger boarding bridge systems.
Hands-on experience with apron management systems.
Hands-on experience with CCTV.
Hands-on experience with Access Control Systems (ACS).
Hands-on experience with physical security information management systems.
Hands-on experience with airport operations control systems.
Hands-on experience with data center equipment.
Good knowledge of integrated technical management systems.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

401(k)
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Relocation assistance
Vision insurance

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1mo ago

Aerospace Engineer (Helicopters)

US National Transportation Safety Board Washington, DC

Washington, DC

1mo ago Closed

$144k - $187k/yr Full time Accident Investigation Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Testing

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Nov 3, 2026).

Job Description

Join the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Aviation Safety in Washington, D.C., supporting high-impact aviation investigations. In this role, you will apply aerospace engineering expertise to helicopter accidents, help shape technical findings, and contribute to safety recommendations that inform the final accident report. The position includes major team deployments for national and international investigations, along with a comprehensive federal benefits package.

Responsibilities

Support major team launches for national and international investigations.
Serve as the Helicopter Airworthiness Group Chairperson, providing authoritative engineering expertise on helicopter and VSTOL powerplants, structures, control systems and dynamics design, manufacturing, certification, and maintenance.
Participate in on-site investigations and initial analyses of helicopter evidence to identify requirements for post-accident examinations, test plans, and investigative steps to determine root cause.
Coordinate and travel to follow-up examinations of components that may be critical to the accident cause or contributing factors.
Lead examination work in the field, documenting observations in field notes.
Collaborate with the Investigator-In-Charge (IIC) by providing factual notes that summarize findings collected during on-site work and follow-up testing.
Prepare factual and analysis reports for helicopter accidents based on facts, conditions, and circumstances identified through the investigation.
Correlate findings with those from other Group Chairpersons to support identification of the accident cause(s).
Develop safety recommendations for hazardous conditions.
Prepare comprehensive, factual conclusions for inclusion in the Safety Board’s accident report.

Work location and travel

This position is located in Washington, D.C. (onsite). Major go-team launch teams commonly travel on the FAA jet from Reagan National Airport within two hours after an accident notification is received. International travel may require host-country visa issuance, and security concerns may require investigative teams to travel together.

Benefits

Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays, plus various benefits.
Work-life amenities including alternate work schedules, telework, flextime, fitness, and transit benefits.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship.
If a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, be registered to be eligible for appointment.
Suitability for Federal employment.
Financial interest in transportation enterprises will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Bargaining Unit Position: YES - Bargaining unit represented by NTSB-AFGE Local 2211.
Direct Deposit is required.
Subject to a one-year probationary period unless previously met requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
May be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-450) upon entering the position and annually.
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework as determined by agency policy.
THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REMOTE TELEWORK.
A background security investigation is required for all new hires; appointment is subject to successful completion and favorable adjudication.
Two-page resume limit: Resumes must not be more than two standard single-sided pages (or one page if submitting a front and back, hard-copy).
Must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the federal service.
Must possess a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree in professional engineering meeting specified curriculum conditions, or qualify via an applicable combination of education and experience options (professional registration/licensure; written test; specified academic courses; related curriculum).
Provide official or unofficial transcripts or other documentation to support educational claims.
Executing helicopter component engineering evaluation for root cause failure analysis and designing or overseeing inspection techniques, functional tests, or hazard analyses to identify systemic helicopter issues, and authoring technical engineering reports used to inform regulatory compliance, airworthiness certification, or industry safety.
Note: IN DESCRIBING EXPERIENCE, be clear and specific; the agency will not make assumptions. The resume must clearly show specialized experience and competencies; otherwise an “Ineligible” rating may result.

Salary and appointment details

Salary range: USD 143,913 - 187,093 per year.
Experience requirement: 1 year.
Direct Hire Authority: used to fill this position; competitive rating, ranking, and veterans’ preference procedures do not apply.
Security and eligibility checks: NTSB uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of newly hired employees.

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1mo ago

Principal Aviation Safety Analytics Engineer

ATAC Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara, CA

1mo ago Closed

$150k - $165k/yr Full time Backend Developer Aerospace Engineering Ai Analytics

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Oct 24, 2026).

Job Description

ATAC is seeking a Principal Aviation Safety Analytics Engineer to advance aviation safety research by building analytics, AI/ML data tools, and safety metrics for FAA technical efforts.

Responsibilities

Work with in-house FAA researchers, laboratory personnel, developers, programmers, contract support, and research partners (including NASA, MITRE, and universities) to strengthen separations standards analysis capabilities
Design and implement new aviation safety metrics
Develop data processing tools using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
Support aviation safety data analyses by automating analysis workflows and report generation
Contribute to user interface and visualization development for data exploration and safety metric presentation
Restructure, clean, and process historical data to enable analysis and metric development
Support creation of functional requirements and software documentation

Requirements

BA/BS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
20+ years of related job experience
Strong software development skills
Proficiency with Big Data analytics
Proficiency with cloud-based solutions
Strong analytical skills
Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal relations skills
US citizenship or permanent residency

Technologies

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Machine Learning (ML)

Desired Attributes

Aviation safety experience
Proficiency with AI/ML tools
Knowledge of the current air traffic management system
Experience with current FAA data repositories

Location and Work Setup

Santa Clara, CA (hybrid)
Support aviation safety research at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center on-site, at ATAC offices, or remotely

Compensation

USD 150,000 - 165,000 per year

Additional Profile Fit

Team-oriented and open to new ideas, technologies, and development methodologies
Thinks both logically and creatively
Approaches problems and problem solving with a positive and constructive attitude

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