Associate Airplane Performance Engineer (Flight Operations)
About The Position
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is seeking an Associate Airplane Performance Engineer to join our Flight Operations Engineering – Customer Support team in Seal Beach, California. The successful candidate will develop and test airplane performance databases for Boeing commercial models. As a member of the Flight Operations Engineering – Customer Support team, you will manage complex assignments in a multifaceted environment and help deliver world-class service to airline customers and the flying public. The team’s primary focus is creating databases that capture aerodynamics and airplane performance characteristics used for flight planning. We also develop automation tools that replace manual calculations and simplify complex route-planning tasks, enabling customers to plan and dispatch flights more efficiently.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
- 2+ years of Engineering Experience
- Must be able to travel domestically and internationally
Nice To Haves
- Experience in airplane performance and flight operations
- Familiarity with artifact repositories and source control tools and processes
- Experience developing engineering and scientific applications in Python, C#, Fortran
Responsibilities
- Analyzes aerodynamics data and airplane characteristics across Boeing commercial airplane models.
- Perform takeoff, landing, and enroute performance analysis using Boeing Standard Computerized Aircraft Performance (SCAP) and Enroute software
- Transforms and organize performance data for compatibility with various software applications and database formats
- Develops, maintains, and supports Boeing operational performance databases for all phases of flight
- Translates customer requests and engineering data into clear, testable database requirements
- Designs and executes comprehensive test plans to verify and validate database requirements and design specifications, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and conformity with engineering standards
- Provides Flight Operations service engineering support to airline customers, addressing inquiries related to performance database, operational dispatch, and flight-planning data
- Champions continuous improvement of technologies, tools, and processes to increase technical readiness, reduce cycle time, and lower costs
- Assists in training colleagues on work processes and deliverables to build team capability and ensure consistent quality
Benefits
- health insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- retirement savings plans
- life and disability insurance programs
- paid and unpaid time away from work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
