Aviation Programmer Analyst

ATAC

Washington, DC

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$90,000–$110,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Aerospace and Defense, Air Traffic Control (ATC), Airport Engineering, Analysis Skills, Aviation Industry, Communication Skills, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Data Sets, Documentation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Git, High Tech Industry, Internet Application, Interpersonal Skills, Java, JavaScript, Linux Operating System, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Microsoft Word, Operational Audit, Oracle Database, Performance Metrics, PostgreSQL, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Production Systems, Programming Languages, Project/Program Management, Python Programming/Scripting Language, R Programming Language, Reporting Dashboards, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Simulation, Small Company, System Integration (SI), System Operations, Tableau, Team Player, Technical Leadership, United States Department of Defense (DoD), Unix Operating Systems, Web Analytics, Web Design, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Washington, DC
POSTED
Today
ATAC has an opening for an Aviation Programmer Analyst. This is a full-time mid-level staff position and is located in the Washington, DC, or Santa Clara, CA, areas. The successful candidate will participate in the development of web-based applications supporting the analysis of aviation data at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Responsibilities include:
  • Developing and maintaining websites to visualize aviation traffic, weather, and performance measures using JavaScript, R Shiny, Tableau, Leaflet, and other technologies
  • Using JavaScript, Python, R and/or other tools to build applications that can store and retrieve input from multiple users in a database
  • Using PL/SQL to build and schedule stored procedures that update database tables
  • Supporting other analysts/developers in the deployment of dashboards into a production environment
  • Performing maintenance and update tasks within Java-based data processing scripts
  • Writing documentation for code/processes using Confluence
A background check will be required for this position.
Qualifications
ATAC is looking for career-minded people with the potential to grow professionally and advance into positions of greater technical and project management responsibility.
Required attributes include:
  • BS degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields, and 3 or more years of relevant experience
  • Experience with the JavaScript programming language
  • Experience building R Shiny and Tableau dashboards
  • Experience using Oracle and PostgreSQL databases to retrieve, process, and store data
  • Experience working in Windows and Unix/Linux environments
  • Experience using Git and other collaborative tools
  • Excellent skills with Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal relations skills
Desirable attributes include:
  • Masters degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields and 1 or more years of relevant experience
  • Air traffic data analytical expertise (especially with air traffic trajectory data and large data sets)
  • Experience with geographical information systems (GIS) and/or geo-computational methods
  • Experience with R, Python, and Java programming languages
  • Deploying machine learning models into a production environment
  • Experience building Leaflet dashboards
  • A strong interest in the aviation field and solid understanding of the NAS and FAA objectives
In addition, the ideal candidate is a team player, open to new ideas, technologies and development methodologies, thinks both logically and creatively, and approaches problems and problem solving with a positive and constructive attitude.
Salary for this position is $90,000 - $110,000 annually. ATAC offers a casual business environment within a supportive team of innovative individuals. Pride in ATAC's working and aviation-focused environment and culture is key to our success. Those who share this passion will thrive here. If this sounds like you, please send your resume, including a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements ofthis position, to ATAC.
Corporate Information
ATAC Corporation is a software and services company that specializes in providing the aviation community with state-of-the-art computer simulation, modeling, and analysis tools, as well as expert services in air traffic systems and operations design and analysis. We are committed to making major contributions to the aviation industry by providing high quality products and services to meet critical needs, while maintaining a creative, innovative, and responsive, small-company environment.

ATAC serves clients in both the public and private sectors via its headquarters office in Santa Clara, California and branch offices in Washington, DC, and San Diego, California. Primary clients include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), service branches of the Department of Defense (DOD), airport authorities, airport planning and engineering firms, and private companies involved with aviation systems development and integration.

About the Company

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ATAC

ATAC strives to provide its employees with both stability and growth while furnishing diversified products and services to a broad spectrum of clients. It has an environment that is rich in resources and conducive to individual initiative. As such, ATAC has been able to attract and retain a staff that excels in productivity and technical competence. The character of its personnel is reflected in the quality and economy of the services it performs. ATAC is always interested in candidates that are self-starters, work well both independently and in a team environment, are open to new ideas and ways of doing things, think both logically and creatively, and approach problems and problem solving with a positive and constructive attitude.

COMPANY SIZE
50 to 99 employees
INDUSTRY
Aerospace and Defense
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Performance Bonus, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401K, Employee Referral Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance
FOUNDED
1979
WEBSITE
http://www.atac.com/