Principal Aviation Safety Analytics Engineer
Backend Developer
Aerospace Engineering
Ai Analytics
Ai Ml
Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Aviation
Aviation Safety
Big Data
Business Intelligence
Data Analysis
Data Analytics
Data Architecture
Data Engineer
Data Integration
Data Platform
Data Processing
Data Science
FAA
Information Technology (IT)
Reporting and Analytics
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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