Senior Engineer - Flight Operations Engineering ID-10574

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Attended Boeing and/ or Airbus Performance Engineering classes
  • Experience in all aspects of Aircraft Performance Engineering; Experience in functional development of Runway Takeoff/Landing performance system, Flight Planning system, or Weight and Balance systems
  • Good Presentation skills
  • Previous Airline Flight Operations engineering experience
  • Experience with Database interface, Quantitative Analysis and Visualization tools
  • Previous OEM Experience
  • Ability to interpret information from technical documents; communicate complex concepts in a clear, precise, and actionable manner
  • Python skills
  • SQL
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Data Analytics

Find your future at United! We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000+ connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.

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Get ready for a career at the leading edge of the airline industry! Our Flight Operations Engineering team works hard to connect people and unite the world safely, reliably and efficiently every single day. From industry leadership and pioneering technologies to next-level engineering analysis — our Flight Operations Engineering team seeks and supports the best engineers in the industry.

This position provides for a remote work arrangement, with preference toward candidates in Chicago, IL. 

Key Responsibilities:

The Senior Flight Operations Engineer will have in-depth knowledge of aircraft performance with emphasis on takeoff and landing performance.

In addition, under the guidance of a lead engineer and/or senior manager, the Sr Flight Operations Engineer will work to develop all aspects of aircraft performance which may include takeoff and landing performance, enroute performance, drift down, terrain clearance, decompression, ETOPS, MEL performance effects, Weight and Balance system development, and development of performance data in support of company flight manual.

Experience in the development of performance software applications, tools to increase operational efficiency, payload-range analysis for new markets and fleets, support of all internal and external customers in the interpretation and analysis of aircraft performance data, and maintaining and developing airport and obstacle data, including NOTAM information and special engine-out departure procedures.

Experience in working with databases and modern analytics packages is preferred

  • Focal for Aircraft Performance on Runway Performance/Flight Planning/Weight and Balance Systems
  • Create and review Aircraft Performance data and perform testing in support of these projects
  • Provide input to development team on the function and operation of these systems
  • Maintains and support all aspects of Aircraft Performance and related data for United Airlines under the guidance of lead engineer
  • Manages Airport and Obstacle Data, including NOTAMS, for assigned airports under the guidance of the lead engineer
  • Develops and maintains tools, software application to support operations and increase efficiency
  • Analytics
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