Airport Operations Research Analyst / Data Scientist - Senior 1

Applied Research Associates, Inc.•Egg Harbor Township, NJ

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About The Position

ARA is a premier provider of state-of-the-practice airport pavement infrastructure, safety, and security solutions for commercial airports and Department of Defense (DoD) airfield installations. Our innovative engineering efforts and leading-edge studies significantly reduce risks associated with critical decisions for the country's airport and airfield leaders. Our Transportation Division office in Egg Harbor Township, NJ is seeking airport research analysts/data scientists to contribute to our team conducting airport safety research.

Requirements

Bachelors in airport operations research, computer science, engineering, business, mathematics, information systems, management science, aviation, aeronautical, or air traffic management/science, plus 8+ years of relevant experience, including:
Demonstrated skills in airport operations project management/organization, research techniques, creating plans, cost estimation, risk management, logistics, data collection, analysis, technical writing, and presenting formal/technical information.
Capability to fully execute related research and development projects.
Ability to accomplish complete and timely deliverables without daily supervision.
Master's degree with 7+ years' experience, MBA, or PhD with 3+ years' experience may be substituted for bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

Conduct aviation research analysis using quantitative analysis, operations research tools, economics, and other techniques in the areas of procedural implementations and performance issues.
Use your airport operations experience to characterize data from wildlife strikes and/or aircraft incidents.
Prepare technical research reports on airport operations in areas that may include wildlife strike data, airport safety data on aircraft incidents that occur on airfields
Support developing test plans, testing, evaluation and reporting of airport operations research in areas such as autonomous vehicle applications operations on the airfield, drone use for airfield operations, wrong surface landings research and other evaluations of airfield technologies
Create analysis procedures to develop project plans and schedules.
Assist in the definition of data mining strategies.
Create, deploy, maintain, and refine decision management models.
Serve as a specialist in modeling and simulation functions or operations such as, but not limited to, test exercises, plans, coordination, demonstrations, and instructions in the field such as environmental factors, Federal aviation, and airport safety and security standards for operations specifically developed for the nation's airports.

Benefits

ARA is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences.
At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership drives greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels.
ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners.
Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company's success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

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