Co-op, Operations Analytics – Data Strategy and Enablement; Fall

Overview

How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

The Operations Data Strategy & Enablement (ODSE) team isseeking highly motivated and curious individuals who are excited to leveragedata to improve the operations.

ODSE enables the Operations Analytics organization by providing a unified, modern data foundation that improves data quality,accelerates insights, and empowers faster, smarter decision‑makingacross the business.

The Co-Op will work closely with analytics professionals inthe operation supporting one of the following functions or departments:

• · Integrated Operations Planning (IOP) – Optimizingaircraft schedule and resource availability to maintain peak on-timeperformance

• Operations Digital & Decision Science (ODDS) – Developing decision science toolsand digital product solutions

• Corporate Safety, Security & Compliance (CSSC) – Supporting the safety and security of the airline and its employees

• Airport Customer Service (ACS) – Improving airport processes and managing performance

• Crew –Improving Pilot and Flight Attendant operations and performance efficiency

• Delta Connection (DC) – Supporting end to end analytics and cross-divisionaloperational initiatives and improvements for the operation of Delta’sregional airlines

• Flight Operations (FOP) – Managing aircraft and gate to gate operations and performance

• Onboard Services (OBS) – Optimizing process, supply, and inventory of inflightproducts and services

• In-Flight Services (IFS) – Enhancing customer onboard experience and cateringoperations and performance

• Operations& Customer Center (OCC) –Ttracking on-time flight metrics, weather,day-of flight analyses

• Central– Managing centralized operations and competitive performance analyses

Though individual responsibilities will vary by supporting division, some functional examples include:

• Analyticsengineering - build data pipelines & re-usable patterns (ETL/ELT) that transform raw sources into curated, analysis‑ready datasets

• Data modeling - curate an operations-oriented ontology to build a scalablesemantic layer

• Data governance - steward good data management processes & standards(documentation, quality, access control, lineage, catalog)

• Datawrangling - research, analyze, and interpret operational data to solve complex business problems

• Technicaldata product management - drive "product" mindset for buildingscalable data solutions that provide business value

• Automatedreporting - develop frameworks that enable faster reports & dashboards for insights generation

• Data platform testing - pilot and test out new data platform and tools that maybenefit the operations analytics organization

• Dataoptimization - identify opportunities to enhance operational metrics &processes

Students are required to complete threealternating semesters of work and school; all rotations must be completed before the student's graduation.

Note:

Students are not permitted to work part-time hours and should refrain from taking classes and working as a co-op in the same semester. The full-time work schedule for this role, while remaining actively enrolled in an approved undergraduatecurriculum, is as follows:

• Fall
  2026

• Summer
  2027

• Spring
  2028

• Please ensure that this alternating semesterrotation works with your university, curriculum, and/or academic advisor before applying.

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

• Enrolled in an Undergraduate program in pursuitof a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Analytics, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, or similar 4-year degree program

• Available for three alternating semesters forfull-time work

• Ability to report in-person to Delta’s World Headquarters (Atlanta, GA) or willing to relocate each semester (housingstipends will be provided to students who meet the minimum criteria)

• Team oriented and highly supportive of continuous improvement methodologies

• Basic understanding of data management &enablement functions: ETL/ELT pipelines, relational database fundamentals,modeling concepts, etc.

• Proficiency with Python, SAS or other similartools and programming languages

• Proficiency in SQL and ETL/ELT patterns

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and data analysis tools and concepts

• Strong…